: About Me

Hi! I am a wife, mother, preschool, teacher, medical transcriptionist, multiple pet owner with a specialty in reptiles, with a deep desire to write! I started a book about 4 years ago which I have yet to finish and I think writing articles will push me in the right direction. I am in constant conflict with time - time to write. It is like exercise - need to make it a priority! So, I am diving in and engaging my digits as they skim the keyboard creating spellbinding articles for your reading pleasure! I feel that I must get these stories, ideas, spurts of creativity in the computer so they might quit swirling about my brain! Excited to in the "fold" with so many other writers! Karen

My passion is ...

family, reptiles, fishing

I know too much about ...

horses and reptiles

My parents always told me ...

to be kind and honest.

My childhood ambition ...

horse farm.

My favorite memory ...

snake hunting and riding horses.

Why I write ...

escape daily humdrum and creating an original.

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

The Facts Behind the Helsinkis Roccamatios/PBS/Metallica

My first job ...

Veterinary assistant.

My best moment ...

Giving birth to my 2 children.

My inspiration ...

God, my family and love.

Health & Fitness > Fitness & Exercise Tips Autumn workouts

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Crispness in the air, a welcome change from the summer heat is an invite to be outside and embrace the new season in exercise. A walk in the Fall, be it on the country road, city sidewalk or State Park, the benefits are the same; aerobic exercise, muscle toning and a colorful landscape. Bike riding is another aerobic activity that gets the blood flowing and you can take in the Autumn hues from a different perspective. Visits to pumpkin patches that have acres of patches to walk and find the perfect pumpkin! How about a neighborhood Fall Festival with games such as bobbing for apples, scave...

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