Krystal Hurst
Krystal is a Dallas-native who began her career as a fourth grade teacher in Richardson RISD, but quickly changed paths to became a stay-at-home mom in 2011. Through a happy coincidence, she stumbled upon (what was then known as) Dallas Moms Blog in 2012 and found a community she’d been looking for since coming a mom. Shortly after joining the team, she gratefully accepted the “baton” passed to her as new owner of the site, and took off with it running full speed!
Krystal not only helped to grow Dallas Moms into a large parenting resource, but also launched Collin County Moms in 2016; providing those in the north Dallas suburbs their community resource platform.
While building a community, uniting the moms, and growing a business around this passion was a dream come true, after almost 10 years, Krystal officially stepped down as owner, and is now focusing on raising her 4 boys with her husband, Tim, and rediscovering old hobbies.
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Being a Stay-At-Home mom is challenging. (We've already gotten into the reasons why!) I never knew how difficult it would be to spend 7-8 hours a day with this little face starring back at you....
Discovering Celebration Park in Allen
One of the biggest rewards about joining a local community of moms like Dallas Moms Blog or MoPS is learning about new activities and events that I would never have known about through my...
City Spotlight: Carrollton / Farmers Branch
A few weeks ago Kelly wrote a post spotlighting the great city of Richardson. Now, I grew up in Richardson; attended Yale, Apollo, and Berkner. Although I don’t live in Richardson anymore, I live...
Nursery Tour :: Behind Locked Doors
When Abbe discovered she and her husband were expecting, they were living in the Lakewood area of Dallas. They’d had a lot of fun renovating their older home, and wanted their nursery to be...
Contributor Confessions: Mother’s Day Wishes
Mother’s Day is around the corner, and now that I’m a mother it takes on a whole new meaning for me. I’m no longer making picture magnets or matchstick hearts for my mom, instead...
Monkey See Monkey Do at the Dallas Zoo
I wish I could say I was a frequent supporter of the Dallas Zoo, but I have to admit, I only recently rediscovered the Zoo. A few weeks ago, it was a beautiful Spring...
Date Night: Hi-Tech Golfing at TopGolf
My husband and I recently decided to venture out of our normal date night routine and try something different. We headed across 75 to the east side of Dallas and found ourselves at TopGolf....
Getting in Shape and Socializing
When I became a mom, I went through the hardest transition of my life! Within a few weeks, I'd left my full time job, became a stay-at-home wife, and then became a mother. I...
Filling Your Child’s Piggy Bank
Less than 2 weeks ago, we celebrated my son’s 1st birthday. It was an occasion to remember, but one I’m glad has passed. The stress of baking and decorating, and making sure everything was...
(Almost) Professional Photography
A few weeks ago, I took advantage of the beautiful spring winter weather and headed to the start of Dallas Blooms at the Arboretum. It couldn’t have been a more perfect day with sunshine,...
Playing the Preschool Game
Last December, I had the very rare opportunity to spend some time thoroughly cleaning my house. I don’t know what it was about that day, but the stars were all aligned. My son was...
Where’d You Learn That?
I'm not sure about most moms, but during the day I often need other adult voices to fill the space in the room, so I will typically leave the television on in the background....