Me.. Myself... And.. I

A little about me... My name is Kendra Watkins and my true passion is DIY, I love anything crafty.

 

I have two dogs, or as I prefer to call them, puppies! Baron is my 1 1/2 year old Boxer and Dandelion is my 5 1/2 year old Rat Terrier, talk about dogs with completely different personalities. Baron is super laid back, and loves to play. Dandelion, or Dandy for short, is very uptight, a prim and proper little lady, who would never or could never do anything wrong. And you probably would not guess… but I named my Blog after them.

 

My blog is just for fun, I want to inspire others to have fun and craft. I know very little about Blogs or anything in this sort, so please stick with me J

 

Currently I am working on my Masters of Business Administration and working full time for a private college. I really started picking up scrapbooking a few years ago, mainly to relax and help me distress… My life has been a roller-coaster since 2007, but now things have begun to slow down.


Here is my roller-coaster life time line:

·        December 2007 – Graduated with my Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Degree from University of Wisconsin – Platteville (I grew up in Wisconsin)

·        October 2008 – Moved to Illinois where my now husband, then boyfriend, was placed for work as an Air Traffic Controller.

·        October 2008 – Hired at Staffing Now.

·        May 2009 – My Dad was diagnosed with Lung Cancer.

·        December 2009 – My Dad was in remission

·        January 2010 – Laid off from Staffing Now, we lost an account, a company we primarily hired for.

·        April 2010 – Hired at Rasmussen College.

·        April 2010 – My Dad’s cancer came back.

·        June 2010 – My boyfriend got permission from my dad to marry me, and he proposed.

·        October 2010 – Lost my Dad to lung cancer.

·        February 2011 – Accepted in the MBA program and the University of Saint Mary’s.

·        March 2011 – Bought and moved into our very first home.

·        May 2011 – Married my best friend, without my dad to walk me down the aisle.

·        June 2011 – Started my MBA.

·        February 2012 – Lost my uncle to cancer.

·        November 2012 – I lost my Grandma who was 98 years old.  
 

All of these things listed above happened for a reason, and I would not be the person I am today, if these things did not change my life. God only gives us the things that he knows we can handle, and he knows that I can handle quite a bit. I am strong and I have learned to push through.

September 29, 2013 - Adding on. Since I posted this... I graduated with my masters in June 2013. Yay! What an accomplishement.

So after that is all said, I started picking up more on scrapbooking and other activities to help de-stress, and that is why I am here today! J