About This Website
Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to be a writer. But I didn't pursue writing as a career because I thought it was impractical. Instead I became a computer programmer, then a mom, and then a homeschooling mom. After years of teaching grammar, spelling, and creative writing (of course I also taught algebra, history, and owl-pellet dissection, we're multifaceted here) I realized I enjoyed writing my own stories as much as I enjoyed reading my children's work.
The first story I wrote made my husband laugh out loud and that's all it took - I was hooked. I wanted to make more people laugh. I found a home for my stories at sanitycentral.com (currently located at sanitycentral.net) I even sold a couple of stories to my local newspaper, the Seattle Times! Now, that was a thrill.
Everything was going great, the kids were getting older (in fact, they still are, and so am I, but I don't like to think about that), and I thought about going back to work. Paid work, that is. I'm sure you all know that stay-at-homing is real work, as is homeschooling. And, as much as I love writing, I still haven't got that million-dollar book advance, so I decided to pursue a job in the computer field, where I had spent many happy years wrestling databases and generating what were, at the time, extremely important reports. Of course, in the time it took to get my kids from first grade to high school, one or two minor changes occurred in the computing world. So I went back to school.
I went back to school and got a certificate in Web Development at the local community college. I enjoyed the classes quite a bit, and got to know some really great people. It just so happens that one quarter's final project involves building a website... do you see where I'm going with this? Here is my project, ta-dah and all that, which has a little sample of both the website design I have learned and the stories I have written. Feel free to note that I am not a graphic designer.
So, if you happen to be a publisher looking for writers of humorous personal essays, or if you would like a developer for your business or personal website, contact me. Either way, stay tuned for new stories, posted on a sporadic basis.
UPDATE!
I finished the certificate and found a job! I am working with some really fun people at www.webefx.com and I couldn't be more thrilled.
I still make sites for my friends - check them out!
http://pacifickarate.com
http://mommiesnmotion.com/
http://zumbaspice.com/
