Bio
- I grew up in: Lawrence, Kan.
- I have lived in: Lincoln, Nebr., Vaxjo, Sweden, Kansas City, Mo. and presently, Lawrence, Kan. (there’s no place like home!)
- I have traveled to: Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, Vietnam, Sweden, Norway, Copenhagen, Netherlands, France, Italy (study abroad and backpacking in college.)
- My favorite restaurant is: La Familia in Lawrence, (Hello enchiladas!)
- I have an amazing husband (yes, he loved me even before my weight loss), we met through friends 5+ years ago and my life has never been the same.
- I have a two-year-old daughter, Lola, who is my No. 1 inspiration and motivation. She enjoys Elmo, cooking with Daddy, these dang K-Mart Croc knock-offs I can’t get her to take off and going to the gym; mostly Elmo though.
- I studied social work and minority studies at Nebraska Wesleyan University. I never thought I would miss Nebraska or school but I sometimes do.
- I have 8+ years experience in social work in many capacities, primarily doing behavior modification with adolescent girls and their families.
- If I can get a teenage girl to make a good choice she didn’t want to make, I can do just about anything.
- Yes, I am a certified personal trainer. But what really makes me qualified is my personal experience and passion for helping people.
- The highlight of my athletic accomplishments before I had Lola was playing basketball in Jr. High. I stole the ball, made a perfect layup and only figured out after my solo victory dance that I was on the wrong end of the court.
- I could spend all day at the farmers market and when Lola’s attention span improves I probably will!
- I have a real love for 90s music in general and hip hop in particular. My music taste is more inclusive but I have yet to find a day that the aforementioned doesn’t hit the spot.
- When I met my husband I may have stretched the truth about my cooking abilities and though they have vastly improved, there is a running list of things I am “never allowed to make again.”
- If you haven’t deduced this yet, I am a downright enjoyable lady.
- Your Mom would probably like me.
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