I’m a freelance writer and blogger who’s fortunate enough to spend my days doing what I love — writing articles, blog posts, white papers, case studies, marketing copy and website content. Being a freelance writer is the best job in the world. I get to help people out with a task they don’t want to do, and I’ve never been more intellectually stimulated. On my Writing Services page you can learn how I use that over-stimulation to help my clients.
Here at Grabbing the Gusto I share my cooking success stories. My other blog, Reid All About It, is devoted to ideas, tips and good reads about blogging and writing, marketing, association management and other topics I think readers will find interesting.
I live outside Raleigh NC with my handsome fun guy (who is full of gusto) and our elderly Border Collie. When I’m not writing or reading, I’m cooking, eating or drinking craft beer or moderately priced wine. Julia Child, my hero, would approve of that.
If I could hike every day, I would. Instead I practice yoga or take a walk, or think about practicing yoga and taking walks. I love history and art museums. I used to spend my vacations traveling solo overseas, but now I spend them with my honey either hiking in the western U.S. (we have a thing for red rock country) or hanging out at the beach.
Before moving to Raleigh in the summer of 2009, I lived in Sacramento where for five years I was the Director of Member Services at the California Building Industry Association. I should work part-time in marketing for the city of Sacramento because I will never stop talking about how much I loved living and working in that city.
The Washington DC area was my home from my college years until I left for my job in Sacramento. I spent my last five years in DC working at the National Association of Home Builders. Before getting into association management, I was a restaurant general manager for far too long, as well as the operations manager at Georgetown University’s English as a Foreign Language school. There was also a stint as a pastry cook, but that’s a story for another time. Blame Julia.
Along the way I collected a BA in History from Georgetown University, a diploma in Pastry Arts from L’Academie Française and a Certified Association Executive designation from the American Society of Association Executives. Even better, I have a certificate for being an honorary co-pilot of a hot air balloon.
When I was a very young girl in Massachusetts I dreamed of doing it all, maybe as a French speaking, figure skating, saxophone playing career woman traveling the world. I think everything turned out just fine.
Enough about me.
