I have been an avid sweepstaker for many years and every day I  look forward to it being THE ONE, the day when I win the big  one. I began this hobby when we were down and out financially and I needed something to give me hope. That mean old mailbox was spitting out bills faster than an ATM machine and I wanted something to change. Now, with sweepstaking, every trip to the mailbox is a walk down fantasy lane and many times I have not been disappointed. It's Christmas every day of the year in my mind.

I’m an optimist who believes if your circumstances are not what you want them to be, find some way to change them.

I am also an author and writing coach, so I have learned how to take and deal with rejection, whether that is a rejection from a publisher or losing a contest. I forget yesterday and look towards tomorrow as a brand new opportunity. To learn more about how I juggle working a full time job, writing books, coaching writers, speaking engagements, previously published a Contest and Sweepstakes column on Bellaonline, and this wonderful, zany hobby called sweepstaking, please visit my website and blog.

I raised two wonderful children, have one gorgeous granddaughter and have been married for 37 years. Will I ever quit entering sweepstakes? I don’t think so. My motto is if you don’t enter, you can’t possibly win. As long as there are sweeps going on, you’ll find at least one entry in them with my name on it.