Natalie Hartford is an urban redneck; a cross-breed of city girl and redneck. She loves high heels, bling, all things pink and sparkly along with ball caps, 4X4ing, camping, and drinkin’ beer. She often mistakes tacky for fahbulous!
An avid golfer, don’t let the stylish and colorful outfits with matching clubs fool you; she’ll wrap that driver around a tree in a temper tantrum in 2 point 5 seconds (hello…she nearly got kicked off a golf course for her potty mouth).
By day, she sports dress pants, button downs, and suits putting her bachelor degree in journalism to good use working in public relations. She slings words for fact sheets, press releases, and powerpoints. From chairing meetings, to organizing and emceeing events, she rocks the corporate communications world.
By night and weekend, she used to flail around in cyberspace until she ate from the forbidden fruit and channeled super human blogging powers. Now her blog is a pink pallooza of fun bringing color and comedy to all the lands. Where once lived a bland blogger with inconsistent and deadly boring blabbering now lives a sparkling pink goddess blogger divine battling against the seriousness we all face in life spreading laughter, smiles, and zany word fun all over the blogosphere.
Natalie and Hubby
At the same time she sets fire to the page working on her first novel. Torn between chick lit, women`s fiction and paranormal, she`s getting to know characters, drafting scenes, sampling dialogue and plotting to her heart’s content.
She doesn’t do it alone. Her secret weapon, the Robin to her Batman, is hubby. He keeps her calm, neutralizes nap time, and blasts her procrastination. Second time around for both of them, they rock the romance by living and playing large. Best friends forever; you complete me; yin to my yang; K.I.S.S.I.N.G.
When they aren’t having “shock and awe” fun sampling Natalie’s urban words in public, they sneak away to their rustic camp hidden deep in the New Brunswick countryside (so deep, there`s no cell reception or Internet). There they spend their days tearing up the trails in their 4X4 Rhino and nights pondering plot possibilities, cuddling and hanging with their trusted side-kick Tess (the wonder dog). Ahhh…the life!
If you want more of Natalie, don’t be shy:
Visit her at: http://nataliehartford.com
Talk to her at: natalie@nataliehartford.com
Follow her on twitter at: @NatalieHartford
There’s nothing she likes more than talking (ain’t that the truth) and connecting with readers and peeps. Give her a shout, y’all will be BFF before ya know it!
Just stopped by to say, “hi” Hartford. I’m Barbara from the 31DBBB group. From reading some of your posts and this “About” section, seems like we have some things in common. I used to be in marketing communications and found the years I was actually being paid to write for work (proposals) are the years I was most away from my own creative writing. Funny how that works out. I also have many “is that my outside voice” moments. :-0
Anyway, day 15 of the exercises says we should find a blogging buddy. Our blogs have some similar touches, so if you’d like to buddy up, I’m game.
Take care,
B
Hi Barbara,
I love your comment – thank you! Yes, it’s sad that our day jobs can seem to take us away from our creative writing….
I took a quick peak at your blog and I agree, I think we have tons in common and I’d be thrilled to be your blogging buddy!
Unfortunately, I have fallen desperately behind in the 31DBBB group because I had a major event to do for work that took up all of my time and then some for the last two weeks. But I plan to spend Thanksgiving weekend (ours in Canada is this upcoming weekend) getting caught up and back on track with the group and my own blog so definitely, count me in as your buddy and count on me to be much more active with the group this coming week!
I look forward to “blogging together”!!
Cheers and take care,
Natalie
Funny…I’ve fallen behind a little too due to a company-wide event coming up in a month that I manage. Instead of 31 days, I’m on the “just keep going and it will eventually get done” plan. So okay, we are bloggers separated at birth (and by a border).
Looking forward to keeping up on your blog!
B
It’s funny when you write for money it’s work. But when you right for yourself it’s a pleasure. It’s great to find two kindred souls.
Powerful statement Cat! Wow!
“If I owned a bedazzler, I’d be dangerous.” L.O.L
Good. Times. New fan and follower just from that. Thank Kristen and her awesome blog for pointing me in your direction.
Looking forward to lots of silly stuff.
Woot woot Kelly!!! Love it and am thrilled you swung by and commented. Totally made my night!!
I’ll have to send Kristen an uberlicious thank you tomorrow for sending you my way.
I am off to check out your digs. Here’s to a fab friendship moving forward and all the laughs to come.
Hi Natalie….I nominated you for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award and you can see it at http://thomag2.wordpress.com The Poet’s Crafts/The Olding Poet Congratulations on a great site! my best, tom
Awwww…thank you sooooo much Tom!!!
I so appreciate that!!
You’ve got an awesome blog up here! Well done!
Keep writing and shining, lots of your readers will find your posts inspiring!
Subhan Zein
I like the blog.
Hi Natalie – after reading about you and your hubby on Tameri’s blog this morning, I just had to come over to visit. Love what I’ve read so far, and am following … so pleased to be pointed in your direction! ~ Julie
Hi Julie,
Thank you so much for swinging by, commenting and following!! Soooo nice. It’s wonderful to meet you. I am thrilled that you discovered me (and hubby of course) through the uberlicious Tameri, isn’t she just THE best!
I hope you enjoy the posts and join in on the fun! Squeee!!!
Take care and beautiful blog yourself!!
Natalie
Congratulations, you have been nominated for the Sunshine Award!
http://www.createeng.wordpress.com/2012/11/02/first-award/
Hello,
I have given you the Most Influential Blogs 2012. If you’d go to my blog post and have a look at it…
http://raaniyork.wordpress.com/2013/02/12/most-influential-blogs-2012/
The rules are very simple and easy to follow.
Well done!! I think I gave it to the right person and writer!!
Raani