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Another Long-Lost, Insanely Talented WAHM Friend

// July 16th, 2010 // Life in General, Work at Home

On a recent Nix9to5 blog post I told you about a childhood friend I rediscovered recently.  Kelly and her husband run the Sowell Honey Farm in Texas, where they produce raw, organic Texas honey and make amazing beeswax lotion bars, lip balms, and soaps.  I might be a little bit in awe.

Well, a loyal Nix9to5 reader alerted me to another long-lost Texas friend who is also accomplishing great things as a work at home mom.  Melanie, like Kelly, is someone I thought was my cousin growing up.  As I got older, I realized that Kelly and Melanie are cousins of my cousins, and of each other, but they are not my cousins.  Which is good, because I maybe had a little crush on Melanie’s brother when I was in elementary school.

Melanie is a textile designer, seamstress, quiltmaker, jewelry maker, and who knows what else.  She’s truly an artist–the photography on her blog is vibrant and eyecatching.  Check out her blog, Texas Freckles, to see her beautiful quilts and, if you are a seamstress yourself, view her patterns and tutorials. 

I’m overwhelmed at the number of talented women I’m privileged to know, and I’m proud that so many of them are Nix9to5 readers!  You’re amazing ladies!

(To my three male readers, you’re amazing, too.  Two of you can build stuff and do complex math, and the other one is a musician.  If there are more men out there following this little journey, give me a shout!  I’ll say nice things about you, too.  Working at home isn’t just for moms.  I know one of my three male readers is an accomplished work at home dad!)