A LITTLE BACKGROUND

I grew up on a farm, not sure if I've ever told you that, but I did.

Our closest neighbor was a half mile away.  

We had ponds, cows, wide open fields and tons of freedom.

As children, my brother, sister and I were very creative when it came to making our own fun.

We would fish, swing from vines, jump from hay bale to hay bale, 

and occasionally, even swim in the muddy ponds.

I came across this picture recently of me and best friend, Laura.

We were pretty inseparable as kids. 

Our moms were best friends and so we basically grew up together.

 She lived on a farm too and we always had tons of fun.

On this particular afternoon,

Laura and I transformed the back of my dad's grain truck into our own little living room. 

Even then I liked to decorate.

Notice we have a phone, a fern, a makeshift sofa, pillows, a table and a centerpiece.

All the makings of a great design!

That's me on the left, with the lovely purple pleather jacket and silly looking pigtails.

Oh, and apparently, at some point, I wanted to be a professional dancer and a supermodel. 

Yep, that's a glamour shot, circa 1991. 

I'm not even sure how this happened. 

One minute I was walking around the mall with my aunt, 

and the next thing I knew, 

I looked like I belonged on a street corner - good times.

I think it's safe to say that I can give up on both of those dreams...

While my days of decorating the back of grain truck are over too,
I sure am glad I followed one of my dreams and am now decorating real rooms.

Speaking of decorating, I've been working on updating the new tabs at the top
and the decorating services I offer, can be found under "Services".
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or are interested in working together.