What words best describe you? I’ll stick to five: Genuine and Playful. Curious. Energetic. Personable. Maybe three more: Independent. Passionate. Creative. Definitely Humble. And Ambitious. My husband would say Stubborn, but I disagree.
What inspires you? Anything unexpected. Variable typography. Muriel Cooper. The #metoo and #neveragain movements.
What are you most grateful for? My kids. Our good health.
What important values do you live by? Treat others like you’d want to be treated. Work hard. Love harder. Put the phone down.
Life is… miraculous. Not guaranteed. But insatiably fun and difficult and saturated.
Love is… that feeling when your kids squeal as you walk through the door.
Work is… passion and curiosity. It’s where I push myself out of my comfort zone.
Biggest achievement so far… Birthing my two kids – the second within 13 minutes of arriving at the hospital.
Hardest thing you’ve ever done… Initiate a miscarriage. My husband and I were elated when we learned we were pregnant. Three weeks later the doctor said there was no heartbeat and gave me a pill to take at home to initiate the miscarriage. It was barbaric.
Most impactful or favorite book… The Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman is poetic and sticky. I find myself returning to it often. Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi is devastating and raw and brilliantly told.
Least favorite word… Douchebag
Where do you see yourself in five years? In my pajama pants, writing at my computer and eating a bowl of cereal.
