I should start by saying – in a self-reflective and non-self-deprecating way – that I am a simultaneously less glamorous (on the outside) but also more pulled-together (on the inside) version of the person represented by this blog. A pile of contradictions, and completely unique... just like everyone else.

In addition, I am: a wife and mother of two very adorable/needy/hilarious pups, a sister, daughter, granddaughter, aunt, niece, partner-in-crime, and no-nonsense-but-still-a-hugger type of gal. I am also the creative director for a health system, a graphic designer with a serious case of font-snobbery, a freelance interior decorator, and a botanist-wannabe.