A little about me...

For my first official blog, I wanted to post something epic & profound. But alas, Epic & Profound were not available. So I thought I'd take the kindergarten approach & start with a "Getting to Know Me" post first.

My name is Sarah, I am 30 years old & I am married to my high-school sweetheart, Skip. We have 2 beautiful children; a son, Harley (1998) and a daughter, Vanessa (2008). Our hometown is Vancouver, Washington. (It is not Vancouver B.C. or Washington D.C.)

My areas of interest & expertise is multi-faceted & is a lengthy list at that. Anything to do with crafts, family, homemade items, home improvement projects, being an entrepreneur & running your own business, improving life & living an overall positive life is what I do- it's what I know. I do not claim to be an expert at anything because I am a life-long learner & believe that we all should be. I am a hope-springs eternal kind of gal & my glass is ALWAYS half-full, even in my darkest moments.

The purpose of this blog is to share the eclectic, plethora of craft knowledge, family knowledge & life knowledge. I am FAR from knowing everything, unless you are one of my kids & then of course, Mom knows EVERYTHING! I am a firm believer that knowledge is power! If I can share my techniques & my knowledge with all of you, I hope that I can touch & enrich your life somehow. I also hope to learn & gain some knowledge from all you.

My professional background is accounting & bookkeeping, but I also have enough knowledge in computers & technology to be dangerous!

I am in the process of starting my own business so that I can work from home. I enjoy being a working mom, but I enjoy my family MUCH more! So why not have the best of both worlds? My business includes handmade scarves & blankets, handmade cards & jewelry, and custom scrapbook kits. Another one of my passions is writing. I can write in any genre, on any topic, but my favorite- what I choose- is children's books. I have several in the works & hope to have them published sometime within the next 2-3 years. I also have plans to help my mother write one of the books that she's always wanted to write. She has the knowledge & the teaching. I have the skill. Together we shall combine forces & make the world a better place.

Fashion is one of those unimportant important things in my life. I take what's trendy & put my own spin on it. I have done that since I was about 6. I know that in another life, I was a clothes designer & fashionista. I am constantly changing & modifying what I think is trendy. If I could draw people, I could take the designs I have in my head & turn them into real clothes. I am not a size 2 or a size 4, but I do have a few extra pounds to shed , so there are some styles that are just out for me. I love shoes, but they are just ornaments to me, as I am always content with just flip-flops or bare feet. (That is still not an acceptable explanation to my husband, as to why I have so many shoes.)

I am a collector of crafts & craft knowledge. Any new craft or skill I can learn is just another weapon in my arsenal. I'm secretly hoping for one of those new kick-ass sewing machines for Christmas, but I wouldn't know how to use it..... yet. :0) I must have over 150 books on almost every type & kind of craft. Each one has taught me something new or sparked a new idea. I am never afraid to learn something new. You never know when you'll need that skill somewhere along your life's journey.

A very small part of starting my own business is that I want more tattoos. I have 1 professional one & 1 that needs fixing. (no, it's not somebody's name that was a result of a drunken stupor.) And I've always wanted my nose & my eyebrow pierced. In Corporate America, piercings & tattoos are a sign of white trash, less than, blue collar, disrespect, and some other names & phrases that would never dream of escaping my lips. I barely got through with my earrings, as I have 7 in my left ear & 5 in my right. Even though I want to be pierced & tattooed a little more than I already am, I am non of those names or phrases, either listed or implied. This would be why I would want to disassociate myself with Corporate America. And besides, I wouldn't have to be a female version of a suit-monkey anymore.

I believe that work (a job) is a necessary evil, unless you are doing what you love. That is my transition at the moment; to turn work (my job) into what is fun, into what I love & be able to pay the bills. I have a responsibility to my family, so I would never just up & quit to satisfy my own selfishness. I will never have to worry about being fired, unless I choose to dismiss myself. I will never have to worry about an HR department because I am the HR department. (so I can cuss at myself, as needed.) I can be successful on my own esteem without concerns of having to brown-nose & ass-kiss & involuntarily participate in office politics. If 1 month is slower than another, it is nobody's fault but my own. The buck starts & stops with me, with no excuses.
I am a hard worker & by no means am I lazy or could even be in the same category as that word. For me, there is just never enough hours in the day to get everything done. So we just carry on, doing the best that we can, at any given moment.

"In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure"- Bill Cosby.

Failure is NOT an option. I am driven & know my purpose.
And my purpose shall be carried out.