: About Me

Funnily I love writing articles I hate writing about me. I am 26 years old and have done everything I ever wanted to in life. Unfortunately that leaves me with the problem of what to do for the next 50 to 70 years. So I came here thinking I could share some of the fun things I have had a chance to do. Now every time I say I have done everything at my age people laugh and think I have little imagination so I will elaborate on the subject.

I was born and drifted along until I was 5 at which point I was enrolled in Purdue University's gifted and talented program. Very boring when you are 5. At 5 years old you want to play not take classes in creative writing trust me. By the time I was 15 I had graduated from highschool and taken college courses in herbal medicine and copyediting and proofreading. At 16 I began managing a greenhouse. At 17 my family moved to Texas and I started working in a restaraunt where my love of cooking grew. At 18 after the towers fell I join the U.S Navy and went to war.

When I came back to the states I buried several friends and a lover. I went to lab school and was 3 months from graduation when I was in a car accident. Part of my brain was damaged. Overnight I went from an above genius level IQ to just above average. It doesn't seem like much to many people but it is a huge handicap to me. The left side of my brain is partially dead.

It took awhile for doctors to realise the extent of the damage and during that time I drove an 18 wheeler cross country. While doing that I met a man who loved me even while my health was failing. Over the next 3 years my health worsened. I started having seizures and the nerves in my lower legs stopped working properly.

My health went down hill from there. I spend most of my time with my service dog Siggi. On good days I can walk down the stairs with a cane on bad days I get carried down by my loving husband and use a wheelchair. I still maange to do the cooking and cleaning but I refuse to do the laundry or take out the trash. Because I have difficulty going out I spend most of my time chatting on the internet with friends I have made through the Navy, truckdriving and through the internet.

I love to garden and do interior design and most articles I write will probably be in that area. I grew up in a family whose motto is "Why pay someone else to do what I can do?" We never hired a contractor so from a young age all of us children got a chance to learn home repair and home decorating.

I also love cooking and have spent the last year perfecting a lasagna with half the fat and all the flavor of a regular lasagna. I have won awards for my chili which is ironic since I am allergic and have never even tasted my chili.

I have little interest in politics or religion. I feel those are personal choices and won't debate them. I don't know everything but I have an opinion on everything and if you get me started I will probably share it. I blame my brain injury for mmy lack of tact. (I should get some benefit from it) I have a dark sense of humor that tends to leave those around me snorting their drinks.

I think that should tell you enough about me. If it didn't ask and I will be delighted to tell you anything you want to know. My personal moto is "If you are too embarassed to talk about it you shouldn't be doing it."

My passion is ...

reading cooking and gardening

I know too much about ...

cooking and gardening

My parents always told me ...

you can do anything

My childhood ambition ...

brain surgeon

My favorite memory ...

my husband buying a book to cheer me up that I had already bought the week before

Why I write ...

to share my life and loves before I can't

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

several books

My first job ...

greenhous manager

My best moment ...

getting my service dog

My inspiration ...

my husband

Home & Garden > Home Interior Decorating tips: Adding Asian design elements to your home

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Many people love to add a touch of the exotic in their homes; and there is nothing more exotic then Asian design. Asian design has a tranquil balanced feel. It brings to mind visions of sandalwood and incense, dragons and samurai warriors, Aladdin and ninjas. It is a design embodying ancient traditions and fantasy at the same time. There are two major types of Asian design; Japanese and Chinese. Chinese Design: Chinese design is full of bold and dramatic colors. Red symbolises the male energy (yang) while black symbolises the female energy (yin). This design style incorporates dragon and p...

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