About Me

 

Q: Who are you anyway?

A: I'm a fiercely protective mom of two little daughters, a happy wife, a worrier, a huge music lover, a must-get-to-the-bottom-of-this type and a constant work-in-progress. And a lover of hyphenated descriptions.

 

Q: How far apart are your kids? They look pretty close in age.

A: They are 13 months apart. People ask if they are twins all the time. Made for a tough 2nd pregnancy but will hopefully make for two very close sisters. Or two mortal enemies, only time will tell.

 

Q: Didn't you used to have another blog? What happened there?

A: I did, a blog called Mommie Cheapest. It was a personal finance blog that helped people save money and spend smarter. I loved doing it, but once I had my second baby, I just didn't have the time to update it at the rate such a blog requires to be current. With those blogs, you blink and you miss a deal. Plus the coupon/freebie/deals websites were taking over the blogosphere, so I decided to go with something more manageable that I was just as passionate about -- actually more passionate, now that I had two babies of my own.

 

Q: When do you find time to write your blog?

A: I usually write in 5 minute increments during the day... the "save as draft" function is my best friend. You should see how many drafts I have in the works. But naptime and late at night tend to be my most productive times.

 

Q: Where do you live/what region are you in?

A: I lived in Boston for 5 years. There I picked myself up a bonafide Bostonian husband and had my kids, then moved back to the area where I'm originally from, a suburb of a suburb outside of Washington, D.C. where we currently reside. Who knows where we'll end up.

 

Q: What is your biggest challenge in parenting?

A: I would say just remaining relaxed. I tend to worry over lots of little micro-details, 90% of which work themselves out without any intervention from me. I am a firm believer in hands-on parenting (though I am not a fan of hovering), but I would like to accomplish that through a laid-back approach so I am not an obnoxious stress-bucket and so my kids figure stuff out on their own where reasonable. I also have an immense guilt problem, so it'd be great to get over that.

 

Q: Can I use your posts/pictures on my blog?

A: All of my content is copyrighted, meaning it belongs to me and me alone. Please DO NOT copy and paste my content into your blog/website. However, I am all for you sharing any of my ideas you think will be helpful or entertaining to your readers. Feel free to paraphrase or summarize with a link back to my blog/blog post. If you would like to use a section of my text verbatim or a photograph, you MUST email me and request permission. Not to be a grouch, but I take plagiarism and stealing of content very seriously. It has happened to me before and I DO perform periodic checks and I ABSOLUTELY DO follow up to the fullest extent of copyright law. I don't play on this subject. Thanks for understanding.

 

Q: I'm just not sure what makes you an expert on babies.

A: Ok first of all, not a question. Second, I am definitely not an expert. I am a mom who is finding out all kinds of good information about being a mom as I go. I want to share that with anyone who could potentially benefit from it. Don't think of this blog as an encyclopedia, think of it as a friend or some mom you hit it off with at the playground who you talk about baby stuff with. I find those moms usually have more high quality, practical, real-life info than lots of "experts." So there.

 

Q: You look like you need money. Can I send you some?

A: NO. We don't take charity at this house. I'm totally kidding, the smallest bill I take is a hundred. I'm kidding again, I totally take fives.