Before contacting me, read and understand these two points:
- I cannot promise to reply to your email. (I say that mostly to absolve myself of any guilt I would otherwise feel if I never get back to you, but I try my best.)
- Please, PLEASE, PLEASE read the FAQ first. You don’t even have to read the answers, just the questions. Pretend you’re playing Jeopardy!
PastaQueen vs. JenFul and my weight-loss era
- What does JenFul stand for?
JenFul is short for Jennette Fulda. I’m like J. Lo, but my ass is bigger.
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- Why did you change your blog name from PastaQueen.com to JenFul.com?
Short answer: I needed to let go of who I was so I could become who I will be.
Long answer: In 2005 I started blogging regularly about weight loss and healthy living under the name PastaQueen because I didn’t want to use my real name. My blog became fairly well known in the weight-loss blogging community, and because of that PastaQueen became a name associated solely with the weight loss and healthy living aspects of my life. That was all good when I only blogged about weight loss and healthy living. But in 2008 I started blogging about whatever interested me, labeling the blog as “Life after the ‘after’ photo.” However, the emails, comments and press releases I received made it clear that people still thought of PastaQueen.com as a weight loss site.
Weight loss and weight management will always be a part of my life, but it is no longer the major focus of my life. I’ve written basically all I have to say on that topic, and I worked out most of the issues I had with my body by writing that blog. To reflect the change in my life I decided in 2011 to change the name of the site to JenFul, which is a shortened form of my full name, Jennette Fulda. (Well, that, and the domain name was available.)
The PastaQueen site is still up and you are free to browse the archives for inspiration. PastaQueen is a name I associate with a certain (and mostly amazing) period of my life. I ditched the name not because I don’t like it but because it doesn’t represent who I am that well anymore.
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- Is it ok if I call you PastaQueen or PQ?
Yeah, that’s fine. I don’t hate the name or anything. It served me well and I’m very proud of that time in my life.
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- Is it ok if I call you lardbutt?
No. No, it’s not. By any chance is your name Anonymous? Why did your mom name you that?
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- Have you gotten totally fat again? Is that the real reason you changed your name?
First off, that’s two questions. But yes, I have regained some of the weight I lost. This is partly due to the fact that I have been in chronic pain since February 17, 2008 and I sometimes seek comfort in food. I probably would have regained some weight anyway since that’s common among people who’ve lost 100+ pounds. I don’t think it would have been as much without the headache.
And no, that’s not the reason I changed my blog’s name. See above for the real reason.
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Advertising, linking and guest posts
- I’d like to send you a product or a book to review. Is that cool?
You can stuff my mailbox with goodies, but I don’t do many reviews on this site. If I do mention your product, I will mention that I received it for free because I am ethical like that. Please read my official review policy for more information. Also read at least the first page of my blog and my about page before you contact me so you are sure my site fits the niche you want to target. It will save us all some time when you realize my readers have no interest in hair plugs. Once you’ve done all your homework, email me to see if I’m interested at .
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- I would like to advertise on your site. How do I do that?
- Is it okay if I link to your site from my blog?
Yeah, that’s fine. Generally you don’t need to ask permission for that kind of thing. If you do link to me, feel free to email me at to let me know, but you don’t have to.
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- Can we exchange links?
No, we can’t. Please don’t ask. My finger gets exhausted dragging your request to the trash can.
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- Do you accept guest posts for your site?
JenFul.com is a personal blog, so no, I don’t accept guest posts unless you are my clone.
If you still send me an email asking if you can guest post, I shall hex you and all your hair will fall out. Guest post about that, you naked mole rat.
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Personal and other stuff
- Can I give you advice on how to cut your hair, where to get your eyebrows plucked and what to wear?
No, thanks. I walk around this ugly on purpose.
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- Hey, didn’t you have a headache? Do you still have it?
Yes, I do. Let’s ignore it and maybe it will go away.
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- About that headache. Have you tried-?
- I really love your blog and your book! You must think I’m a stalker.
No, I don’t think you’re a stalker (unless that was you parked in the red Honda eating pistachios outside my apartment all night). Just shoot me an email if you want. If I don’t respond it’s nothing personal. I can’t promise to respond to all my email.
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- I really enjoyed your latest book, “Chocolate & Vicodin.” You must think I’m an asshole for how much I liked reading about your pain!
No, I don’t think you’re an asshole. Trust me, I want you to like the book. I’d only hate you if you gave me the headache. So, if you have a voodoo doll with my name on it, please take out the pins. Thanks.
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Okay, now that you’ve checked the FAQ and you know I can’t promise to reply to you, contact me at .
If you want to send me atoms instead of bits, my snail mail address is:
Jennette Fulda
PO Box 16262
Chapel Hill, NC 27516-6262
