mswheels

Hi! I'm Melissa and I live in Idaho state. I am 33-years-old and a mother to two small boys, a whippet, kitten and husband. I stay home with my boys and squeeze in freelance writing jobs.

Here are a few random things about me:

• I love exploring abandoned places.

• I love scandinavian art and patterns

• My favorite colors are red, yellow, teal and pink

• I'm trying to have a green thumb and like plants.

• I love watercolors of succulents

• I love whimsical, day-dreamy illustrations

• My favorite creatures (real and mythical) are foxes, hedgehogs, whales, mermaids, bears, cats, starfish

• I'm a francophile

• I'm inspired by music, nature and beautiful art

• I play the piano and am learning the ocarina and violin.

• My dream is to fiddle like my great-grandpa

Jenny Lewis

Sigor Ros

Radiohead

Morrissey

David Bowie

Justin Timberlake

Elbow

The Smiths

Goldfrapp

London Grammar

Musicals (Les Miserable, Wicked, Alexander Hamilton, My Fair Lady, Fiddler on the Roof, Sound of Musicetc..)

Scottish and American Fiddling

I love to read! I'm more of a favorite author person, because I can never decide on just one book:

Neil Gaiman

Daphne du Maurier

Juliet Marillier

Jessica Day George

Jane Austen

Alexander Dumas

Diana Wynn Jones

Brandon Sanderson

Jessica Day George

L.M. Montgomery

Chaim Potok

Okay, I better stop there. I am on goodreads if anyone wants to swap book recommendations there.

Any BBC versions of Jane Austen books

Anything from Studio Ghibli

Practical Magic

Silver Linings Playbook

Harry Potters

Anne of Green Gables

Count of Monte Cristo

Moms Night Out

K-dramas

BBC

Foyle's War

Dr. Who

New Girl

How I met your mother

Seinfeld

Miranda

Atlantis

Hallmark Murder Mysteries!

Nature Documentaries

Food Documentaries

Watercolors

Embroidery

Quilting

Doodling

learning hand-lettering

making cards

Learning zentangle

Trying new things

My little family is pretty tight-knit, partially because we are isolated from our extended family and have always lived in little (but sweet) homes. Here are some things we do:

• My husband and I love to binge watch t.v., go to concerts when we can, listen to music, play board games and go on dates.

• My boys and I like to explore new parks and trails, draw and paint, build with legos, go for bike rides, go to the $1 theater and read stories

• My pets and I like to sleep, walk and eat ;)