: About Me

I am writing a column for a local newspaper and loving every minute of it. The pay is not fabulous but the reward of writing again for a publication outweighs the money.

I'm freelancing from my home and looking forward to having time to write more. Although I worked in a fast paced corporate office for a number of years, one of my favorite things has always been writing.

My columns allow me the freedom to write about gardening, opinion pieces, special events, personal stories, first person humor columns and much more. My mail response is great because people say they can relate to what I write. I also cover hard news.

One of my passions, besides writing, is growing cut flowers. This has led to a rewarding hobby by participating in the local Farmers Market on the village green. It's also a chance to meet and greet many interesting people and hear their stories.

This hobby has led to a wide variety of material to write about including organic gardening and growing green.

I hope to begin writing more magazine articles in addition to the newspapers and writing here at Helium. My dream is to get a syndicated newspaper column or be a regular contributor at one or several magazines. That's the joy of writing, one can always dream. There are no limits if you are willing to put in the time and effort.

My passion is ...

Writing and growing cut flowers

I know too much about ...

Absolutely nothing. There is always more and more to learn every day.

My parents always told me ...

Work hard, be dependable and you will succeed in whatever you do

My childhood ambition ...

I started wanting to write at 7. After that it was to be an airline hostess or an attorney. Quite a spread of occupations.

My favorite memory ...

My children and my grandchildren being born

Why I write ...

Because I have no choice, it's like breathing. I also like to entertain or make people laugh by encouraging them to read. If you can read you can do anything - except maybe play the piano, sing on tune, or be a mathmatics major. Get the drift?

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

Pandora music, cd's, lots of books, some tv, crossword puzzles and jigsaw puzzles

My first job ...

Secretary

My best moment ...

I have had so many that it is very difficult to pinpoint just one of them.

My inspiration ...

Living each day to the fullest and trying to be a good person

Home & Garden > Home Interior Changing Christmas tree decorations inexpensively, year to year

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Do you ever just plain get tired of dragging out the same old Christmas tree decorations year after year? Sure you want to keep and display family treasures but why not put up two trees? That's what I do each year. One pencil type small tree in the dining room is full of old Santa Claus decorations and colored lights for the kids and grandkids which never changes (most kids hate changes, after all it's their tree too and they want to see the same thing each year) but the large one in the living room is just for me. That's the fun part and everyone is happy. The secret of being able to chan...

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