About

Leighann writes about family, food, foraging, frivolity, and more. She has an incredibly hectic life and multi-tasking doesn’t even begin to describe it. She’s married with two children, has a graduate degree, and works for a major university doing research.

She regularly writes about green living. She tries to prepare (mostly*) vegetarian home cooked meals at least occasionally. And she doesn’t take herself too seriously. She does what she can and doesn’t sweat what she can’t.

Located in Illinois, she is available for travel to Chicago, Indianapolis, and St. Louis, as well as trips by air.

Product Reviews

Graco Nation Ambassador Program: She is one of the first 41 ambassadors for the Graco Nation program.

Lee Fit Ambassador

Johnson’s Camp Baby: She was one of the 50 bloggers who Johnson’s considered “the most influential mommy bloggers in the country.”

LeapFrog: Chicago Moms Blog and LeapFrog Party

Ford Motor Company: What Women Want: A Tech & Quality Event

Estée Lauder: Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Launch Event

General Mills: Table Talk Blogger Event

Alltop: Multi-Minding Mom is featured on Alltop in the mom section. And no, she’s never met Guy Kawasaki. Maybe someday.

Wall Street Journal: The First-Grader’s First PC (November 1, 2007)

The News-Gazette: Customers Saddened to Hear Bookstore Has Closed (February 5, 2009)

Self Magazine: Surprising Milestones (August 2009)

Woman’s World: You Deserve the Best Popsicle (August 17, 2009)

Parenting: Mom Debate (October 2009)

Smart Money The Wall Street Journal Magazine: Price Cuts on Playthings (December 2009)

Baby F(Ph)at: Adventures in Motherhood: Memoir (forthcoming; one of her tweets will be featured)

Blog Mentions

Read a list of blogs that have mentioned Multi-Minding Mom.

Blog Nosh Magazine: Her post Symbiosis was featured on Blog Nosh. A photograph she took of a beautiful green bean bloom made her ponder about the ways in which a garden gives back.

Groovy Vegetarian: Got a bounty of blueberries either from your garden, the market, or a pick-your-own farm? She gives five ways to freeze and use blueberries throughout the year.

Home Selling and Buying: The trials and tribulations of putting a house on the market with two kids under foot and finding a bigger house that doesn’t have a disgustingly dirty bathroom or doesn’t need renovations and is actually in our price range, near a park, and has sidewalks.

My Opinion Matters Monday: She rants and she raves and she often debates hot-button topics.

Whatever Wednesday: She writes about pop culture, politics, or even quotes from the kids. Frivolity at it’s finest.

Multi-Media Mom: She gets high tech and low tech. She’s a Mac girl and covets her iMac, Macbook, and iPhone. She loves photography (when she has time).

Foodie Friday: When she has the time and energy, she loves cooking (mostly) vegetarian meals for her family.

Eco-Cheap Tips: She gives you easy ways to go green without spending too much green.

Kid Crafts: She brings you easy projects that you and your children will both love.

Please use the contact form or e-mail her [multimindingmom (at) gmail (dot) com] if you are interested in:

• Inviting Leighann to a blogger outreach trip
• Submitting a product for review
• Asking how she can become an ambassador for your brand
• Securing advertising
• Obtaining quotes for your publication
• Or just want to sit and have a cup of coffee

*Her family eats a little fish and seafood. But for the most part, they are vegetarian.