About

Curious about the lady behind the writing? Here are a few tidbits about me and where my stories often spawn from…

My Age is Debatable

I’m in my sixth decade of roaming this planet.

The age I act depends entirely on the day.

I Live an Unconventional Lifestyle

I've been a full-time lady nomad since October 2015 - when I moved into a self-converted Ford Transit cargo van.

In December 2025, I added extended-stay hotels to the mix. I felt a change was needed but I wasn’t ready to settle down permanently (yet).

I live a blend of nomad life, van life, and hotel life - which I call Portable Living.

I'm a Single Mom gone Empty Nester

I raised my daughter, Nikki, as a single parent.

When I hit the road in 2015, Nikki traveled with me for several months before leaving the nest (a few days shy of her 20th birthday). She moved from northwest Illinois to southeast Florida.

Nikki's departure began my empty nester phase of life.

Home is Where I Park It

Wherever I'm parked is the place I call Home - whether it's a campground, hotel, or somewhere else.

During the summer months, I’m usually in northwest Illinois (my hometown area) catching up with family and friends, handling routine medical appointments, and enjoying the slow pace of rural-small-town life.

In the winter months, you’ll often find me in the fast-paced-city-life of southeast Florida visiting Nikki and my Florida peeps, visiting my favorite hang-outs, and exploring new places.

As for the time in-between, I’m just wandering willy-nilly.

I Co-exist with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)

MCS is complicated but the short version is: Everyday products and pollutants (things most people don’t think twice about) can cause mild to severe allergic-type reactions in my body.

It's not a true allergy - it's just the simplest way to describe it.

MCS is not who I am - it's simply the road map I use to navigate a world that wasn't built for me. It may dictate the route I take but I'm still in the driver's seat. I just need to do it differently than most.

Normally Abnormal Sums It Up

I've always felt like I was on the outside looking in or the proverbial odd-one out… thinking, acting, and living differently than most.

Over the years, I've learned to embrace my true self - quirks and all.

I’m not normal - which means not normal is my norm 🙃