I belong to several associations in town and love to meet people and hear about their lives. I’m sure that will help me discover a lot of content for this site. Look for me blogging at coffee shops and libraries around the metro area. Stop and introduce yourself.

My parents owned a small town newspaper, The Elkton Record, when I was very young and when we moved to Sioux Falls, my Mom taught English and my Dad was a roving reporter/photographer for the Argus Leader. Occasionally I traveled around the state with Dad when he interviewed interesting people about their work and wrote stories for the paper. Maybe that’s where my love of diversity started.

In previous years I spent some time in Lake Tahoe, CA; Rapid City, SD; Mankato, MN; Pensacola, FL; Madison, SD; and Half Moon Bay, CA. My work background includes a bit ofeverything: working in a casino, co-owning a custom paint & upholstery shop (automobile), supporting a small computer network for an association, designing and supporting databases for an insurance company, working in web, graphic design and marketing communications for a chemical company, working on the Stanford Report, and many other things.

I love to learn and am taking classes at a local college. The book I’m currently reading is The Renaissance Soul: Life Design for People with Too Many Passions to Pick Just One, which may explain why I like to try new things.

You will also find me blogging often at PurpleWren and contributing articles on the weekend (usually Sunday) about graphic tips and tools on Successful-Blog.

I’m looking forward to getting to know you - my neighbor.

Sandy Renshaw