A few things you might not know about me... 🍋

I'm a bellydancer. Yes, really – I used to perform on stage and even taught classes. I name my plants and sing to them (and my cats get original songs written for them daily). I'm an honorary Mexican according to my old neighbor Migáno after I survived his wife's hottest salsa without flinching. Pineapple belongs on pizza and I will die on that hill.

I live in a tiny cabin in a forest on a lake on the Oregon Coast where my favorite Tuesday activity is a boat ride in the sunshine. I've been living slowly since 2017 and I'm never going back.

Also – true crime podcasts and reality TV are how I rest my brain. No apologies. 😄

And, if you know me, you know, there's always more to say (hahaha!)...

I love coloring books and using watercolors and colored pencils in them but good, old fashioned crayons are great too!

I am a bellydancer and used to dance on stage in performances (and even taught bellydance for a while).

I love gardening - like love love love plants and trees. I name most of them and talk and sing to them.

I make up silly songs for my cats all day long and they love them.

I started slow living in 2017 and have never looked back. I refuse to return to the modern day grind and hustle.

I live in a forest on a lake on the Oregon Coast in a small cabin overlooking the lake. Favorite activities include boat rides on a Tuesday afternoon when the sun is out. Swimming in summer when the water gets warmer. Sitting on the deck with a glass of wine watching nature and the occasional boat go by. Walking the mile-long trail behind the cabin, even though a lot of it is uphill, I use that to my advantage to stop and take a break looking at the details of plants and animals and learning more about my environment – like the copper colored wood of a Red Alder or the tiny markings on a salamander.