Who am I?  Ok … hmmmm.  I am a God-loving, medium-aged, foodie who madly loves her husband, is obsessed with gardening, addicted to plants, loves to cook and, after many years can finally say, I am an artist.

Who have I been? I’ve was a civil engineer specializing in sewers … and yes I’ve heard all the jokes. I owned and operated a large and prominent independent New Age/Metaphysical bookstore taking it over from my mother. I was a co-founder and manager of a successful gift-ware company based out of Beijing China. I was the Director of Assimilation, Database, Volunteer, Classes, Military Ministry and Special Projects for a large multi-site, mega-church with a weekend attendance of 12,000 people. I am co-founder of a company specializing in vehicle graphics and wraps, signs, banners, decals, etc. serving both large and small businesses in Southern California. For a while, I was a full-time writer specializing in SEO, Social Media, Web Content and Blogs.

The end of 2021, we picked up our life in California and moved East Tennessee. After being born and raised in San Diego and living there 62 years, this was both a big and an adventurous move. Now officially “retired,” I’ve had the luxury to decide what I want to do with my days. So, it’s full-time artist and I opened a little booth in an antique mall to sell my art, as well as, vintage finds. The days are good.

As I am now traversing my “middle to later” years, I have come to know that my career/title/job description doesn’t define me. I am defined by my character, passions, interests and where I invest my time. I am known as forthright, honest, transparent, prudent, giving, and sarcastic (though I am working on that one.). I am much more of a thinker versus a feeler, have a passion for investing in young people’s lives and lean strongly towards being an introvert. I was raised by a single mom losing my dad in Vietnam when I was 5, hence any and all military references. Early in life, I believed I could make the world a better place. Now, I humbly try to make a difference in people’s lives empowering them to carry light into the world making it a better place.