Don't take life for granted. If there's something you want to say, say it. If there's something you want to do, do it. Don't just sit there wishing your life was better, because no one's going to make it better. I'm 30. I love things like Nutella, cheese, wine, greek food, exercise, the beach, velvet, the sound of my daughter's laugh, the whispers between the trees on a slightly windy evening, lightning bugs, thunderstorms, the smell of coconut, salads, reading, hiking, swimming, dancing, dancing, dancing, oh, did I mention I like to dance? That doesn't mean I'm any good at it. I want to surround myself with people who don't have ceilings.

And it goes without saying that the most important things in my life are my family and friends. Bar none.

Counting Crows, Frou Frou, Beethoven, Van Morrison, Hotel Costes, Damien Rice, Rusted Root, Michael Buble, Annie Lennox, Everclear, Linkin Park, POD, Human League, Christopher Cross, Joshua Radin, Rogue Wave, Kalai, Imogen Heap, Weekend Players, OMD, Pink Martini, Suba, Madonna....

Sopranos, Grey's Anatomy, Food Network, Discovery Channel, and the National Geographic Channel.

Eat, Pray, Love.

"Listen, you have a freak flag. You just don't fly it."