Welcome to my about page! I'm as excited as much as a Gen-Xer can muster to provide content and copywriting services for your business and organization.
I grew up in Chicago's suburbs until my parents divorced in the mid-70s, and I moved to Colorado with my mom. I was a rowdy child, riding bikes on dirt hills, climbing trees, and downhill skiing. In my 20's, I started modeling and doing pageants for fun, working as a cocktail waitress through college and, sadly, after college. My son, Max, came to the scene after the Twin Towers fell. He was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and as a single mom, I pivoted my life to focus on his outcomes. I became a nurse, and now my son is attending college, majoring in Jazz Studies and Education.
I worked as a hospice nurse through COVID, and I burned out. I decided to pivot once again. I returned to school to learn esthetics and took copywriting classes. I am a content writer for a production company and own/operate GenXQueen. At 50, I returned to modeling and pageantry for fun and fell back in love with the beauty industry. I never dreamed I'd walk in New York Fashion Week! The sector is MUCH more diverse now.
Honestly, I thought my dreams of being a writer would never come. My parents discouraged me from writing--probably thought I'd marry a drummer and end up a Beat Poet. I've been writing my entire life. I was first published at 14, penned a handful of books, worked as a freelance journalist, and had my works printed on several platforms. I am very proud of my accomplishments.
No drummer! Instead, I married a chemist, living in the Denver suburbs with three boys--one FT, one PT, and one Seasonal (mine, the college kid) and our cats. We love traveling, skiing, going to Target, and poking around in the garden. Neither of us knows what we're doing, but we try.
As a Gen-Xer, I've had to pivot my whole life. We are the generation of collective trauma from watching the Challenger blow up to AIDS, the Cold War, the Great Recession, 9/11, and COVID...good grief!
As a result, I became resilient. Rub some dirt on it, and get back to the grind.
But after working as a hospice nurse during COVID, I changed. I stopped rubbing dirt. After all the years of death and despair, it hit me.
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." – Ferris Bueller.
I changed my thoughts. I changed my life.
It's never too late.
It is an honor and privilege to help you achieve your dreams.
So, what can I write for you today?
