: About Me

I am a freelance writer and photographer, animal rescue advocate and semi-retired veterinary technician, political activist, ambitious gardener, culinary experimentalist and novice mom. Most recently, I wrote a bio for local singer-songwriter Jon Senna. I also write occasional pieces for a regional online travel magazine, and keep an obscure blog.

My passion is ...

my family

I know too much about ...

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

My parents always told me ...

not to hit my siblings

My childhood ambition ...

to be Indiana Jones

My favorite memory ...

pacing the floor with my husband, lulling twins to sleep to Clutch

Why I write ...

it's like crack - I've heard.

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

The Omnivore's Dilemma/Bones/Blitzen Trapper

My first job ...

babysitting

My best moment ...

the birth of my girls

My inspiration ...

those girls

Celebrations & Holidays > Christmas Christmas 2008: Uncommon ways to save money at Christmas

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On December 1, the National Bureau of Economic Research certified that the past 11 months of economic stagnancy in the United States has indeed been a recession. Glad we got that cleared up. Unfortunately, the news doesn't make this holiday season any less light on the green. After regifting the last cheese log and exhausting the creative depths of popsicle sticks and red and green sprinkles on home baked goods, there still remain a few uncommon ways to pinch a penny. First, for festive flair, scavenge the garage for items to reuse or repurpose. A nonfunctional string of lights may cost $2...

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