: About Me

I am a retired city police officer and self defense instructor at our local college. I work part time as a private investigator and am still debating whether or not to find a full time job. I am a wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, friend and teacher who loves to write, but unfortunately a career of writing legal reports has stuffed the creative edge. I was a fraud investigator, arson investigator, squad leader, field training officer and instructor with our local police department. I still do handwriting analysis and none of these reports lend a hand to creative writing.

I live in a very windy state in the midwest and love traveling to Mexico when it is cold and snowing here. I find the beaches and warmth a great way to relax and clear the mind. The crystal blue water against the white sands has such a healing nature as I am recovering from losing my career due to a tumor. The soul is learning how to deal with the limitations of the body and growing in creative writing as a means of continuing to try and help others.

I welcome any feedback and look forward to sharing this adventure with all of you.

My passion is ...

Traveling to the ocean

I know too much about ...

how people can hurt other people

My parents always told me ...

life isn't fair

My childhood ambition ...

write lyrics that were heard on the radio

My favorite memory ...

dancing on a boat in the middle of the ocean

Why I write ...

to express myself and reach out to others

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

easy listening instrumental music

My first job ...

car hop (just dated myself)

My best moment ...

achieving my Master's Degree

My inspiration ...

Eleanor Roosevelt

Relationships & Family > Crisis Support (Other) Why some women shouldn't take self defense classes

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There isn’t one good reason why some women shouldn’t take self defense classes.  Bad guys don’t care who their victims are, just as long as they are an easy opportunity.  Self defense begins long before an actual attack, but attacks do happen on a daily basis – just look at the statistics for rape.  Studies have finally shown that the sooner one resists in an attack there is a higher chance for escape unharmed.  Physical self defense is a mind set backed by determination.  Let’s dispel some of the myths out there as to women and self d...

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