1. As a child I loved to pretend.  In fact, I played with my beanie babies, barbies, and American girl dolls long after it was socially acceptable…
  2. My teachers often complained of my “daydreaming” at parent-teacher conferences. 
  3. My website is titled “MEL” as an acronym for my angel daughters Mary Ella and London, since I believe they guide me in my writing. 
  4. I began blogging after I realized the therapeutic effects while writing my daughter’s eulogy. 
  5. Although my website is based on my Catholic faith, I have struggled to accept it in recent years, and have even pondered if I should convert to another religion. 
  6. I LOVE writing but I HATE figuring out the technical side with WordPress, SEO, email marketing, etc. 
  7. When I get writer’s block, I pray.
  8. I attribute my skills as a writer to my high school creative writing teacher (shout out to Mrs. Mikuska) who most students dreaded because she was so critical, but without her I don’t believe I would be half the writer I am today. 
  9. The “high” I get when I complete a blogpost I am proud of, is unlike anything else! 
  10. In my dream world I make a decent living as a freelance writer where I pick up a coffee as I drive to my makeshift office at the library to “work.” 

To learn more please visit my About Me page!