About the Girl

Last updated in June 2012

Bio

I am a freelance web designer, a chocoholic, and a mom. When I can find the time, I am a painter, a crocheter, a reader, a crafter. I am a Rascal Flatts fan, a Facebook addict, a natural blonde, and a Christian.

My web design skills are largely self-taught. I insisted on getting a GeoCities account (which makes me feel really old now) way back in the ’90s and committed heinous crimes, such as using rainbow-colored Comic Sans on a black background, in an imagemap, as my primary navigation. But through such heinous acts I learned about HTML – then later CSS, CGI with Perl, and PHP with MySQL. Then I learned all about WordPress and SEO. Someday when I have time, I will learn more JavaScript and jQuery, but probably after I have done more crafting – like finally putting together a family scrapbook.

The Girl in the Red Sweater

So what’s with the red sweater? Well, I happen to have a fabulous one, and I think it sums up my personality. Casual, soft, unique in its own ways but not that different from others. Plus, I mean the title as a statement — every person you meet can teach you something, and I use the name as a way to show I’m just another average girl. Average, but unique. Maybe some of my posts will inspire you to discover your own dreams, or just help you see life through someone else’s eyes.

About this blog

I’ve been blogging since 2002. It started out as a way to escape from the world – then, when I moved away from home and set out on my own, it became a way to stay in touch with family and friends. It’s now so much easier for me to hop on Facebook and interact a little more personally with them that I don’t get around to updating the blog very often. There’s just not enough hours in the day. But thanks to friendly comments, I’m going to leave it here on the shelf and someday I will pick it up again.

In the meantime, if you’d like to follow me, you can find me…
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