Hello virtual world! My next birthday in the "physical world" is coming up this month and I thought it fitting that my "birthday" in the virtual world be this month as well. Happy Birthday to Me!

Three years ago I barely knew how to check my email and now I'm attempting to make an income from the internet, so I'm almost as new to the internet as I am internet marketing. No worries. Just six years ago if a surgeon told me to prepare a patient for debridement of the lateral process of his right tibial plateau, I would have lapsed into a coma. But today (literally), I assisted him easily. Of course, when I entered the medical field, I first had to learn the language. And although I haven't yet located a useful IM dictionary (could someone please tell me where the heck they put it?!), I still read (and partially understood) the information in the Learning Center and Forum like a good little student.

I've been reading and surfing since January 08, trying to educate myself about internet marketing and the internet in general because I believe it's not only one of the best sources of income for the future, it is something my increasingly tired old bones will appreciate (just as soon as I figure out how it works!). I am also hoping WA will be a successful classroom experience, as it seems there is a sore lack of educational opportunities on the subject and way too many barracudas in these invisible internet waters. I'm a young little fishy in this world, but old enough to be wary of scams and gratefully have not yet fallen prey as so many others seem to have. (Or, at least I HOPE I haven't ;) ). WA is my first serious investment.

At the moment, I make my living as a traveling nurse. The pay is pretty good, averaging around $200/day, but with no paid vacations, no sick pay, and no pay between contracts. The hours are so-so. I work in surgery, so usually 8/day with lots (as in 16 of 31 days this month) of "call" (I HATE living with a pager). The work is physically and mentally demanding and the stress is outrageous. Needless to say, I love my job or I wouldn't be here. Honestly, there are aspects of nursing that are very rewarding. However, I don't see myself crawling under operating room tables to adjust equipment and running around trying not to slip on some unmentionable fluid on the floor as the best way to make a living at this stage of my life. But then, many things at this stage of my life are not as I envisioned when young and naive.

In the last decade, I graduated my home schooled (before it became popular) children, became a grandmother, entered college for the first time, started my first career, celebrated half a century of life, divorced (after 32 years), remarried, and traveled solo from Georgia to California in a 24-foot RV (my first) to enjoy my first glimpse of the Pacific Ocean. After all that, you would think this internet thing should be a piece of cake, right? LOL!

Anyway, I'm looking forward to moving forward with my newfound future career. I appreciate all the help I can get and hope to someday soon be in a position to help others!

ps... just had to add some pics!