Jeannie Bastian:  

Life After living in Europe for several years, I relocated back to the U.S. to sunny Florida where I’ am happily married and enjoy my career as a writer/journalist and a full-time editor. We have 2 beautiful children and 3 equally as charming dogs (as a proud mother I have the right to be biased, no?). Our newest family addition is a recently adopted Bouvier (Belgian sheepdog) puppy sent as a wedding present by a dear friend in Belgium. After graduating from Hoffman, I went to U of I where I received a degree in Communications. I then spent 13 (WAY TOO LONG) years married to Mr. Wrong. We had several ups & downs (obviously more down than up), but the best of times was giving birth to my 2 amazing kids. We lived a rather transient lifestyle, moving 7 times in 13 years, spending the last 7 years in Europe. Although it sounds glamorous, I can assure you that trying to juggle between being a stay-at-home mom, corporate wife, and aspiring journalist, being thrust into foreign lands and left alone with two little ones knee high was no easy task! Nonetheless, while living overseas, I was fortunate make many amazing friends and to live in several breathtaking locations, including the Midlands of England, the wetlands of Belgium, and lesser known country of Slovenia (a former region of Yugoslavia recently made famous as the origin of Donald Trump's latest leading lady, nestled in the Alps along the Mediterranean, near northern Italy and southern Austria, known for its fine wine and delicious seafood, for you geography enthusiasts out there). During my stint overseas, I worked as a freelance journalist for various international travel & lifestyle magazines, as well as labored on a fictional full-length novel, which is n...Expand for more