Hello. My Name is Marilyn L. Martin and I live in Ventura County, CA north of Los Angeles. I have 4 grown children and 13 grandchildren, and I am 46 years young. I grew up  in NY but moved down South when I was 18 years old. I have lived in VA, GA and LA, and hope to move back to VA or MD one day soon! I went to college for business mgmt. I was a manager in retail for over 40 years, and I have owned a few home-based businesses. I had an in-home day-care business, an automotive repair biz, home repair, I am a licensed realtor, I sold Avon and was the top salesperson in my area, I also did Creative Expressions Arts & Crafts...so as you can see I am a very business oriented person. I became disabled in 2003 so now I have a home-based Internet business that I do. I actually do more than one. I am involved with Melaleuca, which is an awesome business with fantastic products and great comp plan. I am involved with uVme, which is an Internet Marketing, Social Networking, and Gaming site all in one! This business is very easy to make money with. I am also a licensed Travel Agent online and work with Global Travel Trends. I am involved with a couple of other businesses online, as well as with AdlandPro. I am very involved with Adland's community and I love this site. So, as you can see I am a work-a-holic...some people say that is my one bad point...I have always worked very hard my whole life since I was 11 years old. I guess it is just in my blood! I like to stay active and love business, and I am always successful at whatever I do! I had a bout of major depression back in 1988 and after dealing with that became very involved with Mental & Emotional Health. I have counseled many people and have helped a few people from committing suicide! I am also in Natural Home Health & Herbal Remedies and have studied about all natural prevention and cures for illnesses. I guess you could say I am pretty knowledgable in that field as well. I also am a Certified Nurses's Aide...I received certification in 2001. As so can see I am quite involved with the medical field in many different aspects. So, now you are probably saying to yourself...why so many different occupations, right? Well, I always tell people that I am still trying to figure out what I want to do when I grow up! Some of my hobbies are arts & crafts, art, music, nature. I draw quite well too. I made up my own cartoon characters when I was about 11 years old, and then one day I decided to put a couple of them on T-shirts. When I would wear them out people started asking me where I got them from and I told them I made them. This was actually my very first business. At 12 years old, I was designing and selling T-shirts with my cartoon characters on them, or whatever someone wanted on a T-shirt. I also was doing very well in Art in school and had many of my art pieces sent to exhibits all over NY state. I also play a few instruments and was in a band for a while as lead female vocalist. One day I am really going to have to decide what I want to do with the rest of my life! LOL!