Dangerous Cupcake is a Southern California lifestyle blog with a focus on women in midlife and beyond. Phase 2 of life, with our kids almost or fully adults, is where we get to rediscover our interests and spend more time on ourselves, without any guilt. It’s when we get to spend more time — and money — on ourselves. Wellness in midlife is about far more than just physical health, and we’re here to talk about all of it.
I’m Donna, a community and social media manager, content creator, writer, SEO geek, and leader of the Dangerous Cupcake Lifestyle team. In my spare time, I’m a make-from-scratch foodie with a love for cupcake experimentation and living just a little dangerously…even if it is sometimes all in my head. I’m also imaginary best friends with Chris Hemsworth and I may or may not have 8′ cutouts of both Thor and Loki in my family room. Our large family all lives in Southern California and consists of four kids, two sons-in-law, one granddaughter and one grandson. (They all me Grammy!) We’re based in the Rancho Cucamonga / Fontana area of the Inland Empire, but we spend a lot of time all over SoCal.
We share info on our travel adventures, wine experiences, cocktail and foodie explorations, remodeling and furnishing our home, entertaining our friends and family, our dogs, yoga, sustainability, relationships as we age, developing hobbies, and so much more that’s relevant to this stage in life, including a glimpse into midlife finance and retirement planning. While we sometimes talk about mom stuff, our youngest is 25, so we’ve pivoted the last year to focus more on parenting and fun with young adult children and being grandparents and less on entertainment. We want to share things that are relatable to others facing midlife, and authentic to ourselves, and we want to cast the light on positive aging and confidence.
Life is different without diapers and early bedtimes, but no less chaotic, and our hope is to build a community for women who are seeking their new purpose and finding new fulfillment. It’s scary to admit, but we do all need to know we’re not going through this phase alone.
Life is short. Live a little dangerously.
I’ve been asked if I have any “real” writing experience, and yes, yes, I do. I was awarded a journalism scholarship but left college early to join the military. After a few years of wondering what to do next, I ended up in major media and towards the end of my employed life, I was contributing to the Today show’s morning news feed selections. My blog even appeared on the show! Now I’m fully self-employed at my social media marketing agency and I’m also a freelancer writing providing SEO content and ghostwriting for several industries.
And, in case you’re wondering where my blog name came from, Dangerous Cupcake was a nickname my daughter used years ago online, and when I decided to start sharing my booze-infused cupcake recipes on my sites many years ago (I’ve had two blogs prior to this one), I used the name, with her blessing. I used to sell my cupcakes with an alcohol flavor kick, and cakes of all kinds, over 20 years ago and while I don’t sell them anymore, I still create and gift my friends and family with our creations. It’s a family affair!
If you’re interested in joining our team of writers or working with us in another capacity, please email Donna@dangerouscupcakelifestyle.com. Thank you for visiting!