: About Me

I can't really remember a time I wasn't working with words in some capacity or another. In junior high and high school I wrote stories about my friends, instead of taking notes. As a junior I restarted the school's newspaper, controlling all the content - it's still functioning today.

I majored in journalism in college, and realized quickly how little I really knew about this craft. I picked up the skills quickly, working at the school paper and interning over the summers. After graduation I moved to New York and worked in the city for several years for three different publications.

When I moved back to the midwest I took up freelancing full time. Now my work is featured on RelateMag.com, SparkleShelf.com and 2Sense Online. I'm also a freelance content editor for Societe Magazine. In the past my work has appeared in the New York Times and the Chicago Tribune.

Obviously, I write on a wide variety of topics including real estate, business, beauty, fashion, entertainment, etc...

My passion is ...

writing in all it's forms.

I know too much about ...

music lyrics - I can't help it they just stick.

My parents always told me ...

I can't be whatever I want to be.

My childhood ambition ...

was to be a best selling author.

My favorite memory ...

the first articles I get published in any publication.

Why I write ...

because it's important.

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

Devil in the White City/The Office/Fearless by Taylor Swift/

My first job ...

news clerk at the New York Times

My best moment ...

getting offered the NYT's gig.

My inspiration ...

too many to list

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Hands down the most important lessons to be learned when it comes to fashion is how to dress according to your shape. Every woman is different. And since no two bodies are exactly the same clothing is never going to look exactly the same from one woman to the next. Some have a little hip action going on, others boast broad shoulders, some have tummies, and others have a large back side. Women are pear shaped, hourglasses, heart shaped and boxy. There are two important thing to keep when dressing for your particular shape. One: you want to create a streamlined, balanced silhouette. Two: Hum...

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