Jenna McCarthy is an internationally-published writer and the author of The Parent Trip: From High Heels and Parties to Highchairs and Potties, and Cheers to the New Mom/Dad! Her work has appeared in more than 50 magazines, on dozens of websites, and in several anthologies including the popular Chicken Soup series. She has held staff positions for leading publishers in New York and Los Angeles, and for two years served as the co-host of the top-rated KTYD Early Show. She lives in lovely Santa Barbara, CA, where she enjoys sculpting Play-Doh and watching the value of her home plummet. Jenna currently is hard at work on her next project, a practical guide to living with and continuing to love the TV-addicted, sex-obsessed, listeningimpaired Neanderthal you married. In her spare time, she wonders what she used to do with all of her spare time. Visit her online at www.jennamccarthy.com.