About

Jeni Cargill Marinucci

I am a freelance writer with two children, a guilty conscience, countless dead hamsters (see “guilty conscience,”) and a questionable home-haircut.

I like to write, sing, write about singing, sing about writing, and math*.

(*The math part is a lie. Something of the things you will read here are. Hint: the lies almost always include math.)

My professional writing portfolio includes articles for both print and web-based publications, including Canadian Family , Today’s Parent,  Atlanta Parent , MamaPop.com, BlissfullyDomestic.com, The Huffington Post, and iVillage.ca

I have also written for The Mouthy Housewives and appeared at Yahoo! Shine. You can read more about my published work on my “Publications” page.

I graduated with an Honours B.A. in English Literature from the University of Guelph with a focus on creative writing, so right now I am probably in a grocery store parking lot, wearing an orange day-glo vest, unsnarling shopping carts, or in a restaurant with a red pen, editing the appetizer menu.

If you have any advice for me on how to keep a hamster alive, or questions about how I can write/edit for you, please contact me at jenim@sympatico.ca

36 thoughts on “About”

  4. I agree, you sure can write…love reading your blog, as it is usually what is going on in my head. Found your blog through MM.

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  5. Love it all and, hate to be a bitch but, you, who hate spelling errors, spelled “judgmental” wrong. There is no “e”. And don’t question me because I found it out the hard way, in second grade by losing the school spelling bee because I, too, spelled it with an “e”. Ouch. And yes, it has stuck with me all these freakin’ years.

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    • Actually, the “e” can be included. I am Canadian and use the British style, in which the “e” is acceptable. That’s also why you’ll see me spell things like “colour” and “centre” differently than the American style.

      Wacky huh? That and the metric system. But that’s how we roll…

      And, eww…that sucks about the spelling bee.

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  7. So glad a friend shared your blog with me…We are like the same person, you & I, but for 2 things: 1, I would give you all my tequila, and you would give me all your red wine; 2, you have taken the plunge into blogging, which has heretofore terrified me as much as your nighttime flight with the Nazi. And 3, you’re Canadian, I’m American–but I’m a closeted Canadian wannabe, so that one doesn’t count.
    Rock on.

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  8. That profile is so me! Except when people make typos or get a word wrong once in awhile that’s fine. What’s not fine and I just dumped this guy and this was part of the reason. He kept spelling busy bizy,enough enoff and when I gently advised spell check he said” ok wen I’m not to bizy” it drove me nuts! Sorry about the grammar I’m using a cell phone. Oh and he had only read 2 books in his entire life. Both in high school!

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  11. hi..I have enjoyed reading your blog.. I am also a blogger..and still in discovering tricks on how could I make my blog more fun to read.. anyways… you’ve got your own style and that’s very unique… upon reading the title of your blog..I was a bit curious..wow..there must be something in this blog…think we have something in common.. I love reggae songs too…especially with Bob Marley..hope to read more of your updates…

    goodluck:
    datzme here…!

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  12. Lmoa “some people don’t like me. I think they suck.” Looove it. I’m a fan of margaritas on the rocks. Salted rim and all. But non-alcoholic of course. I hate spelling errors also, I hate them even more when I make them.

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  13. I’ve just started posting my own blogs and reading others seriously this past couple of weeks.
    Congrats. You are my first blogger that I subscribed to. I’ve read the majority of your entire blog and read the responses as well. Can’t say anything different what has not been said by others….well, maybe that your the only hottest “CanaIrriMargaHortonGuaca” mama that I’ve ever seen. Looking forward to your future posts for 2010. Happy New Year.

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  15. Okay, so I just found you from over at Babble.com. Love the blog. Um, love your daughter more. She reminds me of my daughter, except she’s 5. Yesterday morning she asked me, “So, when are you going to get around to telling me how babies get in mommies tummies?”. I was like, “Um, first I need to think of a funny response to write on my blog.” She’s like, “Moooom!” So I said, “It’s kind of a long story, and you’re about to go to school. Later, m’kay?” She agreed.

    So I’ve been avoiding her.

    What do you think? Sound strategy?

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  16. I found you on our university’s( U of G) homepage today and I right away liked you! hehehe. Keep up the good work girl, you rock!

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  22. so just an FYI, I am super glad I found your blog. I read you in canadian living or something at my drs office… and my boyfriend read it, and he goes “omg she sounds like you” I am a 30 year old single mother, who has toyed with the idea of going back to school a few times. PROPS.. and your style of writing is amazing. :)

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  28. Love your style and yeah, knew this would happen, need to add you to my ‘follow’ list… Thing is though, will there be enough hours in the day outside the day job (which I have to do), to keep up with it all? I HEREBY DECLARE THE 30 HOUR DAY… It’ll mess up the lunar cycles an’ wot not but hey, I work come moon or sunshine!

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  29. Oh God, we don’t just have BA ENGL LIT in common…..there has been hamster carnage also…….the mysterious disappearance of our third hammie, Crackers, was never solved, though I’m convinced that the impressively manic fur ball will turn up as a little dehydrated corpse from the back of the sofa one of these days…….even though said sofa has migrated 11,000 miles and cleared customs. I was onto the math lie instantly, that whole ‘if you’re good at English your generally not good at maths and vice versa’ generally turns out to be true!

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  31. Hi there Jeni.

    I know you have got alot of these things but I want to nominate you for an award that I have also been nominated for (The REALITY Award). I have not known your blog for long but your posts are witty, funny and entertaining as hell. This is my way of trying to get more people to know about your blog and to enjoy your content. I have posted the link to the post below:-

    http://toofulltowrite.wordpress.com/2012/11/19/the-r-e-a-l-i-t-y-blog-award/

    Thank you for the comfort that your writing and humour brings, I look forward to reading many more future posts.

    David

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