shanlee : MyBlogHer Profile

My name is Shannon. I'm a wife to Brian and mother to Benjamin who lives in beautiful Bend, Oregon. I moved to Bend in 2004 after searching for my perfect place to live. I grew up in Omaha, Nebraska (not surrounded by corn fields, I might add) on corn-fed beef, kool-aid and Velvetta cheese. Just like me, my mom was a working mother so there were times when she needed help from a box of this or that. She also had an impressive garden that she labored over in the summer so it all balanced out.

When I became a pregnant with my son, I started to take note what was in my food and began to make better choice and then along came baby. I had all these aspirations of doing the right thing for my child but not enough time on my hands since I work full-time.

So with the help of my husband and knowledge from friends, old and new, we're going to slowly and gradually start making changes to a more healthy, eco-friendly, natural lifestyle. There will be some stumbles along the way so please laugh with me, not at me.

During the day, I working in marketing for a multi-specialty healthcare facility. In my free time I like to walk and hike, read blogs, cook, bake and drink good wine and craft beers. I am a music snob as I did grow up in our nation's indie rock capital.

I can be reached by email at shannon at workingmomgoesgreen dot com or you can follow me on twitter. I also manage a personal blog called Wannabe Hipster Mom. On this blog I write about my family, my mom and Jeff Tweedy.