About Me

I spent my entire pregnancy in shock at being pregnant. Recently divorced and newly married (again), I prepared dutifully for my natural childbirth and little for what laid beyond -- sleepless nights, an elimination diet, and a transition from college music professor to mother that is still not over.

Not knowing any new mothers in my town and feeling fairly misplaced, I decided to start a blog with the hopes of connecting with other moms -- moms who didn't shower every day and cried more than they laughed. I was out to bust myths, open eyes, and bring to the light the TRUE realities of motherhood (harsh, joyous, and funny) and what having babies can do to a brand new marriage.

Thanks to the completion of my husband's active military duty career, I left the Deep South for temporary residence with my in-laws in the Philadelphia area, now with two kids and a little more confidence when it comes to mothering (little being the operative word).

But the challenges of parenting in Mississippi became challenges of parenting with my in-laws. And the challenges of parenting with my in-laws are now parenting back in The Dirty South in my own home, which means mortgage and lots of time as a wife-of-pilot-who's-gone-a-lot parent.

But wait! Before I can actually rest my head on my own pillow, I'm doing four months of time in Little Rock, Arkansas as a military wife yet again.

So I blog to keep my head above water and my ass out of a psychiatric hospital.

And it helps pay the bills.

For more information about me, my writing, and my podcast, visit my home page or email me at coolmompicks [at] yahoo [dot] com.

A word to trolls: If you decide to leave a nasty comment or send me a nasty email, I reserve the right to publish it (or some form of it that I mess around with) and your email address.

And keep in mind. Google is a bitch. You found me. Chances are, I can find you.

Attention PR People: If you are emailing to ask me to write up a contest, promotion, service, or anything that doesn't involve me getting paid, you buying an ad, or me receiving something really cool like a Little Giant Ladder (I'm a homeowner now. Apparently I need one) then please skip over my email address, or send your inquiry here. We'd be more than happy to help you not piss off bloggers.

Trust me. I know what I'm talking about.