Marissa Hermanson Moomaw
@MarissaMoomaw
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mom 👧🏼👧🏼🤰🏼+ retired journalist 📰
Richmond, VA
Joined April 2009
Inspired by our annual Blue Ridge Parkway drive, I wrote this piece for @nytimes @nytimestravel for all the leaf peepers looking for a scenic fall road trip https://t.co/yNJLJlBP25
#loveva
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With an autumnal ombré and cooler temperatures, fall is prime time for journeying along this Appalachian Mountain roadway.
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Slowly been putting this news out there: my last story is in the march/april issue of @dwell. Go grab a copy! I’m leaving the journalism world to focus on my kids. Baby no. 3 is due this summer + I’m very excited to hit pause on work so I can be with them more 💛📰
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Middle and upper class women can afford this service; and women who can’t afford doulas are underserved already and very much need advocacy before/during/after birth
Two proposals to require private insurers in Virginia to provide coverage for state-certified doula care are headed to the state commission charged with studying mandated health insurance benefits.
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Dolly is a saint 📚💛
Virginia is helping fund an expansion of @DollyParton's reading program across the state. The legendary country music singer’s service delivers one book each month to any child under 5 years old who is signed up. https://t.co/ua8pcYXTyT
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More fodder for the natural gas bans debate [via @washingtonpost]
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With pressure growing to ban natural gas in the home, experts explain what it takes to change a gas fireplace to wood-burning or electric.
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One of the scariest thing about being a journalist is that every time you finish writing an article, you're going to have to write another one
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Jennifer Coolidge’s acceptance speech 💛 filled with some nice reminders about life. Loved her from when I first saw her in Christopher Guest’s Best In Show
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Why would anyone want to get this woman off the stage?
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This Edna Lewis food trail in Orange was just brought to my attention and looks amazing #loveva #visitvirginia
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You can always make things happen within your budget. Style isn’t about how much you spend, designer products or what’s trending. It’s about doing what makes you feel good and owning it. Story out in this week's @washingtonpost Local Living
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Remodeling your kitchen can cost six figures, but it doesn't have to. Here are upgrades you can make on a budget of $1,000, $5,000, $10,000 or $15,000.
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After getting a quote for $88k to gut + reno our kitchen, I ended up going the much more affordable facelift route. Wrote about it for @washingtonpost + got pro-tips from home experts on how to refresh your kitchen on a budget
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Remodeling your kitchen can cost six figures, but it doesn't have to. Here are upgrades you can make on a budget of $1,000, $5,000, $10,000 or $15,000.
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I’ve been talking to a lot of mom friends about how this fall has been one of the hardest seasons
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A new round of viral infections – flu, RSV, covid and the common cold — is colliding with staffing shortages at schools and daycares to create unprecedented challenges for parents and teachers.
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My 3 yo now refers to chickens as “chicken nugget birds” 😵💫🐔🍗
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This was a fun one! 🍃
A helpful guide of what to do if your monstera gets to be a little too monstrous from @MarissaMoomaw (with an illustration by @kelseyrushing ✨) https://t.co/YbOxIZowuF
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Pegboard has left the garage for the home [via @washingtonpost]
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The compressed wood boards once reserved for corralling screwdrivers and gardening shears have been popping up in other parts of the home.
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Overheard at Walmart: “Every day I have a smile on my face and a song in my heart.” 🥺 #wordstoliveby #peopleofwalmart
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Cool job alert: The Washington Post is looking for a news and features writer to cover the world of books. Come work with me on books!!
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It’s that time of year 😝🙌🏼🍁🍂🚘
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With an autumnal ombré and cooler temperatures, fall is prime time for journeying along this Appalachian Mountain roadway.
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And this is why I’ll never move back home
Wind, rain batter Ft. Myers as Hurricane Ian engulfs Florida's west coast. LIVE UPDATES: https://t.co/aIIm36bHfH.
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Prayers for my Naples family + friends. I don’t miss this about growing up in Florida
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Enjoy the live stream of stunning views, breathtaking sunsets, and beach activity all from the comfort of your home.
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I became a journalist because I love learning new things + living vicariously through others. This is one of those pieces where I got to talk to some incredibly smart, interesting people + learn a whole lot [via @washingtonpost ]
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"Darwinian beekeeping" is becoming more popular as hobbyists seek to help honeybees help themselves.
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looking for freelance writers who have ideas/can execute stories on small-space living for the Post's home section. Drop me a line!
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