Attended Lesley University, then graduate school at Boston College. Taught 3 years in Woburn, MA 2nd grade & 7 years in Cambridge, MA as special needs teacher & while teaching in Cambridge I also taught evening classes at Boston State College. Then in 1978 when my son Michael was born I stopped teaching and shortly after I started my business. First I sold office supplies & then I started selling invitations & stationery & now I also do computer calligraphy.. the name of my business is Inspirations it is a home studio.