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About Me

About Me: I'm a wife, mother, psychotherapist, and writer, who enjoys trying to figure people out.

Favorite Cuisine: Italian
Favorite Dishes: Anything cheesy with pasta
Favorite Desserts: MooseTracks
Favorite Drinks: water, coffee, wine...not necessarily in that order
Favorite Junk Foods: potato chips
Best meal ever: Any that I don't have to cook
My Original Recipes: Seriously?
Favorite Restaurants: Before kids: Cozy little oyster bars After kids: Any place that's relatively clean and I can sit down and have my order taken
Foods I hate: None

Favorite Movies: Out of Africa
Favorite Actors: Robert Redford
Favorite Genre: Usually mystery/suspense
Favorite Soundtracks: Out of Africa
Movie Quotes I say all the time: I don't know nuthin' 'bout birthin' no babies.
Movies I can watch over and over: Out of Africa (getting redundant,huh?)
Actor that would play me in a movie: Ashley Judd

Favorite Artists: Eric Johnson (my composer-brother-in-law)
Favorite Albums: Anything Eagles
Favorite Genre: I really like everything other than what I call "squealing guitars"
Favorite Songs: Cooler Than Me
Favorite Lyrics: You never wave or remember my name....Probably 'cause you think you're cooler than me.
Songs for Roadtrips: A whole set of The Best of the 70s
Songs I hate: Anything that squeals or screams at me
Guilty Pleasure: Alison Krauss

Where I shop: Kohls, usually (it's the only thing close)
Brands I love: Liz Claiborne
I like to wear: jeans, bermuda shorts, flip flops
Can't live without: flip flops
Prized Possessions: Does my family count as a possession? I'm not really very into much material stuff.
Guilty Pleasure: nice purses

Favorite Shows: I don't watch much TV, but do like Survivor and Dual Survival
Favorite Channels: Discovery, History
Favorite Reruns: None
Most Addictive Show: Survivor and Dual Survival
Favorite Late Night Talk Show: David Letterman
Favorite Theme Song: The song from "Cheers"

Nicknames: None, really, except a few friends who call me Mel
Religion: varied and interesting
Interests: reading, writing, outdoor activities
Expertise: Are any of us really experts?
Occupation: psychotherapist (M.S. Community Agency Counseling, EdD Doctoral Candidate) and writer.