Jen here with another First Year post! I come from a long line of facially expressive people.  It’s in my genes.  When I talk, my whole face tells the story.  My facial expressions have come in handy, such as during my years of performing on stage.  But other times, I find my facial expressions have [...]

After almost six years of working alongside SONY to get into Target stores, I am IN! (insert screaming!) I can hardly believe I just typed that sentence.  Seriously!  It’s insane!  Target is the TOUGHEST retailer to get into because they are simply just amazing.  But we are in folks!! It’s a small in, but we [...]

Be Inspired at TWO Events in Chicago; Family Portraits and BW Imagery!

Sharing my story alongside Sheryl Sandberg, Oprah, Laura Bush, Reese Witherspoon and more on women being empowered!

Thanks so much for all your support with our new Sesame Street / Nielsen Photo Group PHOTO CONTEST! Set your calendars to check back to the contest site EVERY week because there is going to be a new, fun photo assignment for you to do with your kids, inspired by the Elmo Musical! This week’s [...]

Sesame Street and Me Ra have a BIG Surprise for YOU!

Happy Monday ladies! I’m so excited to share that Jen Tacbas, our Savannah, Georgia CONFIDENCE Teacher, had her first baby!  Meet baby Logan, sweetest baby girl in the south! Logan is already seven weeks! Time is ever fleeting with newborns.  The photos of Logan at seven weeks are day and night from this sleepy newborn.  [...]

I have the most EXCITING news that I’ve been wanting to share for almost a year!  Nielsen Photo Group, who owns the big photography tradeshows like Photo Plus Expo in NYC and WPPI in Vegas, and publishes PDN magazine, has launched a new website for aspiring photographers called ShutterLoveOnline. Almost two years ago, Nielsen approached [...]

BIG THANK YOU to Good Morning America for tweeting about my Babble post and sharing it with GMA readers! Thank YOU!!!  The kids can tell you how I couldn’t stop smiling all morning!  xo, m

The pressure of a first post, first page of a book, first sentence of an essay, ugh!  I’ve written and rewritten my first post for Babble so many times I can almost recite it by memory! I’m excited to say it is officially live!  Wanting to share with this new audience who I am, why [...]