Reading to Write

Day 1 Task: Define yourself.  Not what you want in the future, but where you are now and what you’ve already done.

Name (as used in bylines):

• April Melody Pearson
• Melody Pearson

Position(s):

• Currently:
  • Web Designer – Madisonville Design, LLC
  • Deacon at Madisonville First Christian (Disciples of Christ) Church
  • Great Grandmother with all the previous positions that requires still intact
  • Sister
  • Previously (starting with the most recent):
    • Student
    • Home Depot – Department Supervisor (Paint, Bookkeeping, Computer Room), Head Cashier, Returns Desk Cashier
    • Standard Trucking Company– Lead Computer Operator
    • Madisonville Realty – Accounts Receivable/Payroll
    • Sunday School Teacher
    • Kindergarten Teacher’s Assistant
    • Salvation Army Store Clerk
    • GE Ballast Factory Line Worker
    • Wife (divorced twice)
    • Daughter

Skill(s): Writing (web copy, creative non-fiction, fiction, bad poetry), Spelling, editing, website design, various computer related activities, matching colors and patterns, problem solving, finding lost objects, teaching grandchildren to drive a straight shift, listening without judgment, brainstorming, photography, sewing, plain cooking (when I’m in the mood), singing, willingness to learn new things.

Social Media Platforms: LinkedIn, Goodreads, Google+, Facebook, and Twitter.  However, I’m mostly only active on Facebook.

URLs:

• http://www.madisonvilledesign.com
• http://www.melodypearson.com
• http://www.jaroadtrips.com
• http://www.mamawshomeplace.net
• http://www.madisonvilledisciples.org

Accomplishments: returned to school in 2004 after retiring from Home Depot, graduated in 2009 from Murray University with a Bachelor of Science (Cum Laude), successfully carried a double major of Journalism and Creative Writing while driving back and forth 1.5 hours each way, two Associate of Applied Science degrees (E-Commerce in 2006 & Data Processing in 1986), IT Fundamentals and A+ certifications, one Associate of Arts degree with a focus on creative writing, raised 5 children (who are mostly still willing to associate with me) to be self-supporting members of our society.

Interests:  Writing, reading, (all genre’s except romance) family, religion, photography, fitness (walking, yoga, tai chi, Egoscue’s Pain Free workouts), most all kinds of music (listening not playing), alternative medicine.

In one sentence, who am I?  I am an advance baby-boomer scout (born during the war, not after) who is continually in the process of recreating myself.

Any other questions you ask in defining who you are.

• What new skill would you most like to acquire?
  • Speak a foreign language fluently.
  • Play a musical instrument.
• If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
  • On a tropical island with mountains.
• What fear or weakness would you most like to overcome?
  • I would like very much to overcome my fear of heights.  I have succeeded in overcoming it to a limited degree, but hang gliding, rock climbing and sky diving look like so much fun.  Unfortunately, I still have to force myself to walk across a high bridge without a handrail to hold onto.