What I do…

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I suppose that some of you all might be wondering what do I do?

You know, as a living?

I’m not totally sure yet.. but I’ve been told I’m doing pretty well as an internet entrepreneur. I am a graphic artist by trade… and have several dozen websites and have created a full range of homeschool and bluegrass music products as well as rocks and mineral kits that my elder daughter makes. I am a working musician… I actually get paid to play the banjo and am working on songwriting and music production through a national venue that I own with a friend… the Glass City Opry. I am a homeschooling mom with a big old garden and all… I have graduated one kid successfully and am working on the last kid right now.

I do love my life… it’s always changing. It’s very flexible.. I do make my own hours and have time to spend with my girls and friends and such. Sometimes, I get to try new things or try new ideas and sometimes they don’t work, but sometimes they do. I do some work for clients, though I’m tending to stray away from that lately… it’s a lot of work and doesn’t seem to pay enough, really. My time is better invested in some of my various products which will sell over and over through the years. However, I love working for my friends and helping them, so most of my clients are my friends! (g)

I just am wrapping up a really nice site that I did for my pal Jerry. He used to be the mayor of this lovely little village, but now he’s a councilman… and a really awesome bluegrass bass player! (see the connection?)

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One day I might be working on the Opry promotional materials. That’s primarily what I do for the Opry. I handle the press releases, maintain the website and blog, create the flyers and posters, send the newsletter out, and then also help the day of the show with making it all run smooth. Jeff handles all the booking of the talent, manages the theater connections, handles the backstage and lights and is the show MC and manager. Works out nice. We have a wonderful staff of volunteers that all help out and make the show a success.

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I play music in a bluegrass band that my buddy Jeff and I started back in December of 2006… Deepwater Bluegrass. I love playing music with the guys… it’s the best thing around. Love singing and playing for the masses. Bringing bluegrass to the world!


We write a lot of songs… and started our own little BMI publishing company and production company for the music called Glass City Music. We have a cool website, well… it’s just the front page right now, but it’s going to be really cool as soon as I get it finished! (g) My own projects tend to get sidelined a little bit…


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My homeschool products are primarily displayed at our main website… The Homeschool Shop. It’s a clearing house for our history and handwriting products as well as my daughter’s rocks and minerals.

She has her own websites… primarily the very popular Rock Hound Kids and her sale site… Rocks Minerals and Fossils for Kids.com She calls her company, Dragon Mountain Treasures.

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That’s a picture I love of Jessy shipping some orders out…

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And I’m a mobile home rehabber… an urban homesteader. I shop locally, made a lot of my own foods, am growing gardens, reusing, repurposing, recyclying and trying to live as simply as I can on a very small monthly budget. It’s not really a job, but it’s something I love doing.


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That’s what my place looked like a year ago, almost to the day!

And here’s what it looks like now…

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So now you know what I do for a living.

I think it’s pretty cool… I like it a lot.

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About Mobymom

the banjo player for Deepwater Bluegrass, and the editor of BuckeyeBluegrass.com as well as the main graphic designer of the Westvon Publishing empire. She is a renaissance woman of many talents and has two lovely daughters and a rehab mobile home homestead to raise.

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  1. GReat post – it’s always ncie to knwo a little bit more about who you are reading about! I have just acquired a banjo recently, so when my re-aquaintanced with the fiddle is on a firmer footing, that will be next; looking forward to it. Love the before and after pics of your home. :)

    MrsL
    xx