Meet Sandi + Shalia

Meet Sandi and Shalia

I’m Sandi, one half of The Spoiled Home.  Before I started in the design world, I was a hairstylist for 10 years, and that’s how I met Shalia when she became my client.  The first time I did her hair, she told me that I better not mess it up, and we have been friends ever since. I have been married to my husband Rob since 1999.  We have 2 children, Jonathan and Libby.

Random Facts:

• I used to want to be a professional roller blader
• I have 5 tattoos and hate them all but 1; listen to your parents and don’t get them
• I’m a horrible organizer, so don’t open a drawer or closet in my house
• I’m nervous around babies, and I think they sense it
• I’m Native American (Seminole, Creek, and Choctaw)
• I was raised conservatively; my dad is a preacher, and I wasn’t allowed to go to the movies growing up.  I did not go to a movie theater until I was married.  Now I’m addicted.
• I met my husband when I was 15. When I was 18, I decided to move in with him (my 1 rebellious act), but that only lasted a day, and I moved back home
• I moved back home for these reasons:  no car, no phone, no fridge, no furniture (we didn’t think that one through)
• If I make up my mind to do something, I do it; I even ran a marathon!

I’m Shalia, the other half of The Spoiled Home.  After teaching middle and high school English for 29 years and coaching track, cross country, and cheer for 10 of those years, I retired as an educator in 2019. My husband Randy and I have been married since 1987, after getting engaged on our 3rd date.  He is the funniest person I know, and he makes me laugh every day.  I have always loved home décor and fashion, and Sandi was the first person I’d ever met who was as crazily obsessed as I was. Born and raised in Oklahoma, I graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a B.S. in secondary education in 1990.  My husband and I have 3 children:  Casady and her husband Bennett; Lexi and her husband Keaton; and a son Cale. We also have two of the sweetest grand babies:  Harlow and Cannon.

Random Facts:

• Both my dad and uncle played football at Oklahoma State University
• I am a whiz at word puzzles and begged my friend to tryout with me for Wheel of Fortune College Week; he got on the show and won big money, and I didn’t
• My son Cale’s name is made up of the 1st two letters of each of his sister’s names:  Casady and Lexi
• I have run 3 marathons; 1 of them was with Sandi
• I get up before 5:00 A.M. almost every single day