LOVES & INTERESTS
Lake Michigan. laughing uncontrollably. fashion. design blogs. kayaking. canoeing. metalwork jewelry. dirty funky Italian wine. period novels and movies. traveling. clean laundry. cooking. Motown music. dining like I have endless money. French language. board games and card games. good manners. cheese plates. napping in hammocks. nautical stripes. dancing. family dinners. integrity.

TALENTS
adapting to strangers. expressing my point of view. listening. detecting smells. understanding people's needs. thinking of the dirty version of something before anyone else. organizing. multitasking. storytelling.

MUSES
Earth Wind and Fire. Betty Freidan. Antonio Gaudí. Maya Angelou. Tom Ford. Diana Ross. Frank Lloyd Wright. Dolly Parton. the Mediterranean. my parents.

TURN-OFFS
people chewing with their mouths open. gross noises. beets. dry hands. inconsideration. snobbery. styrofoam.

FACTOID
I can't handle clusters of small circles. It grosses me out.