Writing My First Traditionally Published Children's Book
Most people who know me - evenly remotely well - know that I told my second grade teacher, "When I grow up, I want to be a child psychologist...AND a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader!" The year was 1980, and those young women were the epitome of cool to a Southern girl. They wore white boots and their hair was perfectly coiffed, with fly-away bangs and the best curls! Here's me rocking the look 😏 Hat added for dancing fun! Part of that dream came true. I am a child psychologist, living in the Dallas area. AND, I can still rock a mean pair of cowboy boots! It turns out cheering was a quick fad in my life. BUT...some childhood dreams just don't die. You know, they're the kind that nag you as you drift off to sleep and fill your first thoughts as you wake. The ones that show up as you ask important children in your lives what jobs they want as adults. They are the hopes and regrets that echo when you ask your closest