It takes a Village!

I have a very talented and good hearted group of people that I get to work with. I’d like to introduce you to each member of my in-house staff  – so for the next month or so, I’ll be featuring staff profiles so you can get to know them too.

Jackie Saling has been working with me for 13 years. She even worked for a year with me in my basement when we ran out of space at our office. (whoa - that brings me back!) Jackie has a force field  of her own and turns out great fabric designs and has developed great relationships with many of the companies that produce products for us. Jackie, has earned the nickname ”Jack” by being a Jack of all trades. There’s nothing that she isn’t good at - particularly when it comes to gardening, baking and decorative painting. She’s not afraid of power tools and loves sports too. Before working at “Mumm” she was a hairdresser and taught decorative painting. She still cuts hair occasionally for staff members and purchases beauty supplies for us.

Jackie has three grown children and is a proud grandmother of 2. When she is not being a domestic goddess, she is out kayaking with her soul mate, Bill. She and Bill recently took a vacation in the South of France where she hopes to retire (heaven forbid!) when she’s young enough to enjoy herself and still look good on a topless beach. Still a rocker at XX (don’t worry – no ages will be revealed in these profiles), she listens to Nickel Creek and classic rock. She participates in a book club and a craft club, but from what I hear the focus is usually on what wine they will be drinking. Jackie keeps our plants watered and brings a lot of humor wherever she goes. 

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