: About Me

I'm a mental health therapist with a great deal of experience in behavior modification. I have produced a great deal of clinical writing, which can be interesting, but I have a strong desire to try to write more creatively. My bachelor's was in graphic arts management and am currently attempting to master Illustrator so that between writing and graphic design, I might be able to realize my dream of working independently in my home office with sun glistening through every room. In case you read my 1st article today, you know I'm a bit sun deprived and haven't had the best of days today. I am so happy I found this site, it was exactly what I needed now.

Some of my other interest include photography; culinary arts; fat cats; fitness; health and nutrition; good company, fine wine, and great music.

My passion is ...

the Arts in her many shapes and forms

I know too much about ...

too little

My parents always told me ...

you can't catch a fly without honey

My childhood ambition ...

and current ambition, well, I was enamored by Hobo's and Beach Comber's and far too naive to realize these were the antithesis of ambition

My favorite memory ...

so many to choose from, so little space

Why I write ...

my thoughts seem to jell best after several edits

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

Just finished Eat,Pray, Love, I'm watching Globe Trekker, and often listening to NPR

My first job ...

Ihop waitress who didn't hop . . much

My best moment ...

awaits me

My inspiration ...

is of the moment, on a tropical breeze, surrounded by countoured faces telling stories on brilliantly colored melodies

Pets & Animals > Dog Training Tips for teaching a dog to ring a bell to go outside

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Fido trains owner to open door! (Or, How to teach your best friend to ring a bell to go out.) What were talking about here is your every day run of the mill classical conditioning many of us learned Pavlov fathered. As a trained behavior modification specialist, I'll spare the technical diagram here. I have, however, trained many people to create a desired behavior through reinforcement of that behavior, and I believe I can help train you and your dog as well. The first part of being able to get a desired response from your dog is to use a few set patterns of speech and action to communica...

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