My name is Jennifer and I am a thirty-something mother of two who is working adamantly to hold it together while juggling a career, marriage, life and young boys.  I am a modern DIGITAL MOM.

Random obsessions include coffee, running, self-help books, Bible study, Jack Bauer and anything Latin. One day I dream of growing up to be as cool as Lara Croft.

After surviving a fabulously fantastical and slightly insane 10-year stint in the Nashville music industry I now reside in the Baltimore / Washington D.C. Metro Area.

BLOGGING: BLOGGING IS A PASSION.  Definitely.  You can find me guest blogging on other sites as well, but most often you will find me here:

• Washington Times Parenting Today community - Hip As YOU Wanna Be
• Bring It To Fruition - On social media, outreach, public relations, marketing, event planning, etc…
• Momz Share – Baltimore/Washington DC Metro area quarterly networking group that I founded with Lara DiPaola.

A LITTLE ABOUT ME AS A “PROFESSIONAL”: I have over 15 years of experience as a public relations and marketing professional. I’ve represented clients that ranged from small non-profits to national record labels, multi-platinum recording artists and their respective worldwide tours. (True, I swear!) I am also a social media and  marketing consultant as well as contributing writer to various magazines.

I began my career in special event planning and next to social media marketing, it is my biggest love.  I’ve been lucky enough to handle events ranging from music videos to black-tie galas. And although you might not believe it from reading my blog (hehe), I’ve been published by the New York Times Syndicate, Maryland Life Magazine, Frederick Magazine, Sony Worldwide Networks, Country Song Roundup Magazine, Frederick’s Child, Frederick Relocation Guide and Frederick Senior Magazine.

For more info on me, please check out my company website Bring It To Fruition. (Not-So-Subtle-Hint:  We handle social media and blogger outreach campaigns for small, medium and large brands.)

For the business minded – info on how you can engage other digital moms in the Baltimore/D.C. Metro region can be found at the Momz Share site.

BLOG PRESS:
Wall Street Journal – August 2010 “March of Moms: Bloggers Road-Test Sketchers Shape-Ups”
WUSA9 (CBS – Washington D.C.) – May 2010 “Eco-Friendly Mother’s Day Gifts
Gazette – March 2010 “Many Use Blogs To Connect With Like-Minded Parents” (Momz Share)
The New York Times – March 2010 “Honey, Don’t Bother Mommy. I’m Too Busy Building My Brand”
Maryland Life Magazine – March/April 2010 “It Takes A Virtual Village: Rise of the Mommy Blogs”
270Inc. Magazine – December/January 2010  “Social Media Roundtable”
Frederick Magazine – May 2009  “Marathon Woman”
Frederick News Post – 2009 Ad Campaign “Know It All”
Reader’s Digest – 2008 “Take As Directed”
Frederick News Post – 2008 “Mommy Blogs”

OTHER NOT-SO-JUICY TIDBITS:

• My nickname is GiGi.
• I ran my first marathon in 2007, my second in 2009. In a moment of insanity I even tackled the Ragnar Relay in Washington, D.C. (181.2 miles. In the rain.) I am currently training for the NYC Marathon in November of 2010. I’m running for charity… won’t you consider contributing or sponsoring me? (Pretty, please?!)
• Books are an lifelong obsession.  Jane Eyre is my hero.
• I am an obsessive collector of quotes.
• I’m learning how to skateboard.  I’m pretty much destined to break a bone.
• I am a sucker for a good cause.
• I’ve never been outside the United States.
• I was a paid extra in “Forrest Gump.”
• I have a crush on Professor Snape.
• I am deathly afraid of heights and deep water, but I enjoy roller coasters and will never turn down a cruise.
• I once wanted to be an actress. Now I’m better.
• I quit Girl Scouts because it was “too hard.”  Ironically, I made a fabulous Cub Scout Leader.

My disclaimer: Sadly, I do not have an editor.  You will find that I tend to insert random punctuation whenever I feel like it or it looks good.   Please keep in mind that aside from my blogging, I also run my own company, serve on a number of committees in the community and do a lot of volunteer work. TRANSLATION: I might misspell a few words here or there.  My bad.

MY MANTRAS:

“I am fairly certain that given a cape and a nice tiara, I could save the world.” – Anonymous

“Your life is an occasion. Rise to it.”– Mr. Magorium

“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” - Philippians 4:13