I’m Amy, the girl next door. I’m your average obsessive mom/ happy wife/ freelance copywriter/ slice-of-life blogger/ social media addict/ chocolate lovin’ wino.
I’ve spent the past 12+ years using my words to build worldwide brands like Toyota, Yahoo! and SurveyMonkey. (And also spent about a year as a Social Marketer running YodelingMamas.com and the wonderful Yahoo! Mother Board—an outreach program connecting with 80 influential bloggers.)
I’ve spent the past 8+ years trying to remember to use my words with my fun-loving husband (Lenny) and feisty boys—Big (6) and Little (3-1/2)—and encouraging them to do the same. (Which will get even more challenging as my baby girl, Pink (almost 1!), learns to talk too!)
I started this blog almost two years ago as a celebration of those remarkable parenting moments where everything seems to fall into place, along with the comedic ones that don’t quite go as planned (and in my world, that’s most of them).
You can find me on Facebook and on Twitter as @usingourwords.
You can also find me on Shine, where I was mysteriously named a Shine Parenting Guru again this year. (They must have figured I’m the Master of Motherhood Mishaps…I’ll take it!) I’m a proud member of the PlayStation Family blogger group as well.
My loyal readers voted their fingers off to help me earn some bragging rights—#1 Bay Area Mom Blog in the Circle of Moms contest and #2 Bay Area Parenting Blog in Red Tricycle’s Totally Awesome Awards. I was also among the top 10 Funniest Mom Blogs in the Parents Magazine Reader’s Choice awards. (I was just as surprised as the competition.)
I don’t write about brands often. But when I do, it’s because I truly like the product/service and feel that my readers will too (and if I can share some cool products with you, of course I will). I also like to support mom-owned businesses, so you’ll see many featured here as well. And if I was compensated by a brand in any way, I’ll be sure to be clear about that.
If you’d like to contact me with questions, ideas or for ad rates, please email me at usingourwords[at]yahoo[dot]com.
Photo used with permission from Jenny Lee Photography.
