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Just Heather

Heather Sokol is the married mother of three beautiful, active girls who have created in her a Montessori mom, Scout mom, allergy mom and avid coupon clipper. Heather is a frugal, gluten free, chocoholic, bubble bath connoisseur.
She’s a little bit crunchy, always opinionated and sometimes speaks geek, but not fluently. As a lover of niche sites, Heather creates entirely new blogs instead of adding categories, writing on a variety of topics from dating the hubby to girls’ night to family fun, and everything in between. She blogs for Babble's The New Home Ec.

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