I work as a social media strategist for an advertising agency. In my spare time, I'm a rock vocalist and lyricist, an active member of Soroptimist International of Kansas City, and I volunteer with several animal charities including a spay/neuter clinic and an animal adoption group. I've been married for almost 14 years to a great guy who plays drums and runs his own recording studio. We live in a quiet Midwestern suburb with our three cats. 

I've been blogging since 2004 at Average Jane and Kansas City Kitty.

 Average Jane is a personal blog about my daily life with my bands, doing volunteer work, and being a wife and a keeper of cats. I also use it to post my favorite recipes. 

Kansas City Kitty is a group blog I founded that's about places to go and things to do in the greater Kansas City area. I started it back when Average Jane was anonymous because I wanted a place to discuss things about my hometown. It sometimes gets a little cobwebby these days...

You'll also find me at MidLifeBloggers.

I've been attending BlogHer Conferences since they began and the amazing people I've met there have had an enormous influence on my life and career.

BlogHer '05 - Santa Clara, CA
BlogHer '06 - San Jose, CA
BlogHer '07 - Chicago, IL
BlogHer '08 - San Francisco, CA