Welcome to Worth Mentioning!
I’m Christy, mom to two little kids (Chase, age 6 and Emma, age 3) in Sonoma County, California, raising them alongside my husband, Kyle, while working part time as a food photographer. But mostly, I’m just trying to make sense of the world and myself in the process.
This twice-weekly letter is intended to brighten your day and hopefully make you feel a little less alone. I’m always trying to untangle the messy, complicated, incredibly hard and unbearably beautiful parts of life in equal measure—there is room for all of it.
So what’s in the newsletter?
A whole lot! The core of this newsletter centers on motherhood, creativity and discovery. Here’s a quick overview of the content calendar:
Personal Essays
The essays that are the heart of Worth Mentioning are published twice each month. These issues will also include my top mentions across all sorts of categories—books, TV shows, movies, podcasts, snacks, recipes, kid stuff, and more—all the things I think are worth mentioning.
Features
Two other issues will lead with what I’m calling a “feature”— core pieces that have a central theme but aren’t personal essays. Things like seasonal book previews and more service-y articles will live here.
The remaining editions are comprised of a mix of the below. They’ll have some regular components, but are also intended to leave space for new additions and concepts and fresh ideas.
Interviews + Guest Recs
There is nothing I love more than hearing about motherhood from another mom—what she’s doing to stay sane, how she spends her childless time, her identity both inside and outside of parenthood. Playground Gossip is a quick-fire Q&A, while Mom Friend is a slightly longer interview—someone doing interesting things in their community, politically, at work, on a passion project, or elsewhere.
Sidebars + Columns
Think of these as those little boxes you might see at the edge of a magazine spread: short, quirky, lighthearted. I’ve got several to start and more percolating in my brain!
Mostly, I want this to be a newsletter you look forward to recieving - one that sparks joy, inspires you creatively, makes you think, and reminds you of who you were before and after you became “mom.” Thank you for being here, for supporting my work in all the ways, and for walking beside me. I appreciate you so, so much.
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Free subscribers will receive at least 4 issues each month, which include an essay and my recommendations. Paid subscribers get access to all issues mentioned above: guest recs, book previews, seasonal guides, and more (plus my immense gratitude for supporting the work that goes into publishing this newsletter!)
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Say hello!
Have something you think is worth mentioning? Want to ask me a question? Please say hello anytime! You can reply directly to any newsletter, or you can always send me a note at worthmentioningletter@gmail.com. I would love to hear from you!
