Born in Detroit, MI right after the depression; I moved many times with my parents and younger brother. When I married, my husband lovingly proclaimed that I was a Gypsy, because I moved so much. My grandmother was a 'worry wart', and didn't want me to associate with other children for fear that I would catch some dreaded disease or at the very least, the sniffles. Remember this was back in the days that we didn't have as many vaccines to prevent illnesses and Polio was striking everywhere.

I lived in Detroit for my first 9 years where I did not have any neighbor children to play with. This caused me to think up an imaginary playmate. When Grandpa gave me a nickel, my little girl friend needed one, too. So, my shyness was sticking to me like a shadow and getting further ingrained.

At this time were then able to move to an acre in a small town environment where we could have animals, which included horses, ducks, dogs and cats. I can remember dragging all of my doll furniture outside to play in a corner grove of trees (better known as my play house). I liked to pretend that it was in the pioneer days, where I had to forage for my food. I would go down by our creek and pick a selection of weeds and 'fix' them to feed to 'my family'. I think this set the stage for my future and I was destined to be a stay-at-home mother.

This is where I found my very first REAL girlfriend. I still was a shy sort of kid and did not make many friends in school. Even though I had self-conscious problems, my mind was constantly whirring around in little circles. Whenever, I thought of some great idea, my mother was very encouraging, telling me that I should go for it. I can remember as a teen thinking of how I might be able to rent a store front and have a baby sitting service. I guess I wasn't too far fetched as we now have many day care businesses. I was always thinking of new ideas, especially on how to make money with a business of my own.

Even though I was born right after the depression, I never went without. My parents were frugal, however, we always had plenty to eat and good clothes to wear (Mom sewed a lot.) They even went the extra mile, whether they could really afford it or not, to give us those special things that we wanted. One of those things was to have an accordion. I had heard this man on radio that could play so well. As children will do, I took lessons for a few years and then let it drop. Before I did however, I played at the Michigan State Fair with my band. I can remember not wanting to wear my coat, because then people could not see the neat outfit I got to wear. At approximately the age of 50, I took up accordion lessons again and finished all of my lesson books. My German teacher told me that adults have a tendency to stick with their projects and endeavors more then children.

I was honored to play in ensembles at Texas Wursfests and entertain the folks at senior citizen centers. But, I am getting ahead of myself. When I was 12 and my brother 8, my parents inherited some money and a 'black' Ford car. (They hadn't built cars in colors, as yet.) They took us out of school for 2 whole months, taking the books and lessons with us and we traveled the entire United States. This was right after World War 2, so we did miss some upper northwest states, because it was going to be a little difficult to get enough gasoline there. To say the least, this was more educational then learning geography in class and surely was a very entertaining trip. Here again, I was learning with 'hands on'.

Now, back to Texas. When I was ready to start high school, our family moved to Texas and bought a log cabin that had a bedroom, kitchen/dining room and bath added onto it and 48 acres of land, with "mountains" included. (Some people call them hills.) Our house also had a full length screened front porch. That was so enjoyable as we could always count on a nice breeze. Remember this is before the days of air conditioning. What fun we had. We raised pigs, milked cows, had sheep and a couple of Angora goats for pets. This was 10 miles from town, and this meant that my parents had to drive us both ways to and from school.

I think you could say that even though I still have the underpinnings of shyness, I started to blossom and move out of my shell during these four years. Living in a small town which attracted tourists and Hollywood hunters, it didn't offer graduates very much in the way of work or livelihood. I joined the U.S. Women's Air Force. I had trained on the job as an X-Ray Technician just out of school while a civilian. This came in handy for the service and they placed me in the X-Ray Department. As young people will do, I wanted to rush on to the next phase of my life. I could have been a technician for another year and taken an exam to be a registered technician. However, I found my husband and we started our family. I tried to go back into X-Ray a few years later so that I might earn additional income. To my surprise, things were advancing so quickly that I was already outdated.

After meeting my husband in the service, we had our first 2 children before moving back to his farm in Iowa. There we were blessed with 3 more. My 3 sons, and 2 daughters are now grown and married and have given us 8 grandchildren. In fact, I can now boast 2 great grandsons. I presently live north of Ft.Worth/Dallas, TX with my husband in a retirement community on a lake. We love it and are enjoying every day. As you can see I was being exposed once again to having a business of my own. Even my dad was always trying new businesses, such as TV repair and photography.

After our family was gone from home and my husband had many surgeries, I felt that I should go back out and seek my fortune. This was after we started collecting social security. While, social security was never meant to be the entire retirement support, we never got it together sufficiently enough to have added income. I applied for temporary jobs. This, too was very difficult, since I had been out of work for so long and did not have any experience to my name or any resume. Temporary jobs sometimes only last a few months and then we would move onto another one.

Still wanting to add extra income and being a home body, I was contemplating having a business of my own. Because of my entrepreneurial spirit and my mind constantly seeking new things to accomplish, I tried different businesses. Being shy had its draw backs, however, I grew through this and even over came stage fright.

While I have gained much information along the way regarding building a business, I did not settle on the very first one that I came across. I have been in businesses that were top notch, and businesses that ran off with my money. I have been in businesses, that didn't have encouraging compensation plans, and only one or 2 founders that didn't have the slightest idea what they were doing. I think hoping and seeking for a way to have a home-based business; kept me on the go, looking for just the right one.

As you will soon discover, I have found one that has ALL of the right ingredients and if anyone should know, it is I. A trusted company, trusted founders (more then just one), trusted and guaranteed product that has been scientifically proven, a compensation plan that is like no other and great people, with back up and training. I am completely sold and absolutely no getting burned here. When you have a business with only one founder, it can shut down so easily if one portion of the business isn't working well or they just cannot pull it off. Our co-founders came from all walks of life where they had already achieved top level and financial success, big time. When you get fellows like this that put their heads together combining what they learned from years of experience with other businesses, you have a sure winner. We are already in 4th place as far as sales for the U.S. placing behind only Avon, Amway and Mary Kay. All this in only 4 short years with just one product at this time.

I have the right business experience behind me, I am easy going and love working with people. I devote my time to working with everyone until or unless they can take off on their own. I will always be here for them, whether a customer or representative.

It took me several years to arrive at where I am presently. I have experienced the good, bad and ugly. Now, it is your turn. You may be able to relate. Or, I just may be able to help you avoid all of the pitfalls that I hit. You may have a story to tell and I would love to get to know you. Some of you have some horrible stories to tell, while others have sailed right along and become wonderful entrepreneurs right out of the gate. Please drop me a line and let's visit. I just may be able to help you. We won't know if I have something that you are looking for until we chat. This will be YOUR decision. That is one thing that I cannot do for you. I can inform you and walk beside you, but you must pick up the baton and move forward. Just let me know of your desires. You won't walk alone.