Hi. I’m Jess and I am a blogaholic.
(Hi, Jess.)
My Story
I’m Jessica Severson: a procrastinator, a former working mom who is suddenly staying at home, a Dr-Dr’s wife, a non-practicing lawyer, an Autism Mom, a devoted reader, a penny pincher, a coupon clipper, a new New England-er, a low-key agnostic, a top-notch speller, a hardcore blogger and a Twitter fiend.Through it all I remain a nice girl with a big mouth.
I’m married to Eric and we have a preschool-age son and an infant daughter.
Our indomitable son Graham turns 3 in July, 2012. He often goes by Bug or some variation thereof. Graham has always been a tough kid and he was finally diagnosed with PDD-NOS (Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified) in the Autism Spectrum in February, 2011. After over a year of therapy he’s getting ready to start preschool in the fall.
In February, 2012 baby Tessa was born, aka Tesser. So far she is still something of a fussbudget and a habitually short-napper, but she’s smiley and chunky and I want to eat her little baby legs.
We’ve lived in the Boston area since 2010. Eric, the impressive MD-PhD, does impressive doctor-doctor things. I’ve done all kinds of work, from lawyering to teachering, but currently I’m staying home, raising my kids and working on this blog.
My Blogging Philosophy
I live on a budget. I suck at fashion, decor, beauty and all that fancy stuff. I don’t hold back much. I blog about my life and I focus on the underbelly a lot more than I worry about taking cool pictures. There are very few things I won’t talk about. (But I have a strict no-poop-discussion policy.)
Please comment, I’d love to get to know you better! But be aware comments are moderated. Please exercise the same good manners here that you would anywhere else.
I have a full-disclosure policy when it comes to ads and compensation. I prefer to work with brands that are in my real-life price range. So you’ll always know I’m behind what I say and who I say it about. I promise you to be totally honest in any and all reviews.
If you’re interested in advertising on the site or if you’re a brand looking for a partnership, please go to my PR page or hit the contact me button.
I do a book post on Fridays, which includes book reviews, giveaways, author Q&A’s, etc. I am active on Netgalley and Edelweiss. If there is a book you’re interested in passing along to me, please contact me via email or Twitter. You can see some of my book content on my Reading Page.
Where to Find Me
You can find the blog on Facebook.
You can find me on Twitter as @jessicaesquire.
You can email me at jess@dontmindthemess.com