Who is Deb??

	Name:	Debbie Pelton (AKA BassGirl)
	Age:	31, (B-day is 9-3-72 if I forget to change this again, you can figure it out!)
	Height:	5' 7"
	Hair:	Blonde(well kind of, and yes it's real) I cut my hair!
	Eyes:	Blue, or green, or hazel (depending what kind of mood I'm in).

Hi! this is me!!! Pleased to meet you! For those who have been here before, you will notice a little change - I've archived the text that was here before since most of it hadn't been edited since 1996. It is still available here. (Some of the best bits are there - but really out of date!) Now for a few tidbits and excerpts for your reading pleasure:

9/04/03

I have started on several new endeavors with my life... First I got a new job (5/12/03). I am now working at Interland, one of the world's largest Internet hosts. I am one of the custom site designers in Platinum Design Services. I love my new job and am very happy to be working in the "real world."

Bad news, my husband and I have separated. It was a good long run, but we just couldn't get past some issues. I know that I have always been the one to say that failure is not an option, but unfortunately, it turned out to be the only option after a long try at trying to work it out. :(

8/11/04

My job is going really well! I don't even mind the 22 mile drive in the heavy Atlanta traffic!  It is really exciting to be a part of an experience that is on an upward swing.  We are currently regrouping and redefining our product offerings and business model. I feel very well respected in my opinions and abilities. I've been promoted/switched roles for the 4th time in the last 6 months, basically they have been putting me where I am needed because they know I can handle the transition and perform well while wearing different hats.

I don't design sites for Interland any more (I still do at home though), and haven't since early February. I did a stint as Design Project Manager for a little while - handling about 35 clients at a time. Then there arose a need for a Business Analyst/Programmer role to scope and implement the back end of a Business Process Management system (Lombardi Teamworks). I then went back to DPM'ing for another short stint to help move 300 websites through in a very short period when we changed our product offering. After that was complete I went back to developing our process management solution and learned great new skills.

Now that the software project is done I am finally back to a new form of Design Project Management where I am building requirements, proposals and project scopes for new clients. I really like dealing with people again and I'm really good at fitting their needs into our product. I feel like I know our product inside and out because I have been a part of building it since day one.

I still maintain my home business, but after the economy faltered, a lot of clients dropped off and very few new ones signed up. So, now it is really easy to maintain the clients that I have and still work full time. I would like to build the business up again since I have enjoyed it for so many years - it would be wonderful to work from home full time again!

I feel incredibly empowered. I have managed to get on my feet again in a relatively short time frame after some pretty major setbacks, and I feel as though I can take on the world!

Other news... I've left the Cub Scouts. Travis has gotten his Arrow of Light and moved on to Boy Scouts, so I felt it was better for me to move along too. I really enjoyed all the years that I put into it - and I want to go camping again really soon.

Travis is doing really well too - he's turning into a really BIG boy!  At 12 he's about 145 lbs. and I bet that he will be towering above me within the next year or two. (At last measurement he stood an entire 5' 2"!!!)

Travis has made up his mind that he wants to go to Georgia Tech. WONDERFUL!!! GT is one of the best engineering schools in the country, and I totally see Travis as an architect when he grows up. I told him that he has to have near perfect grades to get into that college, and ever since he has turned in every single one of his homework assignments and has scored better than a "A-" on each.

Now, I send you off with my best wishes for you and yours, whoever you may be. When you go, please remember these wise words: Should you find yourself the victim of other people's bitterness, ignorance, smallness or insecurities; Remember, things could be worse. You could be them!!!

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