“My mom taught me the importance of saving money. She always said, you might not be able to put aside a lot, but just put something away for a rainy day. You never know when that rainy day will come. “One time she needed some … Continue readingShe finds great value in her mother’s life lessons
“My art is mostly just doodles of whatever comes out of my head. “When I listen to music, it helps my creative mind craft it on paper. It brings out that feeling in me. Like if I listen to jazz, it brings out a mellow … Continue readingListening to music helps her creative mind
“Stuttering puts you in a very dark place. You stay there for such a long time that you don’t think you’ll ever be successful. Because that’s what you were told your entire life. But that’s just not true. There have been many successful people who … Continue readingHe reaches out to help through ‘My Stuttering Life’
“My parents would always tell me to slow down. Because as a stutterer, when you are trying to speak, you want to get everything out in one breath. But you can’t really do that. And when you stutter, all of your organs are so tense … Continue readingThere’s no ‘magic pill’ for someone who stutters
“When I was 5 years old, I was walking home from school one day when a German Shepherd attacked me. He jumped on me and bit my leg. From that point on, because of the shock and trauma, I stopped speaking for a while. When … Continue readingChildhood trauma leads to life of stuttering
“We actually met on a gaming console, Xbox. We were playing Grand Theft Auto. “We like all the same things. I mean, we just kind of think the same way. A lot of our opinions, like on world matters, are really similar. So we don’t … Continue readingRelationship partners on the same wavelength
“I don’t just create murals. I’m a visual, small-scale painter, too. “In the beginning, when I quit teaching middle school, I was supporting myself with my work. Then, when I was able to get some big mural jobs through corporations like Exxon and JP Morgan … Continue readingThankful she’s no longer a struggling artist
“I’ve been painting murals in the Houston area for 25 years. One of my favorite pieces is the Chase Bank mural, which I did in 2000. It was about 95 feet tall and 40 feet wide. It was sort of a montage of images representing … Continue readingYou never know who you’ll meet painting murals
“We’ve been together five years. We’ve been engaged two years.” What’s your wedding plan? “We don’t really have one. I mean, it’s just paper. We’re pretty much married now, just without the paper.” Do you tell people you’re engaged? “Yeah. But I’m starting to think … Continue reading‘We’re pretty much married, just without the paper’
“One of the things I miss about living in the UK is the transportation system over there. It’s easy to get on the train and go from point A to point B. Over here, everybody’s driving. Hardly anyone is walking. “I didn’t learn to drive … Continue readingAfter scary start, she’s adjusting to freeway driving