About

Hey there!

Welcome to my blog. I’m Annie Anderson – a writer, life coach and graphic & web designer. And although I love what I do, I try not to let my profession define me.

Who am I, really?

I love music. My radio is *always* on. Most often, it’s playing my wide collection of music through iTunes but sometimes, I’m listening to an actual radio station. My favorites are metal, rock, smooth jazz and sometimes pop. I’ll listen to nearly any music except rap and (most) country.

I love Rush, Metallica, Adele, Kelly Clarkson, David Lanz, Sade, Nirvana, Alter Bridge, The Doors, Hinder, Mötley Crüe, Journey, Nine Inch Nails, Van Halen, OneRepbulic, Fourplay, Kenny G, Linkin Park, Pink, Jim Brickman, Finger Eleven and many, many more. If you want to know what else I listen to regularly, check out my Last.fm profile.

I love coffee. I can drink it all day long. In fact, drinking a whole pot in one day is not uncommon for me. Though I truly prefer it black, I must put cream in it otherwise, my stomach gets all tied up in knots. But I’ll drink nearly any kind of coffee. My favorites are Vanilla Latte’s and Green Mountain Coffee’s Dark Magic blend. A good French Roast is always great, too.

I love reading. And learning. On average, I read 3-4 books a week (non-fiction) and 2-3 novels a week (fiction). My favorite topics are self-development, spirituality, entrepreneurship, design, WordPress and biographies. Fiction usually consists of chick lit, sci-fi, horror and classic literature.

I love writing and design. These are the things engraved within my soul. I’ve pretty much been writing since I learned to hold a pencil. And as a result, I’ve received numerous awards for poetry and short stories. I have taken classes at artist retreats, workshops and am an alumni of the Longridge Writer’s Group writing course as well as The Art Institute, where I received a Bachelor Degree in Graphic Design. (If you like my style, you can hire me to write for you too.)

Family always comes first. Even though I love working with my clients and I’ll bend over backwards to get the job done on time and on budget, my family always comes first. I take my job as mom to 4 wonderful kids very seriously. They are my reason for living, my true legacy.

What other hats have I worn?

In previous years, I’ve been a real estate agent and an investor, have written a couple of books on real estate, taught and run seminars and online classes about real estate and helped support other agents/investors as an assistant, transaction coordinator, researcher and skip tracer. In short, if it deals with real estate, I’ve probably been involved with it in one way or another. I’m even listed in Biltmore’s “Who’s Who: Women in Business.”

I’ve also worked as a cashier, in the bindery department of a print shop, as a salesperson and as a delivery driver. I’ve done bookkeeping, waitressing and dishwashing, too.

And what makes me tick?

In addition to music and reading, I enjoy spending time with my family, the ocean, coffee, lighthouses, cats, bicycling, hiking, gardening, cooking, computers (especially Mac), personal development, books and making things. I’m spiritually minded, am an ordained minister and enjoy helping people. I’m also a level II Reiki practitioner.

Please feel free to contact me. You’ll find several forms of contact info on the Contact page which you’ll find the link to up there in the dropdown menu under “About”  or just go here.

Blessings always and in all ways

For Our Greatest Good,

~*~ Annie S. Anderson ~*~

My Personal Mission ~

“To empower women entrepreneurs to be Badass Trailblazers who live a kick-ass life and do wicked good epic shit.”