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Lori Anderson has read 52 books toward her goal of 75 books.

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Lori Anderson

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in Roanoke, VA, The United States

March 29, 1969

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female

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http://www.PrettyThingsBlog.com

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I_Make_Jewelry

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Crafts & Hobbies, Short Stories

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I've led a very eclectic life!

I'll start with my first real-world job. It's as far from jewelry design as it could possibly be -- four years in the US Air Force. Joining right from high school, I spent a year in California learning Korean, and then off to Osan AB, Korea, to work an Intel position. Lots of fun (except for chemical warfare exercises), but no beading. I never even thought of it.

After four years in Korea, I left the military for the civilian world and held a few different jobs, mostly in marketing. While marketing didn't have a thing to do with making cool things, it DID give me a solid background that I now use everyday in how to market myself and my company.

A quick jaunt to Italy occurred when I realized I was never going to...more

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Beaders Unite Across the World -- the 7th Bead Soup Blog Party map

SO! It took hours upon hours to get this done, but my husband and I finally got all the pins into the map for the entire 7th Bead Soup Blog Party® -- all 541 participants!!!!!

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Bead Soup: 32 Projects Show What Happens When 26 Beaders Swap Their Stash
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The Winds of War (The Henry Family, #1)

by Herman Wouk

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It's So Much Work to Be Your Friend: Helping the Child with Learning Disabilities Find Social Success

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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Raising Kids on the Spectrum: 101 Inspirational Stories for Parents of Children with Autism and Asperger’s

by Rebecca Landa

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