: About Me

Writing is the window into my soul. Writing allows me to soar above the clouds, to dream and to remember. First, I write for me because I must and then, I write to share my spirit with others. Writing helps me to be content, but also to become comfortable in my own skin. I forget about keeping up with the Jones. I discover new facets about my life and about others. I realize how I got to be fifty years old! I'm fortunate to still be breathing and sharing my life with others whether it's in black and white or my 3D life.

My 3D life is working in a great dental office. I'm a front office worker and for many years, I was an orthodontic assistant. Prior to that, I was a flight attendant for Braniff Airlines. I was practically raised in the wheat fields of Kansas. In my early twenties, I moved to Texas and this is where I continue to reside. I have been married for twenty-five years to my best friend.

My passion is ...

Writing and loving my husband

I know too much about ...

Manic depression (bi-polar) because my brother is.

My parents always told me ...

Learn to count on yourself and then you can help others and love

My childhood ambition ...

To move to Colorado and write poetry - never did

My favorite memory ...

Waking up on my birthday and seeing a nearby tree limb covered with Monarch butterflies

Why I write ...

Because it is a need that I must fullfill, a thirst that I must quinch, an itch that I must scratch, say no more.....

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

Presently reading Atonement, Favorite TV show HOUSE and I listen to Classical and the Oldies

My first job ...

Mowed lawns with my brother and after a while , I was the only one mowing the lawns

My best moment ...

Any moment when I can make someone else laugh and forget their problems for that moment

My inspiration ...

My family and the road that we have traveled on together

Health & Fitness > Cosmetic Dentistry Why braces are not just for kids anymore

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For over twenty-five years, I was employed as an orthodontic assistant. In my younger years, my teeth were nicely aligned and my occlusion (bite) was very adequate. I had assisted the orthodontist who I worked for place braces on children and adults. Now, at age forty-two, my teeth were shifting! I knew what had to be done-BRACES were in my near future. Fortunately, complimentary orthodontic treatment was one of my job perks or otherwise at that time, the cost would have ranged slightly about $4500. At present, I know that adult orthodontic treatments are starting at $5000 and above in my ...

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