: About Me

I have come to terms with realizing.... Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it. There is a reason for everything. Dwelling on past mistakes and future situations can ruin a perfectly good present. Life is great! Try not to miss it. Your words and actions describe you. Which is a more accurate representative of your true character? A great life is made up of good relationships, interesting puzzles, and fond memories. Each requires a significant effort on your part. Is there one person in your life who would drop what he or she is doing to come to your assistance? If so, you are fortunate. In order to have good friends you must be a good friend. Are you? Sometimes being a good friend means biting your tongue and keeping your opinion to yourself unless you are sincerely asked. Interesting puzzles are jobs or hobbies that get you so excited they sometimes wake you in the middle of the night. If you are continually bored it is because you are boring. Make the effort to really get involved in something that truly interests you. Fond memories are a result of good relationships and interesting puzzles. There is a day in the future when your capabilities diminish and all you have left are the thoughts that dance through your mind. Will you smile at these thoughts or growl? A great life is worth the effort. Don't short- change yourself. Go for it. And if you fail the first 99 times - you are normal. Keep on failing until you succeed. The alternative is giving up your dreams.

My passion is ...

Photography

I know too much about ...

History

My parents always told me ...

I'm good at art

My childhood ambition ...

To play soccer for the US Women's National Team...it never happened

My favorite memory ...

Laying on the dock with my then boyfriend, now husband, just talking, laughing, and gazing at the stars

Why I write ...

To pass the time.

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

While rather late, I'm getting into the Harry Potter books.

My first job ...

Long's Drug Store

My best moment ...

Overcoming an internal battle

My inspiration ...

My husband

Travel > Australia & South Pacific Destinations What to know about traveling in Australia

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Tip #1: Drive on the proper side of the road. So, there we were, turning right because, well, that was the direction we needed to go when suddenly, we hear 60 or so horns honking at us. We are looking around and the guy going straight rolled down his window and said "G'day. You from America yeah?" I'm thinking, are we that obvious? Then it clicked. We were about to turn right...right onto the wrong side of the road, head on into traffic. The very kind country assuming man let us back up and pull in front of him, our faces red with embarrassment, but grateful we didn't die. Tip: Drive on th...

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