Things you should know about Mommy Gearest:
- My name is Andrea
- I’m a mom to two amazing kids — The K Man is 14 and his little sis, Miss Q, is 11.5 — and a wife to Big B, who is a man of the 21st century (he cooks! Does dishes! Does pony tails!). Scroll down and watch a video of our little fam, which we shot when I started my blog wayyy back in 2012
- I buy hoards of tech, baby and kid 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 ‘burbs; actually, that’s a slight exaggeration. We’re more semi-rural
- In “real” life, I worked in PR, marketing and communications for nearly two decades before taking on the blog full-time
- I love Facebook and Instagram deeply
- We love travelling, whether it’s a road-trip-for-a-day, a couples retreat or international 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:
- Toronto Star
- Canadian Living
- Huffington Post
- TravelingMom
- CanadianFamily.ca
- SavvyMom
- Today’s Parent
- trekaroo
Awards and stuff:
- 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 is a Top Mommy Blog
Brand affiliations:
- I’m one of only a few Canadian #BeachesMoms
- I’ve worked with many of Canada’s and the world’s favourite brands — like Air Canada Vacations, Google, Beaches Resorts, Peak Performance Canada, Microsoft, Palace Resorts, 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
- I LOVE giving stuff away when it’s earned a solid rating on Mommy Gearest, and I happily partner with brands and PR/promotional agencies to give away to you, the reader, some awesome prizes and experiences
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Advertising and sponsored posts
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