Vanessa

If you’ve read Rebecca’s bio, you know she talks about settling and her determination to STOP!  I am very proud of her strength and courage to achieve more be better after all she has been through.

And well…

I am the complete OPPOSITE.

I never, ever settle.  Although that may sound arrogant, it really hasn’t gotten me very far.  You see, I love challenges.  I love learning new things.  I love systems and numbers and efficiency.  Mostly, it’s only gotten me one unsatisfying jobs after another.

I start a new job, all fired up, all ready to learn & all excited.  And then it gets old and monotonous… boring.  Don’t get me wrong, I am far from perfect but I’ve always missed the passion.  I just haven’t found the ‘something’ that makes me want to stay up until all hours, spend time away from my family, miss out on personal time.  From what I’ve heard, a new business that you are passionate about does all of those things and more.

NOW is the time to find the passion.  Let’s face it; I’m not getting any younger, any richer or any smarter jumping from job to job.

This is where décor, design, flipping houses and real estate come in.  I love it!  LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT!  And I always have so what the heck have I been doing for the last 10 years?!

I, like Rebecca used to do handy jobs around the house with my dad.  We painted, papered and fixed many a room while I was growing up.  I even diagnosed a few problems that the ‘professionals’ weren’t able to.

Then one fateful Christmas morning, I opened probably THE most important gift I’ve ever received.  The smallest, cutest pair of vice grips.  (What the hell is wrong with this girl, you’re probably thinking).  There was a specific purpose for those vice grips and it worked wonderfully.  From that year on, I got (and still do) some kind of tool from my dad every year.  I am now the proud owner of drills, table saws, handsaws, drill bits, ratchet sets, screwdrivers, grinders and the list goes on.  (Btw, I still have the vice grips, they’re holding my lazy Susan up in the kitchen.  Lazy is an understatement!)

I’ve put all the tools to good use.  I helped my dad build a shed in my parent’s backyard.  I completely gutted and renovated my place.  I say my place because I bought and did all the work long before Rick or our daughter Ava came along.  I have never, ever cried so much out of frustration than I did laying the floors.  Thank goodness for good friends and family who came to my rescue and put me out of my misery.  It’s been so long, I almost forget the agony and am willing to do it again.  Almost…  any flooring contractors out there?

That being said, I am willing to embark on new and exciting projects.  I know my limits and what to (hopefully) do differently this time around.  That,  and I need to update some things around this place because children just need so much stuff!  Plus my former walk in closet/dressing room is now my daughter’s bedroom.

I’m so excited about the possibilities, I don’t know if I’ll sleep tonight…

Hmmm, could be the passion I was talking about.