MonkeysInk

During the day, I'm an HR professional; at night, an avid reader and crafter; all the time, I'm the mama to a darling seven-year-old little girl and two old-man cats.

My other big hobby is scuba diving. I took lessons a few years ago and have been hooked ever since. We've been to Belize and the British Virgin Islands, and just got back from our second trip to Belize. It was fantastic!

Scrapbooking, stamping (especially Stampin' Up!), paper crafts, inchies, ATCs.

I recently learned to knit, but I want to take some more classes so that I can make things other than scarves. :)

Business, biographies, true crime. Fiction, too, sometimes, but never romance.

Some specific favorites: God-Shaped Hole, Ordinary People, anything by Patricia Cornwell or Jodi Picoult.

Sugarland, Pink Martini, Tegan & Sara, Third Day, Five for Fighting, Dave Matthews, John Mayer, Jacqueline Du Pre, Ingrid Michelson, Natasha Bedingfield, Regina Spektor, Matt Nathanson.

hot green tea * sour candies * things that are hot pink or lime green * mineral makeup, especially from indie companies like Aromaleigh or The She Space * koi * bubble tea and the fun fat straws that come with it * anything sparkly or shiny * crows * home decorating magazines * Longhorns * penguins * tiny Kawaii erasers (my daughter loves these and always nabs them if they come in a swap!) *