I am currently pursuing a Masters degree in Childhood Development and Education, and I really think I should have done that the first time around. My undergraduate work is in Business (after a year or so as a music performance major- totally useful) and really doesn't help me in my everyday life AT ALL.
I am a homeschooling stay at home mother. Yes. I homeschool my kids. Yes. I think it's wonderful. There are a lot of reasons for this, and if you are genuinely curious, I am more than happy to answer your questions. If you want to mock me and tell me how I'm screwing my kids up, I don't want to hear it. Every parent is screwing their kids up in some way (thanks, childhood development degree!) and I just happen to think my way is the best way.
I am a newbie writer. I used to say aspirational, but since somebody paid me to write some stuff, I figure I'm kind of a big deal now (not really). I contribute over at FamilyShare.com on a regular basis. I have one novel - a really cute LDS romance - on submission with publishers currently, and am in the midst of writing the first book in a fantastic set of companion novels. I use the word "fantastic" to describe both the genre and my love for these stories. I also have a half-finished steampunk novel that I WILL return to shortly.
I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. You might have heard us called "Mormons," but then again, you might not. You can go to Mormon.org and poke around, or you can ask me questions if you like.
I like books and I like movies. I used to blog about books becoming movies (Fantasy Casting). I prefer fantasy books and action and comedy movies. I have a semi-inappropriate crush on Hugh Jackman and an obsession with Harry Potter. Both will probably make semi-regular appearances on this blog.
Got a question? Ask. I'll probably answer it.
That is so rad homeschooling your kids! And I LOVE fantasy casting hehe, it's always awesome to see how other people view the characters and what they think they'd look like or behave like if they were made into a movie, sometimes movies seriously miss what the general public was imagining lol But I have to say I really loved the casting for 'Memoirs of a Geisha' book to movie it was pretty close :) Harry Potter too, the characters looked similar to what I had imagined, well the main 3 anyways, and Hagrid too :) But I will always love the books more hehe they capture something the movies could not.Thanks for sharing your about me, will defs hang around for a while to check out some of your blog posts :D
ReplyDeleteI think homeschooling has an undeserved negative reputation. My parents didn't let me do it, but after some of the things I saw/dealt with in middle school and high school, I think people should be more open to it.
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ReplyDeleteHi gina. Saying hi from the campaign. My sequel is coming out at the end of march. I'd love it if you joined my blog tour. what do you think?
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Nice to meet you, Gina. I'm a fellow writer, homeschooler, and campaigner. My ff entry is #149.
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CONGRATULATIONS! You have won the Versatile Blogger Award. :D
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