one through eleven.

Boston, MA

Several of you have expressed recently for me to write a little something about myself, a way for all 26 of you to get to know me a little better. Which, is understandable. I am the writer/ photographer of this blog and as such people should have a little " about the author" piece to resonate with my work and my life. I have been trying to think of ways to phrase this entry for a while. I could not decide if it was best to sit here and right a page long autobiographical satire of my life or throw out a few bits of information here and there that would seem informative and relevant. So, I've compiled a list of 11 things, I thought 11 was a good number, any less and people night think I'm not willing to give up any information about my life, and any more would seem like I am long winded/ starved for your attention, so I settled on 11. Ahem, here we go...







1. If I could travel the world for the remainder of my 20's I would do it in a heartbeat.


2. My true love in this world is to sit and listen to people talk, perfect strangers must know this because I have heard some VERY...interesting tales. And any one of my friends or family know they always have my ear when they need it. I am a sucker for tortured hearts and devilish smiles.

3. I can fall asleep immediately on airplanes. My sister would get so irritated when I fall asleep the second I clicked the seat belt in. And I guarantee you I will not wake up until the plane has touched down.

4. I have a severe addiction to caffeine. I drink 3-4 cups of coffee a day, sometimes more. Try not to speak to me with big words in the morning...I may bite your head off. Apologies in advance, but you were warned.

5. I have a real problem writing "I" at the beginning of all these sentences, my main focus for most of my life has been the well-being, happiness, and love of other people. Therefore "I" is something that seems selfish and arrogant to put at the beginning of my sentences, but I am working on it. This is probably excellent therapy for me, I should learn to leave a little space for myself in the day.

6. There is salt water in my veins, I will never live far from the ocean ever again.

7. Hands down, my favorite food is chocolate covered strawberries.

8. Contrary to popular belief I would actually LOVE to learn how to cook. Somehow I missed the boat on the cooking gene and the patience gene.

9. I never intended on acquiring the title of "photographer". I was convinced I would live out my life in the medical profession like my mother and be totally and completely happy. Photography is the single most selfish thing I have ever done and it has changed my life.

10. My favorite TV show is Sex and the City, which surprises a lot of people since I am no city girl, and would rather be barefoot than carry a Birkin bag, but I firmly believe there is a little bit of Carrie in me, and a little of Samantha in all of us. Lets not forget, cosmopolitans are my favorite drink, and the only kind of pink I like...

11. Unbeknownst to me, somewhere within the last two years I have learned to take myself out to dinner, the movies, and be completely and totally content entertaining myself.


There you have it, a few things about Me. It is actually kinda fun to sit for a minute and write down a few things about yourself, in an unselfish, non-egotistical setting. Out of all the journal entries I have written about my life experiences, decisions I have made, roads traveled, emotions expressed, and friends found, I realize I have only scratched the surface of what it means to live. To write 11 things, even 5 things, you cannot help but notice your own humanity. Surely I am not the only one this is happening to and I know I am not the first; just the other day a friend was telling me how she picked up and moved to California from South Carolina; best decision she ever made she would tell you. My ear is pressed to the hearts of the modern day Mary Poppins' of the world, and the sound is deafening, too loud to ignore.

So I will listen ( I'm good at that remember?), and when the wind changes, or there is a fork in the road, or it is time to flip my coin and decide the next road to take, I will have an understanding of every angle. The most important being my own. Maybe next time I'll write 12 things... Watch out!