Hiya, I’m Tracey.
I’m a PhD dropout, prototypical Gen-Xer, smartass, and professional writer/editor. I live with my evil genius 9-year-old daughter (think the girl from “Little Miss Sunshine” meets Dr. Horrible), my baker boyfriend, and a gaggle of assorted insane pets, in beautiful Baltimore, Maryland.
The cast of characters around these parts includes:
The Boyfriend, Charlie.
My nine-year-old daughter, The Kid.
Our six-year-old pug, Truman.
Our two-year-old Lab, Locke aka Yellow Dog.
Our Pomeranian puppy, Lemmy aka Fruit Bat Stuffs.
I started this blog back in 2004, when I was a married stay-at-home mom to a toddler, unsteadily navigating though the world of playgroups and desperate housewives in a new city (Baltimore) while trying to remain sane and connected. Then, back in 2009, my husband and I called it quits.
Now I’m a single mom to a 9-year-old (EEK!), struggling to balance my job as a work-from-home writer/editor, motherhood, my devotion to bad reality TV, and a boyfriend, with varying degrees of success. Our life borders on the chaotic at times for sure, but we mostly have a blast finding our way through the crazy (translation: we drink A LOT of wine).
If you’re new to the joint, I’d recommend perusing the Best of Archives for backstory. Only the best for you, new reader.
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Besides writing here, I’m the Co-Founder and Overlord of MamaPop, the gossip & pop culture site for parents, and MoxieBird, the news & lifestyle site for parents. I also started a foodie blog for parents – Foodie Parent – with my boyfriend. As if all this weren’t enough, I have a blog at Babble.com called Sweetney & Spice (clever, right? heh).
If you’re looking for a press page, you can find that here. If you’d like to get in touch, you can email me at sweetney AT sweetney.com.
Please make yourself at home.
