: About Me

Hi and Thanks for stopping by! I'm a quiet person and not much of a talker, so I'll be brief about myself.

I used to work full-time in the Human Resources area where I spent many years helping employees with their benefits, compensation, and promotions. I enjoyed that except when the economic times were bad and lay-offs were the norm.

I now enjoy freelance writing and am a Contributor on Associated Content. I've always enjoyed reading and writing and now I can expand my horizons by learning through research for my articles. I also enjoy gardening, quilting, cooking, hiking, and nature.

My wonderful husband and I were married in beautiful Hawaii (we're both romantics), and we live in the mountains of Colorado. We have two kitty-cats that were adopted from a shelter and two aquariums of tropical freshwater fish. We have deer, bears, bobcats, fox, coyote, mountain lions, badgers, wild turkeys, and ermine with squatter's rights on our property. We love it!

That's it in a nutshell!

My passion is ...

Gardening, quilting, writing, animals,

I know too much about ...

I never know too much about anything. Everyday I try to learn something new.

My parents always told me ...

If you can't be say anything nice, then don't say it at all.

My childhood ambition ...

Singer

My favorite memory ...

Baking pies with my Dad...

Why I write ...

to learn and expand my horizons

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

usually it's jazz, classical music, or oldies!

My first job ...

a waitress...

My best moment ...

getting married in Hawaii

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