About Me

The most important things to me in life are love, laughter, peace, family and friends.

Notice my most important things aren’t things at all.

I am optimistic, patient, caring, I love the finer things in life, and I’m always able to see the best in other people.

I consider time to be my most precious asset.

As a little girl, I was outgoing, imaginative and creative.

My parents divorced when I was 12 and from there I was raised primarily by my father.

My father was strict but also kind.  He taught me to always be fair.  He taught me to always take care of yourself first because if you don’t have your health, you have nothing.

I hate public speaking.

I love event planning.

I don’t need to be in charge but my opinion needs to count.

I don’t get easily offended and I rarely cry.

I always give more than is required of me in any job or on any project.

I see the good in every situation.

I am analytical.

I think outside the box…  because all the best ideas are there.

I believe the glass could be half-full or half-empty:  it depends on what’s in the glass.

In college I majored in journalism because two of my most favorite things to do are writing and photography.

My oldest daughter Kaitlyn was born when I was 21.

My second daughter Britney was born 16 months later.

This was an exhausting period in my life but it also made me realize who I am and why I’m here.

Being pregnant and giving birth to my children created some of the best memories and wonderful times in my life.

My hobbies before having children were shopping, scrapbooking, writing, reading, traveling.

My hobbies post-babies are still shopping, writing, reading and NOW  exercising, and spending meaningful, and now quality time with our family.

I currently work full-time.  Around the clock . . .  Being a Mom never stops.

Someday I hope to run a marathon.

Someday I hope to write a book. . . and then actually publish it.  (I’ve started writing several but haven’t finished one yet to be published)

I love learning new things.

The thrill of learning is the possibility of growing, getting up after being knocked down and the questions about yourself that your mind must answer along the way.

When all the kids are in school I want to take classes in photography and hopefully begin to profit from my skill.

I am eager to travel the entire world.

I prefer e-mails and text messaging to phone calls.  The phone never rings when it’s convenient for me.

I believe in love but have a hard time believing in marriage.

I try to put other people before myself.

I wish all children could be born into love and peace.

I think gratitude is important.

I am content but always dreaming.  Goals are dreams with deadlines.

If I had more time, I would volunteer at a shelter for women and children and teach them how to get back on their feet from whatever crisis they have endured.

Someday I want to live in a sustainable community where I can walk to the grocery store, a park, and a little café where I can sip my coffee at 11am, eat a croissant and watch all the passers by.

If I were rich, I would first hire a maid.

Then a personal shopper to do the grocery shopping.  I wouldn’t need her to do my own personal clothing shopping because I believe I will always enjoy that.  

I’d hire a professional photographer at least four times a year to follow my family around for the day and take candid shots… and possibly hire someone else to simultaneously play epic soundtrack theme songs whenever I experience a defining moment.

I would do this now but I find it hard to take the picture and yet, also be in it.

Other than that, I’d pretty much live life the same way.

Except I’d travel anywhere I haven’t already been and go to the places I loved, one more time each.

I love to dance.

I love wearing skirts and heels.

I love watching romantic comedies that have happy endings.

I love songs about love.

I wouldn’t want to live in any other generation.

I love computers, the internet, digital cameras and technology.

I have a list of goals. Long term and short term because I love to look back and realize my dreams have come true.

Before you judge anyone, remember everyone acts a certain way for a reason.  We’ve all experienced something that has shaped our personality and behaviors and made us who we are.

“If you don’t like where you are, then make a CHANGE.  You are NOT a tree.”

So come to my site for daily motivation!  After all as Zig Ziglar says:  “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily”.