My name is Sara. I grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. My parents, most of my family, a lot of friends, and my in-laws still occupy the area. I am often jealous of their ability to purchase single family homes for significantly less than what we paid for our two-bedroom condo in Northern Virginia and also their proximity to various frozen custard stands.
In 1999, I moved to Boston to finish college. I transferred in the middle of my sophomore year and still managed to graduate on time, which was lucky because Boston University was a lot more expensive than the state school from which I came. I lived in Boston for several years, going to school and then working a retail job with my fancy degree in English. During that time, I managed to fall in love with someone from back home, and we moved in together in the fall of 2001.
I married that guy a couple years after moving with him to Virginia (2003) so that he could pursue a government related career. That wedding took place on July 8, 2005. I believe in marriage, and I write occasionally on the subject in general as well as my individual experience navigating my own house and home with my husband.
In 2004, I entered the MFA program at George Mason University for Creative Writing in Poetry. I received my degree in the spring of 2007. I was there to be a better poet, and even though I have been an artist in various forms all my life, I still find it a troublesome ambition at times. So I write about writing and art quite often, too. Also my experience of being a student in a graduate program.
For just over three years, I was an Office Administrator for an amazing organization. I learned a lot about myself, about business, and about people from that job, and even though it wasn’t the most thrilling day-to-day experience, I was very sad to make the decision to leave and stay home with our new baby, even though I knew it was the right thing for our family. I have written a little bit about work sometimes, but not too much or often. I’ve always tried to say more about me than the work itself, since I liked my jobs and wanted to keep them.
What pays the bills is my husband’s job and my freelance work in the creative arenas of copywriting and design. I also create and sell fine art, which I hope will help make a dent in our debt eventually.
I started a blog with Blogger in 2004. This was after moving to Virginia, after getting engaged, and before the wedding. Like some others, I occasionally had issues with that site, and so during NaBloPoMo, I imported all of that over here to WordPress, so you don’t have to go back to my old site to view any of the archives, which rocks.
You can view and purchase some of my art at www.artyfuss.com and email me at littlenonsense@gmail.com if there’s anything else you’d like to know.
