Heather Guillot is West Monroe to the core. After all, she was born and raised right here. Blue and red have been her way of thinking for as long as she can remember. Growing up, she says it was pretty common for her to galivant around in full pageant gear with a dress and all wearing red cowboy boots, dancing around carefree with her friends. Heather recalls, “My mom kinda let me wear what I wanted.” Heather attended West Monroe High School and stayed active there taking part in soccer, track, softball, and cheer. She also met a guy there named Rick.
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After graduating from West Monroe High School, Heather made her way down I-20 to attend Louisiana Tech where she planned to major in English Education. She also joined the Alpha Chi Omega sorority. And Rick also went there. As the years at Tech ticked by, their relationship blossomed. And Rick graduated. With that came some decisions. After three and a half years at Louisiana Tech, Heather decided to move with Rick to Baton Rouge so he could pursue his Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree. Once in Baton Rouge, Heather enrolled in a single online class at ULM. While she never actually attended a class on campus, Heather finished and received her Social Science degree. And soon Rick received that MBA which would take them on the road as a couple to spark one of their passions later in life: traveling.
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Heather and Rick Guillot married in July of 2005. After living in Memphis, Tennessee, and Frisco, Texas the Guillots decided to settle back at home in West Monroe. Once they moved back home in 2008, the Guillot's decided it was time for a family. Brady was born and three short years later, Jack arrived. Heather taught dance for a while. However, shortly after Brady was born, she joined Vanguard Realty where she has worked for the last 12 years and is now part-owner with her mother-in-law. Heather recently achieved Diamond Status as a realtor.
Let’s fast forward to today. The Guillots are still in West Monroe and are a very active part of the community. While they enjoy traveling as a family to the mountains more than to the beach, the boys are playing sports all the time. Travel ball is getting ready to kick off. Rick is hard at work at Origin Bank and was recently received the Community Commitment Award for the State of Louisiana. He is also president of The Big Whit Foundation and the voice of the West Monroe Rebels. And Heather is selling real estate and expanding the family business. She is doing all of this while she has been writing a children's book.
Heather’s new book is entitled Crazy Tales of Miss Heather. It’s a short, fun read that describes some wild, crazy things that Heather has done as a parent that most people probably wouldn’t think about doing. She says it is a book that she hopes other parents will enjoy. “It has ideas for parents. People are always asking me what they can do with their kids when it rains or snows. So I decided to put it in a book to share,” Heather tells us. For years she’s been dressing up as characters and building a costume closet with costumes a family member has gifted her over time. She also comes up with off-the-wall activities for her kids and others to do. She’s been on a Dallas podcast and had her own blog, “Living Life at 110%”, that she plans to kick back off soon.
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“The main reason for writing,” Heather says, “I’m a real person. There are true stories parents can use.” Heather states on the back cover of her book, “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” For years she has used her creativity. We are just excited that she put some of it in print for the world to see. And she’s planning on releasing the next book soon: Blue Tape Takeover. In the meantime, order your copy of Crazy Tales of Miss Heather for some fun activities, and help support a local girl in her dream of sharing her silliness with the world.
