About Me
Thanks for checking out my social media profile – let me give you a little background on who I am and what I do. My name is Lynette, I’m staring down the end of my 30s (ZOMG I TURNED *40* IN 2011!), lived in New Jersey all my life, very happily married and together we have two kids (girl & boy).
This blog has no real purpose or agenda except to amuse *me* and provide an outlet for extra brain cells that need a home. Pretty much what you read here is an extension of me and my personality. Sometimes I’m funny, most times I’m boring, and a few times I may offend people. Trust me, it’s never on purpose.
I’m social online and in person, vocal, and honest. You will find information on this site about me, my family, my friends, and our interests. I am an active blogger and commenter, as well as vocal on no less than a dozen social media sites with regular interaction of over 52, 60 – … I lost track because I now LIVE on Google+.
If you are interested in a more proper, professional view of me, be sure to check out my site at LynetteYoung.com.
Other interesting facts:
- Blogger and podcaster, a regular Pixel Princess – it’s what I do!
- Gamer (XBOX is my platform of choice, with the DS, Wii, PS2 & PC/Mac platforms all in the running)
- Apple, MacBook Pro, iMac & iPad fanagirl
- Matthew Ebel fan
- JC Hutchins fan
- Rick Springfield fan (and his new stuff is WAY better than Jessie’s Girl)
- Scrapbooker & former paper arts professional
- Closet girly-girl who loves to find any occasion I can to wear makeup, do my hair, and buy new shoes – I love clothes too, but they don’t love me (shoes & makeup still work regardless of how much cake you eat)
- I used to be a competitive (roller) skater
- I love my kids, but I make a horrible room mom at school
- I’m a gadget-girl & prefer technology presents to flowers
My Blogs
I’ve been blogging since 1997. Really. I stared out blogging about my pugs and their miscellaneous adventures of eating carpet lint and striving to always sleep in the sunny spot by the back door. It wasn’t even called blogging back then, nor were there blogging platforms or software out yet, so I coded the whole thing by hand. BY. HAND. Since the dog days I’ve graduated to blogging about my life, my family, my work, and my hobbies. Right now I author several of my own blogs, and contribute on a few more.
- Lynette {Radio} : My personal blog and catch-all site for whatever thoughts manage to escape my brain
- Purple Stripe Productions : My company. We have an awesome office & staff and we keep busy!
- Women of Google+ : It’s not all me here. It is an amazing, vibrant community of smart women using Google+. I just lit the campfire
My Podcasts
I’m also a podcaster, early on the scene since 2004. Originally I stared out with a little audio show about my life, but then hunkered down and created the world’s first scrapbooking and paper arts podcast, SCRAPcast. The show has been through good and bad times, but is currently being reworked as a video show but perpetually on hold due to space restrictions in my house. I’m proud to say that my show was one of the first to ever land an independent sponsorship deal that really did allow me to ‘quit my day job’ and funded the beginnings of my company Purple Stripe.
My Business
I actually have my hand in a lot of things right now. Nothing is more important than being a mother to my kids and being able to be with them, but for the welfare of my wallet and my own sanity, I choose to work. Purple Stripe Productions is my own firm, and outside of my family, it’s what keeps me busy and full of purpose in my life. Yes, work can be fulfilling IF you are doing the right thing…
Connect with Me
Thanks for visiting my about page – if you’ve not already don’t forget to follow me on Twitter (@LynetteRadio) so we can interact there. Best place in the WORLD to connect with me on is Google+.
And, no, my last name isn’t really Radio, years ago when joining Second Life, you had to pick your surname from a predetermined list, and Radio was the closest thing I could find to represent me as a podcaster. And it’s stuck so much that sometimes I sign my credit card receipts with it.