the evolution of andasbackpack

I am old enough that I can say with all honesty that I had never had an email address until I got to college. On that bittersweet day when I finally graduated and was forced to take a non-college email account, I agonized over what that address should be: boring addresses with just my name and an underscore or number following would never do, neither would anything cutesy or glitzy or that said too much about who I was. Definitely nothing alluding to a brand name or corporation would be acceptable. I finally settled on andasbackpack, after my bacpacking pack that I basically lived out of at that time in my life. (I guess I also could have called it andasgrandam after my car that I pretty much lived in, too, but you know, brand names and all....). You never really know what you might find in andasbackpack. Just an email address, yes, but I try to choose words carefully. This is who I was/am/will always be.

The backpack, a green and gray Gregory that I'd inherited from an ex-boyfriend ended up getting stolen at some point in time and I replaced it with a turquoise REI model. I now carry a purse far more often than I ever carry a pack. And andasbackpack has grown, from a simple email account to almost a personal brand, a philosophy of life that embraces the adventure in everything, especially the creative process.

andasbackpack has a large capacity; it is not a small pack that has room for only one or two interests. And this is why andasbackpack was perfect for my Do-It-Yourself Showcase Blog. There's room for cooking, sewing, gardening, art, design, and anything else that might come up. There's plenty of room to grow.

Welcome to andasbackpack.