: About Me

I'm the mother of three children, two grown (a boy and a girl) and one teen (a girl) at home. I'm the grandmother of two, a boy and a girl. I'm the pet of three dogs (all female). I'm currently the wife of one man. I've been single, married, divorced, a single mom and re-married. I've traveled this country extensively. I've lived in or poked around in all but four or five states. I've worked outside of my home most of my life but I am currently working at home. I don't get paid for it because my husband can't afford to pay me what I'm worth. I take pity on him and do everything anyway. Who knows what next week will bring. For the moment I work at home and have been for the last five years. And I write.

I came in to this world curious and intend to leave it equally as curious. I will always be a student because I won't have time to know everything and I will always be a teacher because I have an insatiable urge to share what I learn. Hence, I write. I have written since I learned how. I think I was four.

I've done many things in this life and have many more to get to before the fat lady sings. I've been a horse trainer, a management consultant, a logger and the general manager of hotels, among a great number of other varied things. I've taken many classes and taught a few. I've been a friend, a lover and a mother. And through it all, I write.

My passion is ...

learning and writing

I know too much about ...

One can never know too much about anything - always learn.

My parents always told me ...

Its all about who you are in your heart - know who that is.

My childhood ambition ...

to write

My favorite memory ...

I don't do favorites in anything. It diminishes the other things.

Why I write ...

I simply have to write. I have to learn then I have to share.

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

I am in a news group phase for reading right now. I watch a few mindless, humorous shows in the evening to shut down my mind to prepare for sleep. I'm listening to many genres of music, as I usually do. Where ever my mood leads me.

My first job ...

15 years old - Orange Julius - please, never again!

My best moment ...

Again, best - favorite. Some of my best moments are when I can truly help as a mother, friend, wife, etc.

My inspiration ...

Life. Its a gift that I acknowledge and appreciate every day. Life comes at me from a million different directions every day. I have much to choose from.

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