About Me

© 2010 Princess Daisy

My name is Kelly Sajonia. I am a writer, photographer, social media marketing consultant, and teacher. I also describe myself as a mom, baseball fanatic, foodie, oenophile, and triathlete. I live outside of DC with my two kids.

In case this bio sounds normal (and boring) so far, let me throw in that I am seriously distrustful of cats and am irrationally fearful of sharks. Other random, useless facts: non sequiturs make me laugh, green is my favorite color, and schadenfreude is one of my favorite words.

Now that I have your attention (or lost a great deal of readers at this point), on with the story:

In 2008 I separated from my husband and I am now experiencing life as a single mom. It has been a sad, fun, exciting, and crazy time. Adjusting to my new life has meant learning to successfully complete house repairs (paper clips are very good to keep in your tool box!), parent solo, figure out 100-piece “assembly required” gifts for kids, haul home Christmas trees bigger than me, date, and more. It has been one big adventure. I love the life I have now with my two great kids (Princess Daisy is 12 and Monkey is 8) by my side, often serving as my playmates, sage advisors, and inspiration.

One of the most rewarding side-effects from the separation was rediscovering my love of writing and pursuing a dream to go back to school for something creative. Naked Girl in a Dress was born for the writing outlet and I completed a professional photography program last summer.

Here are a few posts to familiarize you with me and with Naked Girl in a Dress:

• Why the blog is called Naked Girl in a Dress.
• I have toes shaped like ET’s head and other odd admissions.
• I am opinionated, sometimes to my own detriment.
• Sometimes I feel hopeless.
• But most of the time I am hopeful, seeing the positive in even challenging experiences.

Thank you for visiting my blog.