: About Me

For the last twenty plus years I have been deeply involved in the publication of printed material. I have worked for the Fine Arts Department at BYU-Hawaii, which is consistently ranked as a top-tier university by the prestigious news magazine, U.S. News and World Report. It is located on the North Shore on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. I specialized as a marketer for the many concerts, plays, musical productions, visiting faculty recitals, and student recitals.

I am well aware of the need for perfect copy when preparing programs, invitations, booklets and advertising for university printed media. Having been surrounded by academia has made perfection a goal in all of my writing. While I worked in the Fine Arts Department, I pursued my Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Art, which required many hours of writing papers.

Recently I have been writing articles for various online sites including associatedcontent.com, hubpages.com, ezinearticles.com, shewrites.com and my own personal blogs. I just discovered helium.com and would like to join the community of writers here.

My reason for writing is for personal expression as well as to share my experiences, knowledge and in turn to learn from others. My husband and I have four children, and we enjoy the new experience of being grandparents. I also enjoy gardening, bicycling, painting and genealogy.

My passion is ...

creating

I know too much about ...

what I should be doing

My parents always told me ...

to be a good example

My childhood ambition ...

to be a good mother and an artist

My favorite memory ...

living in the South Pacific

Why I write ...

to keep the cobwebs out

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

Il Divo

My first job ...

Secretary

My best moment ...

birth of my first child

My inspiration ...

my children - they make me want to be better!

Arts & Humanities > Photography Holiday photos: Preserving the memories

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The holidays are some of the most memorable times of the year. Nothing could be more devastating than realizing that you have lost some of your holiday digital photos. All the decorations, the family together for the first time in quite a while, and all the feasting and presents. With a bit of planning and consistency before the holidays, you can avoid the sinking feeling that comes with photographic data loss. Fortunately today there are several options for storing your valuable pictures. Before the holiday rush, purchase at least two to three memory cards for your camera and plenty of ba...

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