I am a srong independent creative woman who was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. My parents and my father's mother, my grandmother, were extremely instrumental in my growing up process. I attended both private and public schools and several different higher education institutions. I became a fashion model in my early teens and I had a career in the retail clothing industry focussing on buying, management, and sales. I developed mental illness in my mid twenties which sent my life on a totally different journey.I have, however, managed to survive all the multitude of hurdles that I had