writer. I read every Nancy ….
writer. I read every Nancy Drew Mystery I could get my hands on. Currently I am writing my third crime mystery. Two others are published and available on Amazon. Sadly, I have not reached the “Best-Selling Author” stage yet, but I’m hopeful.
After graduating from high school, I went to college and majored in English. However, I didn’t get very far before I met my husband, and then, as you probably guessed, we had two adorable children—at least they think they were adorable. That was the start of my career as a wife and my other career as a mother. There may be men reading this article who believe that wife and mother are not careers, but if you could have spent a few days with my children when they were growing up, I think you would change your mind.
Finally, my children got old enough to go to school, allowing me to go back to college. I graduated and was admitted into the English department’s Ph.D. program, but when I was offered a teaching job, I took it. While I enjoyed teaching, I wanted more money. So, because of greed, I left the world of grading English papers long into the night and started a business with my son. Doctors’ House Calling Service quickly morphed into managing three large medical offices in Orange County. Until we sold that business, I painted seascapes, landscapes, portraits and animals on the weekends and vacation trips.
And then, the Internet came along, and we started a business creating websites and getting those sites placed on page one of the major search engines. This was the perfect job/career for me as it allowed me to combine my art and writing talents in creating the websites and the marketing.
So, I have enjoyed seven careers: art, writing, wife, mother, teaching, medical business and web design. My husband and I moved to Leisure World seven years ago, and I still write and paint. Currently, I specialize in original paintings of people’s pets (mostly dogs, but I also paint cats and birds, and I’d even paint a bunny if someone wanted me to—remember, I am greedy). My only worry now is that if I ever paint an ice cream cone on one of my walls, my children will have to figure out what to do with me.
If you would like to see how I paint people’s pets, go to my website at furryfriendsart.net.
