I am an artist and manage multiple businesses. I am a self-employed entrepreneur although I don't see myself as anything but a lover of art, family, friends, Golden Retrievers, technology, country, and God. None of these are in the right order, because the order changes according to my focus at the moment. I am straightforwardly honest, and that can get me in trouble at times with the people I love. I express myself through that love, or at least I try to not give over to the negative emotions that try to prevent me from being the woman I want to be. I am self-absorbed, but I don't see that as anything but an asset because I am a woman of conviction and I love myself. Having spent a good deal of time trying to please others or be someone I wasn't, I am now free of those hindrances and satisfied with my life and everything in it, including my husband who has loved me and hated me through a lot of trials and troubles over the 37 years we've been together.