About Michelle Fortin

Michelle Fortin is a follower of Jesus, a wife and a mom. She's also an award winning broadcast journalist and public relations professional. Michelle spent nearly a decade working in television newsrooms across the country, both behind and in front of the camera. Training future broadcast journalists in her faculty associate roles at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University and at Arizona Christian University was a cherished focus of her post-TV career. Today, she maintains a roster of public relations clients focused on empowering fellow “momprenuers.” She also serves as a speaker for various women's and mom's events. Michelle received her bachelor’s degree from Biola University and Master of Mass Communication (MMC) from Arizona State University. She and her husband, two young kids and English bulldog call Scottsdale, Arizona, home.
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Let the Dream Shine In

… or not. Unfortunately, our Dream has East/West exposure.  That means it gets wicked* hot in the back of the house at the end of the day. Also unfortunate, what is located in the back of The Dream.  Yep, our “target” area — kitchen and family room.  As we’ve said, we’re focusing on those areas […]

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Dreamffiti

We like to take risks.  We live life on the edge.  Okay, that may be taking it too far.  (We’re not skydivers or anything.)  However, when it comes to fashion and/or home fashion, we do like to buck trends (or perhaps try and start some?).  In fact, just this week, Mrs. Dreamer was told by […]

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Open Dream Party

The host, hostess, and dog-host are rested.  The recycling and trash are gone.  The leftovers are put away.  The dishes are done (thanks to a great friend!).  The Open Dream Party was a success! About 70 friends, co-workers, neighbors and family stopped by the Dream this weekend to make sure all of our “work” wasn’t just […]

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A Dream Find!

We are (almost) ready for our Open Dream Party tonight. 70+ said “Yes!” to our invite and we excited to show off the Dream. One area that still needs some love and attention is our master suite. Since we decided to first focus on the Dream’s common areas… kitchen, family room, guest bath… our room […]

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Party Dreamin’

48 hours from now our Open Dream & Blog Launch Party will be wrapping up… but until then, we’ll be working hard getting ready to debut our Dream! One of those really tough tasks… Making sure the sangria recipe is just right. A college friend hooked us up with a concoction that is allegedly, “fabulous!” […]

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