Jen, 34

Hi everyone, I'm Jen.

My husband Mark and I were married nearly eight years ago and have two children - Lainey is nearly four years old and Graham is a year and a half old. I became a full-time mom this past summer when I quit my PR writing job and I've never worked harder in my life. I have a degree from Baylor in journalism and environmental studies and worked in PR for 12 years. Since quitting, my blog has become my creative outlet and a way to preserve memories for my children.

I grew up in several places, but call San Antonio home. My husband and I met in Austin and hope to get back there some day. He and I are both interested in photography, but for him it's more a part of his job and for me it's about capturing these moments with my kids that are going by too fast. Right now I am trying to just enjoy each moment with them - as difficult as that often is for an OCD mom with an emotional, control freak preschooler prone to tantrums and a rough and tumble toddler who actually enjoys getting into trouble.

I'm posting a picture of me and Lainey at a family Christmas party last week. She was still getting over a black eye she gave herself by (in her words): "scratching my cheek on the bathroom counter while I was having a fit."