My name is Jennifer Doyle and I’m a writer, photographer, foodie, mother, wife, and an SUV-driving, Southerner by proxy. My baseball team is the St. Louis Cardinals and I won’t hold it against you if you’re a Cubs fan…as long as you share your Old Style. My college football team is the Tennessee Volunteers and I won’t hold it against you if you’re an Alabama fan… as long as you don’t win.
This blog began in November 2006 as a way for me to deal with the monotony of days on end spent in my house in the middle of nowhere while my baby napped. This blog continues because I have this questionable need to share my struggles, triumphs, embarrassments, recipes, and photographs with a bunch of voyeurs. (That’s you.)
I grew up in Missouri. Moved to Tennessee to be with my now-hubby. Moved to Illinois. Moved to Alabama. Moved to Indiana. Moved back to Tennessee. I hope I don’t move again for a very long time.
My kids make me giggle, pull my hair out, cry, but they make me ever so proud. Not a day goes by that I don’t thank God for my blessings and usually it’s only every few days that I consider auctioning them off to the highest bidder. The same goes for my husband.
If you’re so interested to learn some basic facts about me, go HERE.
This blog is my space. Feel free to comment, lurk, read, or email me. I’ve been lucky to have very few trolls and I’d really love to keep it that way. This is a friendly place and I don’t allow assholes to come in and spoil the fun.
To answer a few frequently asked questions…
1. If you’re interesting in advertising on my website, please email me at playgroupie AT gmail DOT com.
2. I don’t typically do product reviews or giveaways, that’s just not what this blog is about. Due to the large number of requests I receive, I do not have time to reply to every inquiry. That’s what this is blurb is for. Thank you for understanding.
3. My kids names are not really Carson and Ella. Tate’s name isn’t Tate in real life. My name really is Jennifer.
4. I’d be happy to put you on my blogroll, just email me. Unless you are just a spam site and then please don’t ask.
5. My current obsession is Etsy. Oh how I love thee and would like to have one of each, please. Gifts are always appreciated.
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Shari
February 9, 2010 at 10:53 pm
Hi Jennifer. I’m a babe in the woods of blogging and your site has helped me enormously. Besides that, you make me laugh. This is not a plug to have you check out my fledgling site, just a thank you for the daily ‘good times, good times’.
Shari
amber
February 13, 2010 at 10:37 am
I just found your site. love it. and what do you know, we are from the same area in missouri and I know live in Kansas City, Kansas. Cute site!
Stevee
February 13, 2010 at 4:30 pm
I have a client that would like to send you a gift. Is there a place we could ship it to?
You may have read lately about the connection between cell phone radiation and brain tumors. My client, Pong, http://www.pongresearch.com makes the first certified phone case that deflects radiation away from the head during use. Wired magazine recently did a test proving it: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/10/cellphone-radiation-testing/ . They’d like to send mothers like you a free product to use as well as a discount code for your friends/family or anyone you want to share it with. I have one and it makes me feel better about my daughter playing with my iPhone.
Let me know!
Thank you!
Stevee
Jen14221
April 2, 2010 at 10:08 am
I’ve read you before but didn’t know you’re a friend of a friend! The Knoxville Ratners are here in my living room right now!
mariah b
April 8, 2010 at 5:59 pm
Hi Jennifer. It’s actually quite refreshing to run across a fellow blogger in LA. I was born, raised, and currently reside in Mobile. It’s also quite refreshing to discover that this rare LA blogger happen to be a fan of the TN Vols!!! My brother-in-law plays defensive end. He’s #86. I’d love to be added to your blogroll. Your blog (and your family) is beautiful. I’ll be adding your blog to my blogroll and I’ll be in touch.
http://themerrymakingco.com
Nicki
July 31, 2010 at 9:31 am
Love your blog. I am new at this and clearly not as dedicated to mine as most of the blogworld is. I do enjoy it, however. I put your blog on my list. If you would like to put mine on yours, I would be honored. I am a 38 year old college student, a wife, mother of a tween and a teen, neurotic, EMT, and an artist wannabe. http://www.non-trad-diaries.blogspot.com.