Where it all began...
Being on this earth, I have traveled around the sun and experienced and learned many different things.
Let’s take a little trip back to the Back to the Future DeLorean to 1985 and discover how my experiences helped me bring something unique and different.
You would think that coming up in a small town, I would not have many chances at different experiences, but this could be farther from the truth.
All of my life, different cultures have surrounded me, and I know the different cultures my own family came from. Growing up with a family-owned business, I met all different people.
I also had the advantage of having dedicated teachers in elementary school, continuing in high school, and having more devoted teachers in my college education.
Through different work in high school, I was exposed to being on camera and speaking in interviews with Fox 9, Kare 11, KEYC 12, Henderson Independent, Gaylord Hub, Arlington Enterprise, Mankato Free Press, Le Sueur Herald, and many more to list. My Parent’s family business and I are often mentioned and pictured in the Henderson, MN History Book in multiple locations throughout the book.
After high school, my life took a different route of becoming a mother three times and having the advantage of seeing the world in the way they each explored it.
I was a freelance creator and, like many mothers of my time, worked for many MLM companies. After a few tragic life events, I changed and began working for Creative Memories in 2010. I became a Sr. Consultant and created layouts featured in monthly newsletters. I created promotional materials, training, and social media advertisements. I spent many hours perfecting my photography editing and restoration skills. When Creative Memories filed for bankruptcy in 2014, it shifted me to a new life change.
Taking a completely different path from what I had been on with the decline in my own father's health, being my only surviving parent.
I began in health care, working through the levels of in-home care, PCA, CNA, and TMA, and during the first year of COVID-19, becoming an LPN with the State of Minnesota in March 2021. I continued working towards my RN degree during the second year of Covid. This is when I began guessing what I had been doing for about 15 years.
After long soul searching, I changed my degree paths and started with a Multimedia Technology A.S. degree at South Central College. I added a Graphic Communication A.A.S. degree as a dual option when I completed my first semester.
This has helped me to build and prepare to bring my business, Tri-Lens Designs, and what I have to offer to the community.