My name is Jenny Dye. I started this blog in 2005 at the urging of my friend Stephanie. I blog to write, to connect, to laugh, and to share evolving thoughts and start conversations. Sometimes I'm funny.
I grew up in a tiny town in the Southwestern corner of New York. At age 19, after a short stint in the Chicago suburbs, I decided to move to Provo, Utah, with a friend to create a band, in which I played bass guitar and sang. Living in Provo was supposed to have been a temporary stop in my journey through life, but I found myself living there and liking it for 21 years. I became a mom to six children (5 alive, 1 in Heaven), and enjoyed mainly being at home with and raising my kids for many years, slowly making my way back to working in a variety of arenas.
Blogging has led to many exciting professional opportunities, including working with The United Nations Foundation, as a champion and in the National Mentor Circle for Shot@Life, and writing for Global Moms Challenge. In 2013 I got back on stage. Finally. For a number of years I specialized in hand-making a dessert sold at a popular local chain establishment. Over the years I've refined what I do, and now have the pleasure of working in social media (content, strategy, managing), as a Zumba fitness instructor, an actor (film more than stage, as of late), and in media promotion for film.
In March, 2017, I married John Dye. It's my second marriage, and his, too. Here's something about that. We live in Salt Lake City. Together we have 10 children: my 5 alive, 1 in Heaven, plus his 3, one of whom is married (5+1+3+1), who range in age from 25 to 10.
I enjoy music, dancing, singing, traveling, Zumba, running (just kidding -- but I do like to say I ran, so...), writing, swimming, skiing, radio, podcasts, learning, comedy, letterpress cards, laughing, going to concerts, and making my family happy. I usually feel like I'm running behind and falling short.
You can find me on Twitter and Instagram (@formerlyphread is my handle), and I also co-host The Mormon News Report Podcast alongside Brandt Malone, as well as appear on The Cultural Hall podcast.
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My profile picture was taken by Scott Jarvie in April, 2016, in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah.
I grew up in a tiny town in the Southwestern corner of New York. At age 19, after a short stint in the Chicago suburbs, I decided to move to Provo, Utah, with a friend to create a band, in which I played bass guitar and sang. Living in Provo was supposed to have been a temporary stop in my journey through life, but I found myself living there and liking it for 21 years. I became a mom to six children (5 alive, 1 in Heaven), and enjoyed mainly being at home with and raising my kids for many years, slowly making my way back to working in a variety of arenas.
Blogging has led to many exciting professional opportunities, including working with The United Nations Foundation, as a champion and in the National Mentor Circle for Shot@Life, and writing for Global Moms Challenge. In 2013 I got back on stage. Finally. For a number of years I specialized in hand-making a dessert sold at a popular local chain establishment. Over the years I've refined what I do, and now have the pleasure of working in social media (content, strategy, managing), as a Zumba fitness instructor, an actor (film more than stage, as of late), and in media promotion for film.
In March, 2017, I married John Dye. It's my second marriage, and his, too. Here's something about that. We live in Salt Lake City. Together we have 10 children: my 5 alive, 1 in Heaven, plus his 3, one of whom is married (5+1+3+1), who range in age from 25 to 10.
I enjoy music, dancing, singing, traveling, Zumba, running (just kidding -- but I do like to say I ran, so...), writing, swimming, skiing, radio, podcasts, learning, comedy, letterpress cards, laughing, going to concerts, and making my family happy. I usually feel like I'm running behind and falling short.
You can find me on Twitter and Instagram (@formerlyphread is my handle), and I also co-host The Mormon News Report Podcast alongside Brandt Malone, as well as appear on The Cultural Hall podcast.
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My previous profile picture was taken by Justin Hackworth in March, 2011, at Justin's studio in downtown Provo, Utah.
Another previous profile picture, which I used for years, was taken by Chris Kendrick in 2005. I'm aware that it doesn't necessarily - or at all - represent what I look like on a regular basis. Still, it's one of the few photos of myself that I really, really like.
If you're wondering, I've written about how I got the name Phread.
Another previous profile picture, which I used for years, was taken by Chris Kendrick in 2005. I'm aware that it doesn't necessarily - or at all - represent what I look like on a regular basis. Still, it's one of the few photos of myself that I really, really like.
If you're wondering, I've written about how I got the name Phread.
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