I've been married for nine years and have one son who is almost 3 years old. Born and raised in Minnesota, I now live in (what my husband calls) "God's Country" (the Chicagoland area).

I am a WAHM with my own marketing and desktop publishing business. I publish a newsletter and website called The Creative Gift Giver, which is filled with ideas for putting the fun and imagination back into gift giving. It's available at www.CreativeGiftGiver.com.

I also publish a free e-mail newsletter; please feel free to sign up for it if you are interested in putting some creativity back into your gift giving!

Finally, I co-publish a website (ParentNook.com) for parents living in DuPage County, IL (Chicago's western suburbs). If you live in Chicago's western suburbs and have young children, please surf on over and check it out! You'll find a wide variety of localized information not available anywhere else, including a list of DuPage County's best playgrounds for toddlers and preschoolers, things to do with your child when it's too cold to play outside, places and organizations where you can meet other parents with young children and much more.

My hobbies include collecting snowglobes and penquins (not the real ones--my bathroom isn't big enough!) (smile)

I also enjoy reading and writing reviews for Epinions, and I truly appreciate it when people take the time to read my reviews. I work very hard on each of them! I try to reciprocate whenever possible. I can't promise I will always give a "VERY HELPFUL" rating, but I can promise that I will rate each review fairly and with careful consideration!