Free-sprited & open-minded. Wearer of glasses. Runner of races. Lover of dogs, mac'n'cheese, yoga, cupcakes, tea, smart design, honesty, kindness, spring, learning, reflection, affection and sparkling water.

Most recently I made the move from Boston to Brooklyn after five years there, so I'm an NYC newbie trying to figure this city out. For work I'm an art director in advertising, which means my days can be long, annoying, weird and/or awesome.

Yoga and running keep me going, although I've taken a bit of a hiatus from running after my last marathon. I'm also a newly certified yoga teacher, (I know, I know. How many more yoga teachers does this city need?) in the process of figuring out how to start teaching. I'm a cooking novice too, but am committed to mastering the kitchen, which may happen in another lifetime. ;-)

In my spare time I'm smiling at babies, petting dogs, trying to be a good human, exploring, reading, waking up early so I can do stuff, enjoying the people in my life, making new friends and doing my damnedest to cultivate a beautiful life I can be proud of.

whistling crookedly
Big Buck Hunter Safari
seeking out awesome food
listening/advising
knowing where i stand
making breakfast
appreciating the little things

Hips that don't lie and glasses that don't quit.

Fave books:Where the Wild Things Are,The Alchemist,The Red Tent, Three Cups of Tea, Thinking in Pictures, When You are Engulfed in Flames, Born to Run, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, The Celestine Prophecy
Current book: The Power of Kindness

Fave movies: Sliding Doors, Amelie, Love Actually, Serendipity, Office Space
Current movie(s): My Netflix queue has a suspicious amount of documentaries

Fave shows: Modern Family, Grey's Anatomy, 30 Rock, The Office (US), The Bachelor/Bachelorette (my guilty pleasure), Downton Abbey
Current show: Girls

Fave music: the Roots, Mumford & Sons, Animal Collective, Passion Pit, G Love, Sublime, Van Morrison, Billy Joel, Tribe, Norah Jones, Cut Copy, Seu Jorge, LCD, Sam Cooke, Bon Iver, The Civil Wars, The Killers, Florence + The Machine, Girl Talk, Sigur Ros, The Avett Brothers, The Head & The Heart, Etta, Stevie, The Beach Boys
Current music: my Jackson 5 Pandora station

Fave food/drink: cheese, shabu shabu, avocados, killer breakfast sandwiches

red wine
yoga
cute dogs
love & sex
a hoodie
my passport

What's next on the life agenda. Love. And whether or not I will find the kind I'm looking for. What I can do to better the world and those in it. Is the 40+ hour work week for me. The biology of attraction and love. Cooking and what to make/order for din. What is it that makes dogs such happy creatures and when can I get one. What the hell is in the food we eat. Chocolate.

Low-key is most likely the theme, whatever I'm up to. Lately it's been yoga followed by a "snuggled on the couch with my roommates" kinda night.

I can't be left alone with a jar of Nutella..

You're passionate about something. Or everything. You find me adorable. You are honest, kind, complex, and cool as all get out.