: About Me

Christina is an avid reader and freelance writer. Her interests include everything from A to Z. As the single mother of 3 children she has knowledge from different areas to pull from. Special needs, diabetes, asthma and the gambit of illnesses affecting her children are all just waiting in the wings to be written about. She is the proud owner of chinchillas, hamsters, cats and fish and writes about nature and the envirionment.

My passion is ...

Chocolate

I know too much about ...

Everything

My parents always told me ...

I was a pain because I had to know about everything

My childhood ambition ...

to teach

My favorite memory ...

The births of my three children

Why I write ...

because I have to.

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

I constantly read as for listening to I listen to all types of music.

My first job ...

Cattle Ranch

My best moment ...

when my first poem was selected for a poetry book

My inspiration ...

to be true to myself.

Celebrations & Holidays > Valentine's Day Why chocolate is associated with Valentine's Day

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Chocolate and love go hand in hand. During the 1800's, Valentines Day was almost unheard of, until one enterprising family started making Valentine's Day Cards. Since then Cards, and then Flowers and Chocolates have been linked with this special day. The sales of Chocolates and Flowers for Valentines day have been on a steady increase since the early 1940's. After WWII sales increased dramatically and continued until today. In addition to chocolate, flowers and cards, in the 1990's Diamonds have been associated with this day. But chocolate still is the number one gift of choice. But as for...

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