Sometimes I forget that you all don’t live in my house, that you’re not here at the end of the day when I recap for Wade what exactly I have done with my time (uh, not the laundry, apparently). And then one of you asks, “But, really what do you DO to make money? Who pays you?”
Oh, right! That.
I’m the managing editor at ParentDish, which is AOL’s official parenting blog; I write reports and emails and the occasional incisive post about parenting (of course). And I write a weekly style column that you should ALL be reading.
Kidding. Sort of.
I also write for BlogHer, as a contributing editor for fashion and shopping, and I manage BlogHer’s BeautyHacks site (more emails, more reports, plus incisive posts about shoes).
On the side, I juggle various short-term projects, for clients like the Egg Council (resuming momentarily!) or Butterball. And no, I don’t know why I keep getting food writing jobs, although I love food. And jobs.
And of course, I write here, whenever the whim strikes or I go shopping or the kids do something really really funny. In fact, in November I have committed to NaBloPoMo, which means I will be writing here EVERY DAMN DAY for the entire month.
I am an idiot. Fortunately, I’m an idiot with a camera, so get ready for LOTS of pictures. Probably of my shoes.
And that’s what I do for a living. If you can come up with a way to explain that to people, I would much appreciate it.
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Oh I get it now. You’re actually Superwoman.
By A. Berkoski on 10.29.08 11:59 am | Permalink
You’re onto something A. Berkoski, but I see Susan as more of Wonder Woman ’cause she soooo needs an invisible jet!
By natasha on 10.29.08 12:13 pm | Permalink
And those awesome bullet blocking bracelets. Wonder Woman was nothing without accessories.
By Jenny on 10.29.08 12:52 pm | Permalink
Haha, I love this! Sounds like my life/job, only I don’t have kids to juggle on the side. Only a live-in boyfriend and a cat I strongly dislike. You really are Wonder Woman, and you always look so damn cute while at it!
I also do a lot of restaurant reviewing, and like you, I’m not really sure how that happened (particularly because I’m a bit picky and don’t even like seafood!). But hey, if someone wants to pay me to eat out every night, who am I to say no?
By Camels & Chocolate on 10.29.08 1:20 pm | Permalink
Are we going to do NaBloShoeMo again? I’m already excited about it!
By She Likes Purple on 10.29.08 1:31 pm | Permalink
Um….I think you’re a writer. Enough said. If details are needed, maybe a fashion writer or style writer or parenting writer. Right? That’s what’s I’d say, if I were you. Well, yes, that and Wonder Woman.
By Shannon on 10.29.08 1:53 pm | Permalink
“Susan, what do you do [besides sit around watching the washboard weepers and snacking on bon-bons]?”
“I’m a freelancer; I write and manage content for websites.”
“Oh. What do you write about?”
“It varies, but mostly parenting and style.”
The end.
By Jan on 10.29.08 1:56 pm | Permalink
You are one busy woman! See Susan write. Write, Susan, write!
By Alison on 10.29.08 3:47 pm | Permalink
Susan, wow. That is so awesome! But so crazy! I think you did a pretty good job describing what you do, considering what you do covers so many areas.
I wanted a good excuse to blog every day… of course, now my boyfriend is going to do that exasperated sigh thing he has suddenly gotten so good at, seeing as I sort of yelled at him last night about possibly doing NaNoWriMo.
By Aisha on 10.29.08 4:11 pm | Permalink
Stop trying to explain what you do and SHOW them - get your own reality TV show!
It could be called “Wade and Sue Plus Two” or “The Susan Wagner Project” or “Stylish People, Croc-Wearing World”.
There would be lots of dramatic shots of you hunched over your keyboard for hours, followed by swearing and running for the car when you realize you are late to pick up the boys.
I’d watch!
By STL Mom on 10.29.08 5:05 pm | Permalink
I love your Mom Style on Parent dish but I never read it all. The 4 inch page and multiple “nexts” drive me nuts, I (we?) dont have much time for reading, I would LOVE it if there werent so many pages.
By Christina on 10.29.08 8:11 pm | Permalink
If I was doing all that, I’d happily explain it to whomever would listen! I’d probably collar people on the street and go on and on. That’s a ton of stuff! Can’t wait for November!
By CJ on 10.29.08 8:34 pm | Permalink
I can attest to the fact that you are talented at ALL of it - and it keeps you in J Crew so you must be doing okay. But that IS a lot of jobs.
By blackbird on 10.29.08 9:49 pm | Permalink
The Bloginator.
By SoMo on 10.30.08 11:33 am | Permalink
You are SO my hero. I did NaBloPoMo for two years then this year in an unprecedented wave of sadistic self loathing, I signed on for Blog365. Eek.
By karyn on 10.31.08 8:49 am | Permalink
[…] from now on, I’m referring them to this post I could tell you, but then I’d have to kill you because she explains what she does. So, as you read her post, take out all her proper nouns […]
By Blogging? You what? Where? Who Reads It? | Mom~E~Centric on 11.02.08 7:01 pm | Permalink
I had to use you to explain what it is that I do too…….I think I just made matters worse…..see what you think…
http://www.momecentric.com/?p=1715
By Jerri Ann on 11.02.08 7:02 pm | Permalink
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