Do you like my updated page?

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I’ve been working on my NAIWE site. What do you think? I don’t have a business theme, picture or logo defining me yet so I’m just filling in the blanks while I create “my virtual world.” I will soon be working on my other website for planning educational workshops and counseling parents about home-schooling options. I think I need some productivity tips from Meggin McIntosh.

The fall pictures on my page are from my visit back to the family homestead in the mountains of PA in 2011. My great-grandfather planted the maples on the left side of the background. Can’t wait to go back this Oct.

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Some People Still Show Their Thankfulness, Do You?

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My husband and I spent last weekend covering a booth at a convention for a friend. Parking in the city is tough on the weekends when the convention center is busy, especially when thereare delivery trucks parked in the turning lanes. As we turned the corner for our parking deck we ran into a backup of cars. We knew we only had about 15 minutes before this deck was full and since it’s connected to the convention center it makes life easier, so it’s worth the wait. As we inched our way toward the entrance to the parking deck my husband kindly let a minivansqueeze in front of us. We watched the lady pull into the garage and get a great parking spot right near the entrance, she wasn’t taking any chances. When we pulled up to pay, the attendant said, “that lady paid for you and said thank you.”

We were in for the longest day of the convention and this little act of “thankfulness”
gave us something to think about for the rest of the day and helped us keep a smile on our faces.Have you ever responded to a random act of “kindness” with a random act of “thankfulness” like that? It can make someone’s day. Try it again if it’s been a while.

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Hello, NAIWE members!

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Hello, NAIWE members, my name is Ann Hoopsick (Hoop… what?). “Hoop” as in basketball hoop and “sick,” as in “I am sick.” That’s how I try to explain it to those who get caught off guard by the last name. It’s really very simple, but different. It’s Hungarian, for those wondering.

You may have seen my name floating around, so I figured it’s time to introduce myself to all you wonderful writers. I am helping Janice with some virtual assisting duties. We’ve known each other since about 2000-2001. We first met at an educational conference where I hosted her as a speaker. Since then I’ve been an avid fan as she helps educate parents about opportunities available to their high school students.

I studied system analysis and information sciences at a small business school in the early 80′s. You know what that means: programming on old dinosaurs. Those were the days. The two jobs I held before staying home with my children were in the computer field with proofreading, scheduling, spreadsheets and printing mixed in. My home was the overnight safe-storage facility for the magnetic reels.

From 2005-2011 I was the president of a large home-school organization (over 250 families) that is now 20 years old and still going strong.  I organized monthly meetings, worked with coordinators to plan activities, and brought in speakers, like Janice, to do writing classes with our students. Most importantly we continued to grow and do more for our families. In 2009 I finally found the website of my dreams for our large organization. I spent many hours creating a site that gave us freedom from paper registrations, automatic calendar reminders, group emails, PayPal payments and so many other wonderful tools to keep us organized and moving in the same direction.

My husband and I also ran a large sports organization in the Richmond area from 2006-2009 and generated more money through fundraising than they had ever received before.

Last year Janice and I talked about what I would be doing when I finished homeschooling. Since our youngest son graduated and I’m done with that segment of my life, here I am!

I look forward at getting to know each of you through your writing. I like to think I am a good writer but my skill set is really in organizing and promoting, which I will do my best at for your benefit.

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