: About Me

Hi, My name is Sharon Mazaka. I love to write and have been writing since I was a young girl. In fourth grade, I won a prize for the best story in my class. I have a journal that I write in everyday and have been doing this since I was a teenager. I write because I like my creative side to shine through and I also enjoy writing non- fiction articles. I am a very curious creature and I like researching and finding out about new things. I took a course through The Institute of Children's Literature. I got a diploma for writing for Children and Teenage Magazines.

I live in Massachusetts and I am a wife and mother to a sixteen yr old son. I also have a nine yr.old mixed terrier dog name Jack. In my spare time I like to read, go to the movies, listen to music, travel and take long walks with my husband and dog.

My passion is ...

writing

I know too much about ...

music

My parents always told me ...

Do what makes you happy

My childhood ambition ...

to be a vetinarian

My favorite memory ...

when my son was born

Why I write ...

it gives me a creative outlet

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

I am currently reading a book called" Until The Real Thing Comes Along" by Elizabeth Berg. I am watching the news on T.V. and I am listening to Christmas music

My first job ...

working at Mcdonalds

My best moment ...

I have two best moments, getting marrried to my husband and the birth of my son.

My inspiration ...

My family

Health & Fitness > Allergies What you need to know about allergies to peanuts

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As Americans we consume nearly 1.7 billion pounds of peanuts a year. Peanuts have an excellent source of vitamin B12. Vitamin E, magnesium, chromium, manganese and peanuts are an inexpensive source of protein.  But how could something so good for people especially children be so dangerous when consumed even in small amounts? In 1978, the first research was done on peanut allergies. The study showed fourteen children were allergic to peanuts. Studies done in 2003 now show approximately 1.2 to 1.5 percent of children is affected by peanut allergies and approximately three million A...

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