"Today is gonna be the day that they're gonna throw it back to you ." Oasis





proud baystateparent of three
Candy: Peanut M&Ms
Favorite Stomping Ground: Fenway Park
When I grow up: I want to be a kid again.
On deadline: I drink coffee.
Some people don't know that: I'm turning into a decent cook. Jambalaya anyone?
Obsessions: Dropkick Murphys, sneakers, my kids
Best bsp moment: walking into Panera Bread and seeing several people reading our latest issue.

“Be impeccable with your word.
Don't take anything personally.
Don't make assumptions.
Always do your best.” Miguel Ruiz



proud baystateparent of three girls
Candy: Any chocolate mixed with nuts
Favorite Stomping Grounds: Concord or any forest in the fall or beach in the summer
When I grow up: I want to help people in some way.
On deadline: I wake up at 4 a.m. to write.
Some people don't know that: I once did the hardest job in the world as a high school English teacher. I sweat when I have to do math in front of people. I love to go to bed early.
Obsessions: the color red, coffee, tomatoes, creative people, fall in New England
Best bsp moment: winning the gold for the editor's column at the Parenting Publications of America convention in New Orleans.

“Treat others how you want to be treated.” said by a wise woman...my mom!





proud baystateparent of two boys
Candy: Hershey Kisses
Favorite Stomping Ground: Logan Airport (waiting to get on a plane) and the beach
When I grow up, I want to be: a world traveler.
On deadline: We order take-out for dinner.
Some people don't know that: I was painfully shy as a child. Painfully.
I'd like to take flying lessons.
Obsessions: my boys, the beach, cooking for my family and friends
Best bsp moment: It's really every time someone comes up to me and says how good baystateparent looks.

“Everything turns out okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.”




Candy: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Favorite Stomping Grounds: Fenway, the Garden, Il Camino Restaurant, Leominster and Lake Dennison, Winchendon.
When I grow up: I want to be a CSI.
On deadline: I get the jitters (from too much coffee).
Some people don't know that: I am an only child.
Obsessions: hockey, weddings, ladybugs
Best bsp moment: When I won my first NENPA award my first year as a graphic designer.

"Begin your journey by believing in yourself." - Chicken Soup for the Soul





proud baystateparent of a beautiful daughter
Candy: Chocolate-covered raisins and jelly beans
Favorite Stomping Grounds: Starbucks, and anywhere my friends are!
When I grow up: I want to be a party planner.
On deadline: I wear my comfy clothes like I am back in school taking exams.
Some people don't know that: before I joined baystateparent, I was a corporate attorney.
Obsessions: my family, doing the right thing
Best bsp moment: When I finished my first “Think Pink” issue. I felt like my heart and soul went into that issue. Not only did we do a wonderful thing for our community, but it motivated me to go for my first mammogram and I wore my pink ribbon CAPE CLOGS to the appointment!

"When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us." - Helen Keller



Candy: Sour Patch Kids
Favorite Stomping Grounds: Game On! and the Taj Tea Room, Boston
When I grow up: I want to be an editor of Vogue.
On deadline: I sport a ponytail with latte in hand.
Some people don't know that: I have a journalism degree from University of Alabama and write a blog, http://treschicstaci.blogspot.com. Also Bob Hope is my second cousin.
Obsessions: working on my new house, magazines, Sephora, keeping in touch with friends, blogging
Best BSP moment: styling the baystateparent maternity shoot (March 2009)

"Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it's when you've had everything to do, and you've done it." - Margaret Thatcher





proud baystateparent of two
Candy: Hershey's Chocolate never lets me down (except when I think of the calorie content).
Favorite Stomping Grounds: my home surrounded by family and friends, any apple orchard in the fall, Fenway Park, watching the Red Sox beat the Yankees, Barnes and Noble or the library.
When I grow up: I want to be a cross between Kelly Ripa and Stephanie Meyer with a dash of Elizabeth Hasslebeck.
On deadline: I feed off of Stephanie Pearl's energy and enthusiasm. I love the constant sound of my email coming in, my phone ringing; I love the urgency.
Some people don't know that: I am married to my high school sweetheart, and we have two beautiful children. I love to read. I love a good cup of coffee. I love the feeling of my heart pumping and my feet pounding the pavement when I run with one of my best friends - it's like therapy.
Obsessions: Mexican food, hot wings, bulldogs (ours is named Archie), historic buildings and old houses, Mass accents...
Best bsp moment: It's every time we put out a great issue!