paradigm...

1. key lime pie
2. hidden mickeys
3. shula's
4. wyland whaling walls... meeting wyland in detroit, mi when he painted whaling wall #76, whale tower, broderick tower, october 13, 1997.
5. spring fever
6. march madness
7. book of proverbs
8. hemingway's desk
9. 6 toed cats... decedents of hemingway still living on key west
10. sparkly fingernail/toe polish... that matches my sparkly new flip flops 

groovy...

1. daffodils, grandma mary's favorite... the memory of gifting them to her in spring... also a very sad reminder of the very last time i ever saw my tim :'(  flower meaning: "love unanswered" ...fitting
2. pez dispensers... the skull one i have from earlier years at halloween...
3. bobbleheads
4. 70's patio chairs and furniture... such brilliant, bold and bright colors... love that!!!
5. all of the little nooks and cranies of charlotte, nc... such a creative and charismatic city... love it!!!
6. rollerskating with my family... the nostalgia and joy seeing all of my nieces and nephews enjoying it as much as i did as a kid... and still do!!!
7. blue tin roofs
8. colorful, furry, fuzzy pompoms that adorn winter hats... and roller-skate pompoms :)
9. vintage coats
10. the florida keys

visionary...

1. email marketing
2. forester research
3. graphic design
4. content marketing strategy, workflow and technology/system integration
5. user experience design
6. integrated marketing campaigns & strategy
7. persona development, journey mapping, generational marketing, cohort analysis
8. search engine optimization, search engine marketing
9. website design & development... all that coding too... :)
10. setting a vision... defining a strategy... deploying a project... and watching it successfully unfold into something meaningful... www.spectrumhealthbeat.org

be 是...

1. cantaloupe bubble tea
2. fortune cookies... learn chinese...
3. marshmallows... sitting by the fire... making s'mores with my fam
4. helicopter pads
5. hitting the bulls-eye
6. playing darts... the memory of playing in college at the local pub downtown mount pleasant, mi... miss that & those really great times singing american pie & enjoying delicious pub burgers...
7. when a red cardinal flies in front of me... the native american indian legend of the red cardinal... i still hope...
8. anchor steam
9. the divergent book series
10. buckingham fountain... chicago, il

perfunctory...

1. helping a well-deserved friend with a book design/layout/publishing project
2. chico's birthday and the little sombrero that i made him put on for a morning b-day pic... how he hates it and wants to bite me... but, because he loves me so much, he puts up with it... then lays his little head in my hand, filling both it and my heart with so much joy and love that tears spill out of my eyes... down my cheeks... I am so blessed to have him!!!
3. red walnuts
4. learning about FDA portions and understanding portion control so i can help others learn healthy eating habits...
5. helping someone out of a bad situation who is clearly not able to help themselves... be that guy!!! don't sit idol and watch someone hurt another human being and then criticize the situation YOU could have changed...
6. neon signs
7. snow storms
8. settling in... cozy... with a new book on a snowy day
9. aveda comforting tea... organically delicious! with that little something... zingy! love it!!!
10. r.m. drake... great personal success story... beautifully written words!!!