Miles and Miles of Gratitude

“These words are my own from my heart flow – I love you, I love you, I love you,” by Natasha Bedingfield.

I just positively LOVE this song because it makes me think about all the people I want to say Thank you to. So, here goes:

Thank you, first of all, to my son, DJ JSR (www.myspace.com/djjsr19), and my daughter, Chanel, who listened to all my crazy ideas and still love me anyway! (XXOoxoXOxxooO, guys!) Thank you to my mother who chose to be an entrepreneur even though her mother thought it wasn’t a good idea – if it weren’t for you, I might not be on the path I am on, thinking anything is possible (Love you, Mom!)

Thank you to all my friends at SKF USA Inc – all the ones who wished me well and all those who doubted – I couldn’t look at all sides of the coins without you! Thank you to my friends at the old Chicago Rawhide – you’ve all supported me in ways that made me better and stronger than I could have ever been without you! If I named all of you and all I’m thankful for, I’d never finish this blog, because you’ve done so much for me!

Thank you to all the wives of the guys of the Automotive OE Business Unit, Plymouth. You made me feel welcome and it was wonderful to get to talk to GIRLS for a while (know what I mean?).

Thank you to Jeannette Maw who coached me through some of the craziest situations of my life – I gotta say, sometimes listening to other people’s stories makes life just that much more interesting, right? I’m glad to have found a friend who’s just as “not normal” as me! You rock!!!

Thank you to my sisters Ishah and Jamesa who remind me of all the things I could be doing with my business. You two are fascinating! Love you anyway!!! (Tee, hee, hee!) Thank you to my brothers Jantzen, Jamar, and Franz, and to Aunt Sylvia who show great enthusiasm about whatever it is I’ll be doing next. Michael, I know you’d be happy for me, too, if we talked more. I’ll work on that! I love and miss you all!!!

Thank you to April and Claudette (www.creativeapples.etsy.com and www.mexicachica.etsy.com) for showing me that Etsy.com is a wonderful place for an artist AND a buyer! I wish you the best in all you do!

Thank you to my dads, Mike and James, who encourage me to be the best I can be. Love, hugs, and kisses!

Thank you so much to my customers, both past and present, who have supported me no matter what I was selling at the time! You keep hope alive and you are precious to me always!

I know I’ll want to thank everyone again every once in awhile, so stay in touch… :)