Hi!  I’m Karen, aka Ting’s Mom.  I am so excited to be a part of Arkansas Women Bloggers and being able to “meet” other bloggers across this great state.

I was born in Alabama, but moved to rural Southwest Arkansas when I was nine months old.  I’ve been here ever since.  I married my best friend and amazing husband in 2005.  Hubby is a Texas implant, and we are die-hard Texas Longhorn fans at our house (please don’t kick us out of the state, ha!).

After two long and painful years of infertility, we were thrilled to finally be pregnant and welcomed our daughter in June 2009.  In April 2012, our family became complete when our son was born.

I discovered blogging in 2010 and created Ting’s Mom.  Ting’s Mom was created to be a family journal for me.  I’m horrible at filling out those baby books, so each year I just have my blog printed into a keepsake book.  Ting’s Mom has created an amazing outlet for me to not only share about our daily life, but also to share about things that I love so much.

Through Ting’s Mom, I discovered a love for doing product reviews and hosting giveaways.  However, these were beginning to clutter up my family journal.  So, in July 2012 Bug’s Reviews was born.  Bug’s Reviews serves as my product review and giveaway blog.  I’m quickly learning how much time is involved in running two blogs!

In addition to being a mom and blogger, I also work full-time in marketing, and am active in several organizations in both my hometown and in the state.  I hope you will come read about life in our corner of the state – I look forward to “meeting” all of you!

In addition to my blogs, I can be found on Facebook at Ting’s Mom and Bug’s Reviews.  I’m addicted to Twitter and love finding new stuff on Pinterest.  Pictures of my life can also be found on Instagram!