Hi! I’m Chelsea, the host of LoCoWomen.com. I have lived in Loudoun County with my husband, four kids and various animals since 2003 and aside from the collective disgust at our traffic problems, I have to admit that the area has been growing on me.
I am working toward finishing up my BA in Women’s Studies (April, 2010) and I am an administrator and/or consultant of a few online communities and blogs. On a good day, I get paid for my services, including using the Internet for social networking. Now that my youngest kids are heading toward school, I want to be able to bring my online worlds into the “real world” and there is no better place to start than my own neighborhood.
Every woman has a story, and I hope you will share yours with me and the LoCoWomen.com readers.
Onto my questionnaire!
Your Name, Age (or thereabouts) and where you are from originally.
Chelsea, 34, born in Chicago. I lived in the Cleveland area for 10 years, Little Rock for 10 years, Ft. Lauderdale for about 2.5 years and now Virginia.
What are you famous for?
In the online world, I’m known for the insane number of websites I run, consult upon or dream up as I eat olives. Offline, I make a damn fine batch of toffee and some killer tie dye.
What is your “style,” or what defines your motivation in life?
I think I am “accessible” for lack of a better term. I try to be available to women who need guidance, friendship or maybe a joke or two. I am motivated constantly by a desire to change the world for the better.
What is your favorite quote and/or mantra?
Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster, and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you ~ Nietzche
I also have about 600 Tom Robbins quotes that get me through the day. He’s my hero. For a mantra, I’d have to say, “my mistakes don’t define me.” At least that’s today’s mantra.
Where in LoCo do you love to spend your time?
I spent the summer exploring LoCo and places beyond. I really have a fondness for the playground outside of the Sterling Community Center and for driving out in the wine areas.
What do you do when you are not sleeping?
Kids, my own school work, online work and/or personal projects. I tie dye (didn’t I mention that?) and I absolutely love to be in the woods, even if I never get there.
Describe your perfect meal.
I’m torn between a good sushi dinner and a good Mediterranean sampler. No meat, as “whole” as the food can be, and a Heineken.
Are you spiritual, religious, neither or indefinable?
Extremely spiritual.
Describe your best friend.
This is where I say that I’m my own best friend. I have many, many close friends for whom I would gladly cut off an arm, and I honestly cannot narrow one of them down as the supreme best friend. I’m just a lucky girl. I had to learn, however, to see myself as my own best friend since I found that I wasn’t nearly as supportive of ME as I should have been. Times have certainly changed.
If you were to march in D.C. for a cause, what would the cause be? What kind of shoes would you wear and why?
Women’s rights. There are so many injustices that women face each day because of the influence of patriarchy. Its a huge, HUGE soapbox of mine. If not women’s rights, then definitely LGBTQ equality. If I had to wear shoes, they’d be Chucks.
What is your passion in life?
Women. Supporting them, helping them grow, making positive choices, etc. Again, soapbox topic.
Are you the same person you were five years ago?
Yes and no. I’m much more open now about who I am. Five years ago, I was desperately trying to conform to an unattainable ideal of womanhood and motherhood, and failing miserably. No more.
What is the last thing you did just for you?
I threw myself a birthday party, kinda. If you post it, they will come 
Favorite entertainment.
I am a music and wanna-be book junkie. I read a lot for school, and I always have music on. Even cheesy radio music. Its all inspiring.
What is your greatest accomplishment?
HippyMom.com – I found a way to give back to my “community” even when I couldn’t be enmeshed within its physical boundaries.
How do you describe yourself politically?
eXtreme Liberal!
What is the best thing about being a woman?
Our inherent connection with each other.
Describe yourself as a superhero.
Super Feminist! Hahaha. No, seriously, if I had the power to beat into people’s heads that the current male-female dichotomy is NOT working, I would. My costume would be simple: jeans and a t-shirt. I don’t care for shoes.
How do you see your retirement? How old will you be, where will you live, what will you do?
I don’t understand this word, “retirement.”
How do you get physical?
Pilates, belly dancing and regular sprinting to and from my vehicle for preschool, appointments and sanity work at Borders.
