My name is Trisha and I've been creating web sites since 2000. I've learned a lot during that time – much of it the hard way and very slowly! I've developed skills ranging from HTML and CSS to SEO and even dabbled a bit with php and MySQL.

My main blog is at my IdeasForWomen site, I've had that site since 2003. Why did I start it? Honestly I don't even remember now. Just popped in my head at the time to start a site focused on women. I added a blog there around 2004 – and man – I did not know what I was doing! It was just terrible! I had no idea what to write! And honestly at that time I just didn't 'get' blogging. Eventually I stopped writing on it and
deleted it entirely from the site. Then, late in 2005 I started a blog there again. This time I 'got it' at least a little bit more.  But even then I had periods where I didn't write in the blog for a while. I took some time off from blogging again late last year and started up again this spring. I spent that time reading other blogs and getting more familiar with the blogosphere and blog culture. This time I really 'get it'! And I plan to stick around.

I also have a Gardening blog . I got interested in butterflies and wildlife gardening a few years ago. I really enjoy it. There's nothing in the world like going outside and digging in the dirt with your bare hands! Really! And – it adds a whole new dimension to gardening. You're not doing it just for yourself – but to help other living things find food and shelter. It's good for the environment and the ecosystem too! The story of the blog on this site parallels that of the other one. I'm doing much better with it now too.

I also have a 3rd, This PaleBlue Dot a sort of meta blog where I am currently writing about my progress with the IdeasFor Women blog.

What am I passionate about? As you can tell from above – I'm very passionate about butterflies and gardening! My background is in science, I have a M.S. in Biochemistry and I am interested in just about every area of science, although I understand biology best. It shows a bit with my women's blog as I tend to write a lot about health. If I ever have the time to start another blog it will be about science. I'm also really into Disney World and Doctor Who – and I could go on for hours about any of these topics if you get me started! If I ever become engaged in a discussion about one of these with you feel free to tell me to shut up if your ears start to fall off.