About…me, of course

And now, for something not at all different - some words about me. 

I am in my late 40’s, born in Massachusetts but raised in several places.  I’ve lived in New England, Maryland, both Central and Southern California, Arizona’s Valley of the Sun, and currently reside in the wilds of Middle Tennessee, about 35 miles out of Music City USA, aka Nashville.  

To say that there are far too many males in my household would be to put it mildly.  I live with my wonderful husband, who is in his mid-40’s, our 2 sons (ages 19 and 12 at the moment), a 7 yr. old Maine Coon cat (Spike), a 4+ yr. old tuxedo cat (BoBo), a recently-adopted grey/brown tabby the neighbors seem to have abandoned (Rocky), plus my mini-pin/chihuahua mutt (Teddy). 

After many twists and turns in my career, I am currently employed by a major technology and business process outsourcer as a Project Manager.  This is a new position for me within our company, although I’ve worked for this company since 1999.  I’m both excited and a little scared of the new job.

I am one of those people who actually likes to be very busy, hence my new knitting habit.  I’ve crocheted since childhood, at least periodically, but had not been able to “get” knitting until very recently.  Suddenly, I find myself somewhat addicted to the art of knitting, and can be found in all of my spare moments knitting those little v’s and purling all the bumps.   My new ability is all due to www.knittinghelp.com and the fabulous video tutorials there, as well as lots of tips and tricks gleaned from the forums on that site.  THANKS, KHers!

In addition to knitting and crocheting, I am an avid reader, particularly of historical romance and other historical fiction.  I can’t just sit and watch TV without doing something else, but I do like to tune in to a variety of crime shows while I knit or read, particulary the CSI and Law & Order franchises, Num3ers, and lately, Moonlight.  Having been a theatre major in college, I am practically addicted to musical comedies, both Broadway and movie variety.  Hubby and I also enjoy the Harry Potter movies, and we both finally got around to reading the entire series of books last summer and fall.  I think I must have read Deathly Hallows cover to cover 6 times in a row!  LOL!  And, in typical “chick” fashion, I love a good, sappy romantic comedy movie, and one of my all-time faves is Steel Magnolias.

Happy trails to all, and I hope that all of you and I enjoy my new blog.