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Screen Name:  Rsmurray
First Name:  Rhonda
I live in:  Florida
Birthday (Mo/Day):  September 10th
So what do you do?  Licensed interior designer (sort of retired)

Husband/SO Name:  Tim
And what does *he* do?  He owns his own company which helps truckers become independent with their own businesses, provides factoring and insurance, schedules loads for them to haul, and other support services. He is developing a load board that could change the entire industry.

Kids names:  Rob, 16, at home; and Erin, 28, engaged to be married November 11th, '05.

Grandkids: Not yet, but I have two great nieces in Maryland I'm really stuck on -- Andie will be 3 in July, and Claudea is 1.

When I have time, I enjoy:  Family and pets time,  reading, volunteer work for various Republican candidates and for the American Cancer Society, going to the beach, going to the movies, eating out, shopping.

Other iVillage areas you can find me:  On rare occasions, the Pilates Board.

Favorite ways of keeping fit (form of exercise, eating plan, etc.): Yard work, riding my bike, walking (mostly on the beach). Hope to get to boogie board again eventually and get back into Pilates.

Has fitness/healthy living always been a part of your life?  Give a little background:  I  was always athletic and an outdoor person. I cheered in school and lettered in softball and basketball. Always loved to swim and have been riding waves since I was 10 until the last two summers. I took tap, ballet, acrobatics, and pointe as a young child and just ballet after I got older. I played a number of other sports in school and at home. I enjoy manual labor, particularly gardening. Some injuries have somwhat limited what I can do now, but I'm doing better lately.

When did you start posting here, and what keeps you coming back?  I was a CL on the Pilates Board, and we were assigned to be Secret Santas with other CL's. Mine was on the FOF board, so I went over to it to send him posts about it. I read some of the other members' posts and liked what I saw, so became a member myself. The friendship and support, the ability to talk openly about almost anything, the humor, caring, and unique bond we've formed keep me coming back.

Rhonda with daughter Erin
(Erin's first wedding)