What makes you try harder each day?
Coffee. My husband. Inside jokes. Videos of baby animals. Stepping into a beautiful gown. Sorting a bag of mixed color rhinestones into individual colors.

Describe the perfect day for you...
My husband Gerrard has a condition that limits the places he is able to go outside of home. It is my mission and platform and has revealed to me the depth of my own strength, so even though we don’t go “out” on date nights, I am happy and I am grateful. For a romantic evening, we get take out from this wonderful organic café in Snohomish, WA, rent movies and enjoy a night in.

How do you make a difference each day?
I’m a crafter. I have to always have a project to work on; something to bead, paint, sew or hot glue rhinestones onto. Nothing unwinds me better than shifting my focus onto a creative project.

Describe your most treasured item in your home?
As a child when I watched Disney Movies, I always thought the Evil Queens had way better fashion sense than the Princesses. I’m into things like capes, feathers, fabulous hats, dripping jewels. I’m bold, dramatic – yet classy – a bit on the eccentric side, maybe, but fine with that.