Lisa Spinelli:  

Life Dear Friends, LIFE IS GREAT!!! It's now 2004 and I am turning 38 this coming Saturday. I don't know about the rest of you, but I was one of those people that definitely did not find myself until I was in my early 20's. Being a kid was such a drag. I never actually "fit in" anywhere. I was a secret bulimic from the age of 14 to 21. And all of the drugs I did was while I was still in high school. I quit using almost everything when I was about 17. A lot of you didn't know that, but some of you did. Most of my friends were older back then. I moved in my senior year and graduated from Santa Monica High. I survived a terrible car accident and had back problems for 17 years after it! I started my acting and modeling career when I was 17 and moved to NY when I was 18. I also went to many countries around the world and had the best time! Although I never became a big star, I supported myself quite well for 5 years. When I stopped being an active bulimic, my life started to come together. I started my own necktie business and did that for about 5 years as well. When I was 23, I started dating my husband. At 26 we were married and had our daughter (Arianna) and moved from NY to CT. My husband was a former model, and was and still is a Bakery/Deli owner. The year we had our second child (a son named Dante), we purchased a second store for me to run. That was fun the first 3 years, but the last two - IT WAS A NIGHTMARE!!! (I HAD INCREASED INSOMNIA, STRESS...Expand for more