About me

I'm a single mother of two truly amazing boys. I also am an accountant by day and a housekeeper (of my own home) by night. I don't drive a mini van and never will and my hair style changes on a monthly basis. There's more, in numbered form if your curiosity is peaked.

A list:

1. I watch entirely too much television and most of it's bad television. I used to swear I'd never watch reality tv and yet I'm probably watching The Real Housewives right now.
2. I have two boys that I wouldn't trade for anything in the world. Also, I've been a mother for nearly half my life and I'm only 32.
3. Collecting jewelry is a hobby of mine. Some might call it an obsession.
4. I'm a vegan in Texas and if that's not an oxymoron I don't know what is.
5. Within the last year I've discovered exercise as something I enjoy doing. Don't get me wrong, I have days where it feels like a chore but once I get started there's no stopping me.
6. I much prefer having the windows down while driving than the pesky a/c. Living in Texas makes it impossible 90% of the year but I take advantage when the mercury dips below 90.
7. One of my Grand Illusions is that I'm an excellent home decorator. I've been told that my house is fun! and cute! and lovely! but I always feel like there's room for improvement. If you like neutral colors than you most likely won't love my home.
8. I still have my first car from when I turned 16. It's a 1979 Chevy Rally Sport Camaro. She's sitting in my garage right now.
9. I've been married once for about 7 seconds (actually 2 years from 17-19). My ex husband and I are amicable and get along fairly well.
10. Inhaling cooking magazines and cookbooks is a passion of mine. I've become quite adept at veganizing recipes. Except for recipes like pork loin and grilled steak.
11. When I was a teenager I wore lose baggy (read: unflattering) clothes and now I really am into fashion and accessories and can talk about it all day long. My friends have said my style is "interesting" and "quirky" and I'm totally ok with that.
12. Among my least favorite stores is WalMart. I get the lower prices attract most people but the realcost of those lower items is appalling. Caveat! I do shop at WalMart on occasion. I too am attracted by the lower prices.
13. My punctuation skills are highly lacking and I am aware of this. I use way too many exclamation points when I'm excited and I don't recall where to place a comma very often but I try. Cut me some slack, please. Feel free to loan me a basic punctuation book.
14. I have some college under my belt. Not a lot, but I can say I have a degree.
15. Kettle corn is infinitely better than any other kind of popcorn except carmel popcorn.

If there's a sudden urge to contact me you can do so at MyGrandIllusions [at] yahoo [dot] com.