DEAR SPRINGFIELD MAMA

What tips go toward

Considering leaving a tip? Here’s what your dollars will go toward:

Paying software fees, including:
- WordPress (for hosting the website)
- ActiveCampaign (for sending newsletters)
- Canva (for editing photos and other design materials)
- Stripe and Ko-Fi (for processing tip payments)
Paying my legally required P.O. Box
Supporting the 12-15 hours per week I devote to the website and newsletter content
Of course, occasionally buying me coffee on my excursions with Leo!

Thank you for your support!

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Hello,

I’m Brittany

Brittany Meiling is a former newspaper reporter and editor with bylines at the Los Angeles Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, and the Springfield Daily Citizen. Now a stay-at-home mom to one spirited kid, she writes Dear Springfield Mama to help local mothers feel more grounded, connected, and in the know. She’s traded newsroom deadlines for nature walks, budget grocery runs, and chasing beauty in the middle of it all.