The Smatterbrains

Hi! I’m McKenzie.

Strengths: Cooking fluffy eggs, a nice voice for read-alouds, unwavering appreciation for bread and potatoes, genuine interest in people’s deep dives about niche topics, ability to keep secrets because I do not remember them, rabbit hole exploration, remembering names. 

Weaknesses: Overthinking-ness, occasional emotional unavailability, occasional oversharing, creating internal narratives that hurt my own feelings, unwillingness to try things I’m not sure I’ll be immediately good at, focusing on the wrong details. 

Life Stats (in no particular order)

• 5’5” (to everyone I’ve lied to and told I’m 5’6”, I’m sorry) 
• Married
• Parent (team one and done)
• Living outside of Atlanta
• 3 degrees (I’d get more if they were free)
• Former teacher, currently working in EdTech 

A Smatterbrain is anyone who has a ton of ideas, interests that are all over the place, and honestly probably has a hard time satisfying the brain cravings that can pop up seemingly out of nowhere. In a way, starting this blog with my friend (hey Reva!) is giving myself permission to stop fighting against my bevy of wide-ranging interests and instead allowing space to scratch that mental itch and document the journey. 

I love to learn and explore, and Smatterbrains is where I’ll share some of my thoughts and learnings and explorations with people who might enjoy and appreciate them. If I can bring a little light into my own life and then share a little bit of that light with someone else, then that seems worthwhile.

Hey Y’all! I’m Reva.

And I, too am a Smatter Brain. A little about me. I am a native of Southwest Louisiana now residing in the Atlanta Metro Area, that means I actually live in a suburb just outside of the perimeter. I describe myself as…

An Honest Introvert.

A Recovering Perfectionist.

A Moon, People, and Style watcher.

A procrastinator (I’m working on that…kind of).

A dog mom (Hey CoCo!).

An avid roller skater. 

A pretty good cook when I want to be (I make the cornbread dressing every thanksgiving. It’s giving Betty Crocker).

A bit of a busy body; I have a passion for doing stuff.

McKenzie (hey girl!) already introduced the concept of a Smatterbrain. That term describes me too, and like her, I’ll using this medium to share findings related to any and every thing that may cross my mind these days. As random or as relevant as they may be. My main goal for this new venture is to share what I hope is useful information that moves you in some way. Whether it be encouraging, enlightening, entertaining or just a quiet escape from all the rest of the internet. I hope you join us and keep us company on this journey.