About Me

So they say it's good to let you all know about me, personally.  I don't really know who "they" are but I'll give it my best shot.  How I tackle life is thru lists and pictures.  So.. here we go!

1) I am nothing without my God, only with Him and thru Him can I be the mom I want to be to my kids, and the wife I want to be for my husband. Because let's face it .... honestly... being all that for other people is sooooooo not easy.  Let's just say I fall to my knees so much I should invest in those really trending looking volleyball knee pads.  

2)  I really love shopping, all kinds!  In person, on-line, those community re-sell pages of toys etc.  I'm a big fan!  I'm also really cheap.. meaning if it's not on SALE, CLEARANCE, or CLOSE OUT I won't feel good about my purchase and I like to feel good.  My goal is 50% off, I usually get really close to that most of the time.  

This is me on Black Friday!  Yes, it's that serious in my world.

3)  I was raised to be an entrepreneur from my Dad. I've had a lot of "business's".  The ones that have been the most successful are the ones that I have the most fun with.  That would be Real Estate (pre kiddo's) and now www.DreemiePreemie.com, and teaching art on the side.  The ones that were not so successful, was a cleaning business, a product sales person for mold and water damage products to contractors, and many more.

 But,  the main jest is 

shopping + babies + art = good

cleaning + contractors = not good

Seems obvious to me now, stick with what I know!

4) My degree is in Art from the Kansas City Art Institute.  I love art, I love to teach art, I love to do art, I love to think art, I love to read art.  I wish I got to do art more, but my art usually involves toxic stuff (I love printmaking) so I'm still fumbling around with other things while my kids like to "help" because I'm freaked out about them being around toxic stuff.  

So.. my "art" love flows thru on almost everything in my life, examples are

•  I'm obsessed with painted fingernails.  I'm addicted to Julep.
• I am constantly re-painting walls in my house, accent walls are meant to be changed seasonally right?
• I doodle, I zen-tangle, I shape stack, I make little drawings on our calendars on my refrigerator.
• I spend way to much money on sharpies, and blank paper... it's just to much fun to pass up.
• I am counting down the days until my littlest goes to Kindergarten so I can paint again, unassisted!

5) I have pet peeves, and I have annoying behaviors of my own that I'm sure just drive those around me up the wall.

My Pet Peeves (the big ones)

• mouth noises
• more than one sound at a time (radio or t.v.  no other sounds when I'm on the phone)
• more than 3 things on the counter top

Things I do - that drive other crazy

• demand no one makes noise when I'm on the phone
• chew my fingernails till they bleed (that just drives my hubby up the wall)
• I make lists that people can't read ( I have horrible handwriting)

6) I started this blog as an exercise to practice my writing skills.  I have a goal of writing a book someday and in my normal life I could keep an editor busy 40+ hours a week.  

I thought it might be good to hone my skills a bit, otherwise that goal is hopeless.  And I really like to set and met my goals.  This book is a 5 year goal.  Stick around, I might just reach that goal!