My choices, or picks as I've called them, were varied over time. I am no longer married to the man I chose for life, but I have a beautiful 26 year old daughter from that union. She's attending community college right now, trying to upgrade her skills in computer sciences. I am very proud that she has found her way.

I always liked drawing, especially in public school (art was my favourite subject). As I grew older, however,
I felt it was not a profitable profession for me to consider. So...I became a marketing major instead. I very much enjoyed my years in the private sector, especially the firms that I developed advertising and packaging materials for. Yet again, monetary concerns led me to change horses in mid-stream, so to speak, and I took a job with the provincial government. I found myself taking more courses. This time it was more accounting, which I never really liked. As a single mom, though, it made "paying the bills" a little easier.

The perks in my life were graduating with honours, learning how to drive and getting my own car, my daughter, and last, but not least, my computer. *grin*

Designing graphics has become my obsession. With every set I make, my abilities improve. The only downside, at first, was learning HTML. I procrastinated for months. Finally realized I couldn't do anything
with my artwork until I learned how to put it on the web. With the help of "Arachnophilia" I have been able
to do just that. Now I'm doing even more challenging applications, like mouse-overs and splash screens! lol Javascripts are great fun!

The quirks, which I've left second to last, have taken their toll on me. My marital breakdown was hard, but I eventually got over it. Which brings me to the greatest challenge I have ever faced. I have Multiple Sclerosis and am now on long-term disability. I had to leave my job in September of 1997. I also had my driver's license suspended due to vision problems associated with M.S. I tried to "knit" my problems away at first (everyone in my family has a few sweaters). *smile* Then I finally decided to get a computer. The knitting got forgotten; heck it was hard on my eyes any way! *grin* Then I discovered computer graphics... I must have tried out every shareware program on the net. December/98 I finally settled on Paint Shop Pro 5 and ordered a copy of the program. Next I bought Blade Pro. Haven't looked back since. So I'm in some debt, but it help keeps my "grey matter functional", as I like to say. I also wanted to help other disabled persons make homepages. Now I can do that too. Give me a shout if help is needed! *smile*