Things you should know about Mommy Gearest:
- My name is Andrea
- I’m a mom to two amazing kids — The K Man is nearly 18 and his little sis, Miss Q, is 15 — and a wife to Big B, who is a man of the 21st century (he cooks! Does dishes! Cleans toilets!). Scroll down and watch a video of our little fam, which we shot when I started this blog wayyy back in 2012
- I buy hoards of skin care, makeup, tech, gear, clothes, shoes, gadgets, trinkets, stuff. You name it, I either have it or some version of it. (Yes, it’s a bit of a problem)
- I live in the GTA ‘burbs
- In “real” life, I worked in PR, marketing and communications for nearly two decades before taking on the blog full-time in 2019; since then, I’ve added UGCm freelance copywriting/editing and consulting to my roster of services
- I love Facebook deeply and Instagram is a close second
- We love travelling, whether it’s a road-trip-for-a-day, a couples retreat or international multigenerational family travel…count us in
- I’m passionate about sharing honest reviews related to all-things-family; I will never accept payment for a review. And whenever I accept gratis products for reviews, or if I write a sponsored post, I’ll always be upfront about it
Where I’ve written:
- Atomic Magazine
- Toronto Star
- Canadian Living
- Huffington Post
- TravelingMom
- CanadianFamily.ca
- SavvyMom
- Today’s Parent
- trekaroo
Check out my PRESS + COLLABS page for more.
Awards and stuff:
- In 2023, Mommy Gearest was named the No. 2 Best Toronto Mom Blog in Feedspot
- Mommy Gearest is one of the few Canadian “mommy blogs” to proudly display the MRP badge from Fifth Story, for providing unfiltered access to qualified site metrics
- Mommy Gearest was named one of the Top 25 Product Review Moms on Circle of Moms, and voted a “blog to watch” in its first year; she was also heralded as one of Toronto’s top 30 ultimate mommy bloggers and has been a Top Mommy Blog
Brand affiliations:
- I was one of Canada’s first #PGmoms with P&G
- I was one of only a few Canadian #BeachesMoms
- I work (or have worked) with many of Canada’s and the world’s favourite brands — like Atomic, Toyota, Home Hardware, Breville, Air Canada Vacations, Aeroplan, Hasbro, Google, Beaches Resorts, Peak Performance Canada, Microsoft, Palace Resorts, Mattel, Nobis, Sunwing, RAZOR USA, Club Med, Poise, Waldorf Astoria, Bollé, Disney Parks, Fisher-Price, COVERGIRL, Procter & Gamble and The Home Depot to name but a few
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Advertising and sponsored posts
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