Meet Megan Blaine of Sherah, an app that uses real personal assistants and local vendors to get your to-do list done.
You helped found Sherah in Houston. Tell us about the app.
Sherah is the village we all need, but our culture doesn’t provide today. Our assistants are real people who support our members to get everything done with less stress. In turn, our members support our assistants, providing them with flexible, meaningful work.
The holidays are here. What kind of help is Sherah giving Houston moms?
Sherah functions as the “behind-the-scenes helper elves” we ALL desperately need so we can experience the magic and joy of this beautiful season without losing our minds! Tasks we can knock off your list include sourcing and purchasing gifts, wrapping, returns, donations, closet clean-outs/organization, decorating, holiday card management, party planning and Poshmarking.
Other seasonal tasks we accommodate include winter break vacation planning, pet sitting and boarding, prepping for all the school admission deadlines, personal shopping, annual contract reviews, end-of-year home maintenance, and literally anything and everything in between.
You are a mom to two children: Leighton (5) and Tanner (4). Favorite and hardest thing about motherhood?
My hands-down favorite thing about motherhood is the reciprocal, unconditional love, soul-filling adoration, and interdependence I have with my daughter and son. The snuggles and soft, warm puffy cheeks that I kiss a million times daily are truly life-giving.
The most difficult aspect of my particular motherhood journey is that my children were born only thirteen months apart and I often feel as if my cortisol level is so high I’m missing key beautiful moments with them as individuals, but I try to practice breathwork with them both so we can all take a beat to get back to cruising altitude 🙂
The name Sherah is a nod to a fictional heroine. Finish this sentence. Moms are superheroes because…. We carry the weight of the world on our shoulders for our children — we are their entire universe and are responsible for wearing all the different capes to teach them how to navigate this Earth and become wholly responsible, ethical people. Also, we have to wear a coat of armor each and every day to shield ourselves from the blatant and insidious mom shaming that is so difficult to not internalize and take personally.
You have an hour to yourself without kids — how are you spending your time?
Catching my breath in my favorite Pilates studio, mahjong and planning travel!
Breakfast, lunch and dinner, where are we most likely to find you?
Breakfast. Common Bond or Tiny’s Milk & Cookies in Memorial
Lunch. Relish or Credence
Dinner. Latuli or Goode Co. Kitchen & Cantina
Best thing about raising kids in Houston.
As a non-Texas transplant who has lived in most of the major U.S. metropolises, I can confidently say that Houston will be my forever home. It truly offers SO much to do and the warm, welcoming vibe from its residents is unparalleled. I count my lucky stars to be raising little Texans in this incredible city. I love that you can zip from the Gulf Coast to the Hill Country in no time to expose your littles to all this great state has to offer!