Elaine Herring:  

Life I was married on March 19th of 2005, and my last name is now Walkden. In January of 2008, my husband James and I moved to his home state of Washington. I have a nephew named Stuart, but James and I have no children...and plan on keeping it that way! School What can I say? I hated school for the most part, because I felt like an outsider. I did have a very few, very good friends and did enjoy some of my classes. I particularly liked creative writing in 12th grade. College I truly enjoyed college because of the studies. As far as "campus life" and the "full college experience", I worked. There was not much partying while I was in school. Workplace Work? Well, I've always worked, at least since mid-teenagehood. Began with babysitting like most 13 year old gals do. My first "for taxes" job was as a grocery store cashier at Hudd's Fine Foods. Anyone remember that place? While obtaining my BA, I worked in retail, as a receptionist, and briefly as a tutor for the UAB TRIO program. While obtaining my MA, I was a "claims examiner" for Guidestar Health Systems. It was a third party administrator company. Basically, I entered data into computerized forms to pay health insurance claims. My MA is in elementary education. I had to quit my claims examiner job to do my student teaching internship. After graduation, I did not land a teaching...Expand for more