: About Me

I have a passion for sharing knowledge with others, giving to the needy, and telling a corny joke.

I believe in drawing from my experiences to learn, grow, and chart my own course without making excuses why something cannot be achieved. I also believe that anything is possible if it is coupled with the diligence and determination required to make it happen. Success does not come through freebies, handouts, and get rich quick schemes. But it is also not truly defined by how much money you have in your pocket. This is how I think. This is who I am.

I am also wife to my wonderful husband Matthew, and mother to four beautiful children - Brea, Brian, Marcus, and Grace.

I write from what I know. I write from the heart. And I'm here at Helium to explore this passion in a spirit of excellence!

And here's the corny joke......

Question: What is found at the bottom of the sea and shivers?

Answer: A nervous wreck!

My passion is ...

health and fitness

I know too much about ...

number crunching and excel spreadsheets...ugg!

My parents always told me ...

I was raised by my Austrian grandmother. Although she wasn't perfect, she was an example to be committed to my own children.

My childhood ambition ...

to become a Pediatrician

My favorite memory ...

my high school cheerleading days and my stuffed animal giraffe from childhood - sadly, he was thrown away by accident when I was 22.

Why I write ...

friends have always complemented me as a writer and its time I exercised my gift

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

reading (and studying) anatomy flashcards / watching FitTV / listening to iTunes radio

My first job ...

cleaning houses with my grandmom when I was 10

My best moment ...

learning to forgive

My inspiration ...

The Holy Bible

Style & Beauty > Hair Color & Coloring Should you go gray naturally or dye your hair as you age?

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With only four strands of gray hair buried deep beneath 36 year-old black locks I admire from afar the many beautiful women who unapologetically display both full and burgeoning grays with confidence and pride. In the Book of Proverbs gray hair is esteemed as a crown of glory, and it is wonderful to see a mature woman who walks in elegant assuredness as she adorns herself with her natural crown of glory. Gray hair is not an unfashionable reminder of the golden years calling your name. And it should not bring about an anxious, faulty notion that your beauty has somehow begun to fade. Beauty...

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