How I Got to be Dellgirl         

That was then...

                                       

                                                                    This is NOW!                                                                   

How did I get to be “dellgirl”?  More importantly, how can I be a "girl" and a grandmother at the same time? That’s something to think about, isn’t it?

One Happy Grandma!

For starters, I am a “Daddy’s Girl”…always was and will be until the day I die. Daddy’s gone now, may he rest in peace, but I am still his girl. I digress though, let me get back to the point. 

Dell is part of my middle name, and everybody called me Dell except Daddy. Daddy called me DellGirl, sometimes he would shorten it and call me DG. Nobody else ever called me DellGirl or DG. NOBODY! 

Sometime after Daddy died in 1988, I noticed my oldest brother using DellGirl or DG every once in a while. Ummm, interesting, huh? Oooppps...I'm getting off-track...again.

Let’s get back to the story of how I got to be ~dellgirl~. All my life I had proclaimed LOUDLY that I wanted to be a writer. My opportunity came, finally. I stopped "talking about writing" and actually wrote my book, At the Starting Gate, in 2008. My daughter Jordyn, helped me self-publish it.

My daughter Jordyn, the Wind Beneath My Wings!
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Jordyn and I brainstormed to come up with a Brand for me…a Logo if you will. We decided on DellGirl, ~dellgirl~ is my online Brand, my Logo in Loving Memory of my daddy...Mr. Hermise Mason Wilkins.

My Logo/Brand, designed and illustrated by daughter, Jordyn.

There you have it, my take on "How I Got to be Dellgirl". How did you get to be who you are today?  Tell us about it in the comments section. We'd love to hear it.   

About My Book - "At the Starting Gate"

Meet Jordyn, my favorite daughter. Jordyn is Business Manager, assistant editor, and book promotions supervisor for Dell Girl Publishing. She is responsible for day to day business plans and strategies, proofreading and editing and is jointly responsible for marketing.

Jordyn is the publisher of my book, At the Starting Gate.

Jordyn holds a B.B.A. in Accounting from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas and an M.A. in Organizational Communication from Howard University in Washington, DC.

A thorough and detailed update of Jordyn's abilities, skills, and contributions to Dell Girl Publishing and my book, At the Starting Gate - coming soon.