I was born and raised in small town, USA: Wappingers Falls, NY, to be exact. I am the youngest of four with siblings eleven, nine and eight years older than me. No, I was not an oops. Don't believe me? Take it up with my mother.

I currently reside in sunny South Florida: Coconut Creek, to be exact. I live with my husband Tim, our two cats Hades and Azrael, our ball python Hydra, and our hedgehog Styx. We currently have no plans to have children, but have recently talked about acquiring a crow, a desert fox, and a puggle. Our animal choices vary on a month-to-month basis. Watch this space.

So how did I get from there to here? Here's a simple flow chart: