The fun stuff:

I am a 30-something writer/wife/mother of three boys/dreamer/doer. Not necessarily in that order. Journalism college grad with honors (yawn), winner of some writing and professional awards (cool), always-multitasking workaholic (sigh). Collector of quotes, scrapbooking paraphernalia for that someday project, and dust in my home office.

Living in a home with three multinational generations, I am a city girl loving the rural life and all that it entails – multiple pets, a toxin-free garden, fresh air and an outdoor “office” in the gazebo. Waaay behind my promise to myself of getting my master’s degree by age 30, but finally (FINALLY!) working on it.

 The (slightly) more serious stuff:

I am a European-born, trilingual-speaking writer who traded the Alaska snow for Washington rain in 2000 after finally graduating from college (I say finally, because it was a nearly 10-year deal that required changing countries once and majors twice, plus a few years of nonschooling in between while I gave in to diaper duties and working at Kmart).

Finally clutching a college diploma in hand, safe from encounters with moose and driving on ice, I passed through Washington state with a firm idea:  I was on the fast track to moving my way up the career ladder and across the country until I would arrive in the Publishing Capital of the World, aka New York City, and work for a news magazine.

I probably forgot to file my itinerary with the universe, because instead, I settled in Washington state and hung my career hat so I could spend more time with my two young boys. Alas, in less than two weeks, I got bored of being “just mom” and decided to fly solo as a freelancer.

In the more than 10 years since then, I have written hundreds of articles for local, regional and some national newspapers and magazines. I turned around a nonprofit community newspaper; I’ve won a few awards; I’ve watched my boys turn into teenagers and grew the family some more.

As a full-time self-employed writer, editor and consultant, I love the ability to make my own schedule and be my own boss — which, in translation, means I work harder than any company would ever expect from an employee, and I’m here to serve to my fullest every person who hires me, whether it’s an editor or a business owner.

What I love the best about writing is being able to tell stories — about people, companies, events — and making someone’s day. I love the privilege of being invited into people’s homes, witnessing personal moments, experiencing the pulse of communities, talking to people from all walks of life, and in the end fishing inside me for the right words to tell the rest of the world about it. Being a writer is an honor and a high responsibility, and I respect both.

I specialize in nonfiction: journalism news and feature stories, marketing copy, press releases, corporate materials. Print journalism is my passion, even though I’ve only been a college grad for 10 years – but, I am moving with the tides and writing copy for blogs and dot.coms as well. As a new graduate student in University of Washington’s Master of Communication in Digital Media  (aka MCDM) program, I currently consider myself a journalist in retraining.

If you like more substance — experience, jobs, awards, education and the rest of the fixings, please read my complete resume here or my LinkedIn profile here. You can also “like” me on Facebook and follow me on Twitter.