The Basics

40ish + wanderlust + leader + curator + writer + healer + teacher + auntie + friend + music lover + food lover + cooks like your grandma + candle maker + lover of oceans & sunsets + occasional cigar smoker + crystal collector + shoe lover + delta + champagne sipper + servant at ❤…

Q&A

Location: DC Area

Occupation: Corporate Communicator focusing on social and digital media and corporate social responsibility.

School: ERHS, Pace University, Syracuse University & Strayer University.

Secretly Obsessed With: Crystals and cookware. 

On My Nightstand: Salt lamp, oil diffuser, books/iPad, a homemade candle, and a bottle of water.

What’s the nicest thing someone has done for you lately: Sent me to the spa.

Last Thing You Read: “The Introverted Leader: Building on Your Quiet Strength.”

Guilty Pleasures: Trudon ‘Spiritus Sancti” candles, books, loose tea, jewelry, Bora rings, and champagne.

What keeps you up at night: My thoughts, scrolling/clicking through social media, books, and Duolingo.

What was your last online purchase: Fun boots from Cult Gaia. 

What is a skill you really want to learn: I’m obsessed with learning Portuguese and I want to learn how to do large DIY projects.

Where do you do your best writing: My mom’s kitchen table. Been my sweet spot since I started writing.

Favorite places to shop online: Anthropologie, & Other Stories, Banana Republic, J. Crew, Nordstrom, Net a Porter, and random boutiques.

Favorite quote: “In the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.”

Favorite Fashion Item: Bracelets! I love stacking. 

How many countries have you visited: 34 that I can think of off the top of my head

What’s your favorite ice cream flavor: Old faithful is butter pecan and Jeni’s Gooey Butter Cake. 

What’s your favorite thing to cook: Lasagna. I had the most amazing lasagna in Italy and I keep perfecting my recipe trying to recreate that moment. 

What’s your favorite drink and/or cocktail: Krug Grande Cuvee or an Elderflower Gin & Tonic/Collins.

Most memorable travel moment: Getting lost in Florence. We ventured out on foot and couldn’t remember our way back to our hotel. We had an amazing night of sightseeing and after wandering for hours ended up a block from our hotel.

How do you keep your sanity: Therapy, massages, reiki, reading, meditating/praying and hiking.

What accomplishment are you most proud of:  Being “sane” in spite of all the obstacles thrown at me.