Hello

I am a married mother of three children, three bonus children and four grandchildren.  I attended Richmond public schools and graduated in 1983.  I went on to attend J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College where I received a certificate in Word Processing.  Several certifications later, I am currently working as a Sr. Technical Writer in IT at a construction engineering firm in North Carolina. Basically, I prepare instruction manuals, how-to guides, and other supporting documents to communicate complex and technical information more easily to the end user.

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The first half of my life was wrapped in raising and nurturing my children to the best of my ability--a period in my life that I absolutely loved! Now in my second half of life, it's all about what "I" want to do. I enjoy writing (hence my career choice) and have been journaling since I was about ten years old.  I think it is important to actually write my thoughts, especially during the "rough" periods in my life.  Writing my thoughts down helps me to unpack how and why I feel the way I do and to come up with solutions--it's therapeutic!  I also enjoy traveling with my husband. We make it a point to travel inside and outside the country at least once a quarter. There is so much in this world to see and experience and I want to see it all! I have been a certified personal trainer for over 10 year. I am passionate about health and healing the body holistically through food and movement.  

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I have been a member of Women Minded from the very beginning when it was just a thought in 2013.  Now we are a team of beautiful, talented women, always eager to serve the community.  I love to commune on our annual trips, appropriately named “The Experience” – but even more than that, I love having the opportunity to serve the community.

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“You can't pour from an empty cup”