Hello! It's nice to meet you. In case you're wondering....
How This All Started
I launched Love That Max in October 2008 as an inspirational, informational, occasionally irreverent blog. It has been featured on The Motherlode, AOL's homepage and CNN.com, as well as in Redbook, Good Housekeeping and Woman's Day magazines.
Awards For Which I'd Like To Thank The Academy, My Mother And My Readers
* Love That Max is one of Babble Top 100 Mom Blogs
* Voted Best Special Needs Blog in TheBump's 1st Annual Mommy Blogger Awards
* One of Parenting magazine's 50 Must-Read Moms: Mom Blogs We Love
* Top 5 finalist for Nickelodeon Parents Connect Best Parenting Blogs
* Voted one of the Top 25 Most Inspiring Families at Circle of Moms
* One of the Say:100 Voices That Shape Opinion
Who Am I, Anyway?
A longtime magazine editor, I am very adept at grasping pencils. Also, I've held senior positions at Redbook, Good Housekeeping, SELF, Child, Teen People and Glamour, where I spent eight years as deputy editor and helped relaunch Glamour.com. I've worked as a freelance editor for Redbook, American Baby, Martha Stewart Living, Whole Living, Allure, People StyleWatch and In Style. I have yet to fulfill my lifelong dream of running American Funeral Director magazine.
Various Other Stuff I Do When I Am Not Raising My Kids, Sleeping, Eating Or Breathing
I'm the special needs blogger for Parents.com and I also write 1000 Perplexing Things About Parenthood at Babble. I've done content projects for Parents Connect, USAToday/BlogHer, Huggies.com, Disney's BabyZone and Makeup.com; contributed to iVillage, Traveling Mom, The Huffington Post and Mom Blog Magazine; and served on the Social Media Advisory Board of Care.com. An essay of mine is featured in the anthology The Elephant in The Playroom. I am on the advisory committee for BlogHer's HealthMinder day 2012. I also speak at blogging conferences, including Blissdom, Blogalicious and Type-A Parent.
Sometimes I Work With Brands
* I am open to sponsored campaigns with companies whose message I believe in. Ones I've worked with include Procter & Gamble, Kleenex, CVS and Barilla.
* This blog is PR-friendly. I like giveaways because nobody deserves treats more than moms do (I'm subjective that way). I've worked with companies including Toys 'R Us, Starbucks, Lancome, Burt's Bees, Staples, Jockey, SpaFinder, Amy's Kitchen, The Body Shop, Gilt Groupe, Panasonic, Subway, McDonald's, Nivea, ProFlowers and Dunkin' Donuts.
How To Reach Me
* I have a lovely agent, Danielle Wiley of Sway Group: danielle[at]swaygroupllc[dot]com
* I'm at LoveThatMax[at]gmail[dot]com
How This All Started
I launched Love That Max in October 2008 as an inspirational, informational, occasionally irreverent blog. It has been featured on The Motherlode, AOL's homepage and CNN.com, as well as in Redbook, Good Housekeeping and Woman's Day magazines.
Awards For Which I'd Like To Thank The Academy, My Mother And My Readers
* Love That Max is one of Babble Top 100 Mom Blogs
* Voted Best Special Needs Blog in TheBump's 1st Annual Mommy Blogger Awards
* One of Parenting magazine's 50 Must-Read Moms: Mom Blogs We Love
* Top 5 finalist for Nickelodeon Parents Connect Best Parenting Blogs
* Voted one of the Top 25 Most Inspiring Families at Circle of Moms
* One of the Say:100 Voices That Shape Opinion
Who Am I, Anyway?
A longtime magazine editor, I am very adept at grasping pencils. Also, I've held senior positions at Redbook, Good Housekeeping, SELF, Child, Teen People and Glamour, where I spent eight years as deputy editor and helped relaunch Glamour.com. I've worked as a freelance editor for Redbook, American Baby, Martha Stewart Living, Whole Living, Allure, People StyleWatch and In Style. I have yet to fulfill my lifelong dream of running American Funeral Director magazine.
Various Other Stuff I Do When I Am Not Raising My Kids, Sleeping, Eating Or Breathing
I'm the special needs blogger for Parents.com and I also write 1000 Perplexing Things About Parenthood at Babble. I've done content projects for Parents Connect, USAToday/BlogHer, Huggies.com, Disney's BabyZone and Makeup.com; contributed to iVillage, Traveling Mom, The Huffington Post and Mom Blog Magazine; and served on the Social Media Advisory Board of Care.com. An essay of mine is featured in the anthology The Elephant in The Playroom. I am on the advisory committee for BlogHer's HealthMinder day 2012. I also speak at blogging conferences, including Blissdom, Blogalicious and Type-A Parent.
Sometimes I Work With Brands
* I am open to sponsored campaigns with companies whose message I believe in. Ones I've worked with include Procter & Gamble, Kleenex, CVS and Barilla.
* This blog is PR-friendly. I like giveaways because nobody deserves treats more than moms do (I'm subjective that way). I've worked with companies including Toys 'R Us, Starbucks, Lancome, Burt's Bees, Staples, Jockey, SpaFinder, Amy's Kitchen, The Body Shop, Gilt Groupe, Panasonic, Subway, McDonald's, Nivea, ProFlowers and Dunkin' Donuts.
How To Reach Me
* I have a lovely agent, Danielle Wiley of Sway Group: danielle[at]swaygroupllc[dot]com
* I'm at LoveThatMax[at]gmail[dot]com
