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My style is a little bit every where. So I guess it can be labeled eclectic. But if I was on Emily Henderson's show on HGTV I think she would call it: Colorful-playful-classic-shabby chic-rock-n-roll eclectic. I love colors. Almost every room in the house has a multicolored pallet. Basically, there is no telling what you will get here. I love being creative and now that my husband is getting excited about working around the house there is no telling what we could come up with. Hope you enjoy the ride.
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A little more about me
playing in the backyard.
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I am not average or an overachiever I am unique. Growing up I thought I was shy and I probably was a little bit but I think I also used it as an excuse to not have to get to know people. I never had a lot of friends. I am picky with who I spend quality time with but the ones I do are strong friends that last years. In high school I was so distraught that I didn't have a lot of friends at my high school and that people didn't call because I thought it meant I was less than everyone and they didn't like me. Now I think it was such a blessing. I did have some amazing friends in middle school and high school that I knew from church. Downside was none of them went to my high school and I only saw them on the weekends. They showed me I could be myself and that letting others do the same was important and together we found our own voices. Without them I would have been stuck listening to bad pop music and looking like every other kid in school and might not be as tolerant.
I didn't want to go to the same college as everyone in my high school I wanted new people so I set out for Illinois State. It was one of the roughest years. I tried really hard to make some good friends and met a few but ultimately it wasn't the place for me. I tried to leave after the first semester but my parents talked me out of it. I am grateful for that because now I don't feel like I quit. I stuck it out during the tough part and by the end of my freshman year it was much better. In the summer decided to switch schools after I visited Ball State for a weekend. I loved Ball State and met some great people and learned a lot about who I wanted to be. As much fun as that was I always wanted out of Indiana at some point. So when I got the chance to move to California I packed up the car and moved to...Alameda. No Beverly Hills for this girl.
When I moved to California my dream was to work as an event planner. I got sidetracked by a layoff and eventually ended up as a receptionist at a web design company. This was at the early part of the dot com boom so I like everyone else I started teaching myself html. Luckily, the company ended up with had so much work that they needed some extra help and I got to move out of receptionist and into the engineering department. When asked what my proudest achievement is I would say teaching myself html and getting paid for it. I showed myself that with a lot of practice I could do anything I put my mind to. I still book flight primarily on Orbitz because I helped build the first version. Then there were layoffs again. I went back to retail. To make ends meet I had to work two jobs. That is how I ended up with a part time job at Trader Joe's that turned into a career.
at the beach in Big Sur
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In 2008 I finally moved to San Francisco. It was always the plan when I moved to the west coast but it took me a while to get there. I am glad I waited. It was an interesting time. It was when the anxiety I have probable always lived with became unbearable and I was forced to deal with the reality that I live with anxiety and unchecked it can run my life. I have faced it head on and today I have it mostly under control. Through a friend I met at Trader Joe's I was introduced to a group that became great friends. The Sunset Punx was a group of a dozen people. We all lived in the Sunset district of San Francisco. We spent our time off together and went to many a punk show. We all slowly started to move out of the city and have kept in touch. Some more than others but that is the way with friends. They don't all last a lifetime but the memories and the impact of the good ones always do. Because music was such a big part of our friendship I can always put on certain songs and the great memories of them come flooding back. Having a tattoo to remind of what was a great 3 years in San Francisco doesn't hurt either.
I love romantic comedies and always wanted to be like Peter Pan and never grow up. In October of 2010, actually on the 11th of October, I met my future husband. A friend called and said I should come out to the bar and watch Monday night football. I had just sat down to watch the Giants playoff game and really had no interest in going out. He said he had a fella I should meet. I finally caved and walked across the park to the bar. When they all arrived I looked at them saw my husband and said to my friend "I hope that is the one he wants to introduce me to" That was pretty much the end of that. It was like my own little romantic comedy. We got married on May 19, 2012. I have never been happier. He is so carefree and young at heart. He is Peter Pan to my Wendy. He helps me relax and have more fun. Now that we have moved to the 'burbs we are having a blast with our little DIY projects. Tom is just getting started and it is fun to have someone along for the ride and get to share these hobbies with him.
On our honeymoon before dinner at Mama's Fish House in Maui.
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I look forward to reading and catching up! I had no idea you have been writing for so many years. (Sometime I am a little slow at catching on to things) Anyhoot, I think it is really great that you are doing this blog. Thank you for sharing. ~ Celia
ReplyDeleteThanks lady. I am glad you are enjoying it. It has been fun to start writing more regularly. Thanks for reading
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