Born in Trenton New Jersey, I have travelled much of the US East of the Rockies. I am a Programmer/Analyst currently in college to switch over to a career in education.

My life keeps me busy as I work two jobs attend full time classes at Washburn University and raise three very active, very wonderful children. My interest in writing started in Freshman Comp. I thought for sure I would fail that class and found that my professor was entertained by my writing, I found that I enjoyed penning my thoughts and experiences and I found writing suprisingly therapeutic.

Hope you enjoy my ponderings.

My passion is ...

Learning

I know too much about ...

Breast Feeding. lol

My parents always told me ...

I didn't apply myself

My childhood ambition ...

To be a star of the silver screen. Have you seen my movies? Yeah right!

My favorite memory ...

The births of all my 3 children

Why I write ...

It's therapeutic

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

co-workers talking. shhhh

My first job ...

Sealing envelopes for a direct mail company.

My best moment ...

Every day I wake up

My inspiration ...

Jesus Christ, Maya Angelou, and my mom

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Life had gotten tough, for this a professional living in Topeka Kansas, working one and a half hours away in Overland Park. The daily commute totals three hours and the gas expenditure per month is outrageous. Adding the factors together, it was becoming difficult making ends meet. I had been desperately trying to support three children while being forced to pay outrageous medical bills and the stress it caused was menacing.

I finally had to make the difficult decision to take a second job. It is extremely difficult to find work as a systems analyst when you already work in the fiel...

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