Have had a Barbie collection since high school. Started getting obsessed, then made my first web page in 1994. Before all the official companies even had websites. I got into a legal discussion with Mattel over copyrighted images, got around that by taking my own pictures, and voila!—my page has been up ever since.

I landed a job in 1997 as a webmaster for the local newspaper and for Indiana University’s Athletics Dept. (www.iuhoosiers.com) I have since quit to be a stay at home mommy, but still create websites on the side.

So, Thanks to my insane collection, and NO THANKS to Mattel who wanted me to kill the site back in 1995, I have a profession that I am good at!