What do you do for a living?
I am an interior designer and store owner.

What would you be doing if you weren't doing that?
A gardener or perhaps a vet.

What do you do in your free time?
Hang out with my children Thomas and Erica.

What brought you to Santa Cruz?
My husband's job.

What's your favorite street?
Walnut Avenue.

Name something you're excited about.
Life.

Name a pet peeve.
The wrapping on a new CD--you almost have to break the case to open it. Arrrrrrrgh.

What are you reading?
The Shadow of the Wind.

What's the most important thing you've learned in the last three years?
How to ask for help and that friendship is golden.

Recent personal food trend?
Homemade protein smoothies.

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