The FAQ
Just who are you, anyway?
I’m Lindsey Clements. Also known as Lin, Linnie, LinLin (to a select few), Sparkle (to Lori) and on the great, wide interwebz? I’m LinLori. I’m 27 and a mom of 2 kids – who happen to now be school age: A-Girl (6) and BreMonster (4). (Pass the Jack Daniels, please.)
I’m married to a (most of the time) fantastic man – MarvMan – who is active duty Navy. And as if I didn’t already have enough on my plate, I am also a college student, studying to achieve my Bachelor of the Arts in Public Relations & Marketing.
How do you prefer to be addressed? Lin? Linnie? Lindsey? Goddess Divine? Kitchen Master?
You can call me just about anything you like, as long as it’s nice. I didn’t call you names, either. I respond fastest to Lin, LinLori, and Linds.
Why did you start this blog?
Because I love pouring my heart out to random strangers. No, really, I do. Catch me at a Starbucks and I may very well tell you my life story. In all seriousness, the point of this blog is to participate in the community. I know I’m not the only military wife with a blog, but I have my own unique viewpoint, and love to share with people. As well as overshare.
You share a lot about parenting / lifestyle / health. Would you like my unsolicited advice?
No, but thank you for asking. I love swapping stories about what works/what doesn’t work. But I would appreciate anyone presuming to know my complete situation without actually being me, my family, or my neighbor, could kindly find something nice to say or refrain from commenting.
You say you’re a military spouse. What are your military credentials?
In February of 2003 I went off to boot camp for the US Navy. I served for almost four years before getting out in late 2006 because of a conflict of interest in regards to a family care plan. I am still eligible to reenlist, and may do so at a future date. My husband and I met in 2003, were married in November of 05, and are still going strong, despite 1 deployment and numerous detachments, various moves and one PCS.
How long have you been blogging? Do you have any other sites/blogs?
Aw, you want to stalk me elsewhere? How sweet! Well, I’ve been on Blogger since December 2007. Prior to that, as early as 2004, I was on LiveJournal, and shortly after that on Vox. (Both accounts have since been deleted and/or I don’t remember my log on credentials.) I’m also on MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter. You can also check the buttons in the sidebar (under my lovely photo) if you’d like to find me elsewhere!
You write a good amount of reviews and do promo for certain music groups/craftspersons/etc. Are you a sponsored blogger?
Was I paid? Oh, darlings. I wish I got paid for this. However, I am building up some relationships with some fabulous artists and PR agencies for musicians who need some promo.
If a post I write is sponsored or I was asked to do it, you will know.
Will you post our pitch / advertise for us?
For more information on this, please see the Contact: Services/PR page. Thank you!
Rhode Island is neither a road, nor an island. How do you feel about that?
Incredibly disappointed. If ever there were a shining example of false advertising, that state is it.
Ninjas vs Zombies. Discuss.
This is a tough one. Ultimately, I think the ninjas would defeat the zombies, seeing as they’re all sneaky and such and zombies are pretty much programmed to only seek out brains. However, the ninjas would emerge victorious only to have to strike a tenuous peace treaty with the pirates, because we all know ninjas hate water. However, they would have to band together in the end only to be defeated by the Vampire Robot Nazis that are also Zombies.
Any other questions you’d like added to the FAQ? Drop a comment and let me know!
