Hi everyone! I'm Melissa Basgall, the new publisher for Macaroni Kid Kansas City North! I also publish Macaroni Kid editions for Downtown/South KC, Kansas City Kansas/Leavenworth, and Overland Park/Olathe/Shawnee. I am thrilled about the opportunity to expand into the Northland! Today I wanted to take a few minutes to introduce myself, and share a little bit about my background and my family. So, here we go!
I was born and raised in south Olathe, and spent a few years at Pitt State before deciding I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life, and took the leap to travel the world as an international flight attendant for United Airlines. I loved traveling and living on the east coast, but after a few years my sister started having babies, and I started missing home.
When I moved back to KC I met my husband Garret within a few days of returning. We've been married for 9 years (together for 13) and now reside in Basehor, Kansas. We have a 7-year-old daughter, Everly. We struggled with secondary infertility for 3 years, losing several babies along the way, including one at 21 weeks. A couple of years ago Garret and I finally found peace with our situation, and decided we must just be meant to be a family of 3!
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I work full-time as a volunteer services manager for a large not-for-profit hospice here in KC, and I spend my days traveling back and forth from our 7 locations across the metro (two of which are in NKC!). I worked for NorthCare Hospice out of North Kansas City Hospital for many years, and the bulk of my job was driving from home to home in the Northland. I'm very familiar with all the areas North of the river, and I still have an office I frequent located near I-29 and North Oak Trafficway. I have a special place in my heart for Northlanders and the Northland community—you all are darn hard workers and know how to have fun! Your Snake Saturday Parade is one of my favorite events, and I'm walking with the Kansas City Hospice crew in a few weeks! All that to say, I'm so excited to provide all kinds of fantastic family-fun content for all of you wonderful Northlanders!!
More about me — I'm an enneagram 7, and a Gemini. I always say that I'm a Jill of many trades, a master of absolutely none. Except for mixing cocktails...I'm pretty good at that, especially scratch bloody marys! I dabble in just about everything — home decor, DIY, blogging, fashion, cooking, and recently I've tried my hand at vegetable gardening. Favorite activities include sports spectating, walks with scenic views, audiobooks, traveling, trying new restaurants/food, musicals, fantasy football, and sitting poolside/lakeside/oceanside (basically near any aesthetically pleasing body of water), and of course, exploring our amazing city.
I also have a personal blog where I share more about myself and the day-to-day life of my family. I'd love for you to follow me at "Kansas City Family", on Instagram and/or Facebook. IG: https://www.instagram.com/kansascityfamily/ and FB: https://www.facebook.com/mykansascityfamily/
Thanks so much for your readership, and I look forward to getting to know all of you in the coming months!
All my best-
Melissa
