About Lisa

Lisa Steinke is a RealMomsGuide blogger who just celebrated her daughter's first birthday (where did the time go?) and writes about the ups and downs of motherhood in her "Diary of a New Mom" series. She's the co-creator behind the popular ChickLitisNotDead blog where she blogs on books, pop culture and the road to publication with her best friend and fellow mommy blogger Liz Fenton. Lisa and Liz co-wrote the Chick lit novel, I'll Have Who She's Having (2009) which was re-released as an e-book with a new cover and their second novel, TheDWord was also released as an e-book last year. After working in the television industry for 15 years, Lisa has spent the past three years adjusting to her move to the Midwest (yes, she's still adjusting) and freelance writing for multiple sites including SheKnows.com and Barnes & Noble's UnabashedlyBookish blog, where she writes about women's fiction,chick lit and more every week. Follow her on Twitter @LizandLisa


What's your inspiration? I'm a California girl and draw a lot of inspiration from the ocean. It has a very calming affect on me and while I watch the waves hit the shore, I make a lot of promises to myself about becoming a better person, being more patient and not sweating the small stuff (still working on that!) And I must admit that since moving to the Midwest, I'm missing that much-needed ocean zen! But my sound machine is a distant second...



What's the one thing you can't live without? I'm assuming we're not saying family here. Because of course, that's a given. So after that, I have to say coffee. Next in line is definitely my MacBook. If I'm not typing on it, working on it, surfing the web on it, then I'm thinking about it. I have a bit of a crush and call him Mac. Is that weird? (Don't answer that!)



What's your favorite part of being a mom?
Watching my daughter grow. Each day, she learns something new about herself or the world. It's fascinating to watch!



What's the single best piece of advice you can share with other moms? So many moms around me have been an inspiration as I've watched them successfully juggle their families, careers and lives.
The best advice I've received so far is that being a mom will be the hardest job I've ever had and to remember that I will make many mistakes and that's okay. That it's not possible to be the perfect mother. (Did I mention that I'm a perfectionist?)