Meet our new Fashion Mama editor!
Editor’s Note: OK, you fashion-minded mamas, we’ve got a new fashion editor we’d like you to meet. Her name is Michelle Thompson and she exudes fashion. We asked her to write a little about herself and you’ll see her first fashion post on Friday. It’s about 2010 trends, so be sure to tune in. From Michelle:
First and foremost, I am the full-time mom of two passionate, beautiful girls, Macy and Brooklyn, who make my life have more meaning than I ever knew possible. My husband, 
Chris, who always keeps me on my toes, is the love of my life. I praise God everyday for blessing me with this life that I share with these amazing people.
Before my current life with my husband and girls, I grew up in a suburb of Tulsa, where I began my love affair with FASHION. My dear mom, who is now affectionately called “Nana”, realized my interest and signed me up for fashion/modeling classes where my love for all things fashion blossomed.
My family used to get a kick out of going shopping with me because I used to waltz into boutiques and completely redress their displays and mannequins. As an adult, now I realize I was probably really annoying to the manager of the store. One boutique in particular used to love (or put up with) my creative take on the displays and just let me do what I chose.
My room all through high school may have seemed to some a complete mess, but to me it was a design room, with outfits laid out (accessories and all) across my pink carpeted floor. During that time in my life, I would lie in bed at night and sketch outfit after shoulder-padded outfit while I should have been sleeping. I did also love working at several boutiques all through high school and college.
After high school, while following the normal college route, a friend suggested a fashion design school in Dallas. I was hooked; I knew that it was what I had to do. During my time there, I learned so much about textiles, design and merchandising, and I worked for several designers at the Dallas Market.
After Dallas, I came home to Tulsa, and met my husband Chris, who at the time was finishing his degree. I decided to go back to school and pursue my other love, which was writing; I earned a B.A. in English a few years later. Writing this column is such a dream for me because it brings both of my lifelong passions together.
During the last eight years as a full-time mom, I have kept my love for fashion fresh by having a small purse and accessories business and now I am a Stella & Dot stylist for fun. I also love taking friends shopping and giving advice on the newest trend out, and the best places to shop around town. (I have curtailed redoing store displays, as of now.)
I love helping friends and family feel their best through fashion. I believe that when you feel good about the way you present yourself to the world, you have more confidence in every facet of your life. My goal is to find affordable fashions so that all moms can look and feel their best while running the busy lives we all lead.
In my spare time, I am an absolute health/fitness nut, and this last November I ran my first full marathon. To me fashion, fitness, and health really all work together to create the best life you can live.
Michelle will write monthly (maybe more at times!) articles about fashion for us on the last Friday of the month. Welcome to nwaMotherlode, Michelle!
