What's A Girl To Do?

1. What time did you get up this morning? 8 am. It’s the latest I will ever be asleep.


2. How do you like your steak? medium rare, Brazilian style, aka seasoned with sea salt and sea salt only.


3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema: I forget! But I’m going to see The Help tonight. Really excited despite my promise of never seeing movies based on books I loved.

4. What is your favourite TV show? Mad Men, or should I say the Draper Show?


5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? I’d have another house in my hometown of São Paulo, Brazil and live between there and our current address.


6. What did you have for breakfast? haven’t left my bed yet, so I didn’t have my breakfast today. But I’m thinking oatmeal, coffee and yogurt.


7. What is your favorite food? sushi and corn on the cob. random.


8. Foods you dislike? walnuts and bean sprouts, blerghh.


9. Favorite place to eat? my house, when Nate cooks.


10. Favorite dressing? olive oil, salt, pepper.


11. What kind of vehicle do you drive? an old Nissan Pathfinder I love.


12. What are your favorite clothes? my favorites are actually accessories. I build an outfit based on necklaces, bangles, rings and earrings.


13. Where would you visit if you had the chance? Japan!! I’m obsessed!!


14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full? 1/2 always full.


15. Where would you want to retire? in Rockport, MA and Bahia, Brazil (back to the two-home concept)


16. Favorite time of day? mornings on a day off, surrounded by Nate and our dogs.


17. Where were you born? São Paulo, SP, Brazil.


18. What is your favorite sport to watch? Soccer when Brazil is in the World Cup, basketball when the Boston Celtics are in the finals. Fair weather fan here.


19. What is your favorite fragrance? CK One. It was my favorite in high school and I recently got a brand new bottle at Urban Outfitters, so happy.


20. What is your favorite face cream? Neutrogena? I’m not picky, my skin is pretty easygoing.


21. Favorite baby/kids products? Pampers wet wipes for makeup removal!!


22. People watcher? a little too much.


23. Are you a morning or night person? morning, always. I wish I could survive past 10PM though.


24. Do you have any pets? YEA! Syd, a Silky Terrier, and Emmylou, a Westie.


25. Any new and exciting news you’d like to share? We have tickets to both The National and The Shins - they play sold-out shows in Boston soon! YAY!


26. What did you want to be when you were little? A flight attendant, “because they can travel for free”. Oh, and an archeologist. I think that one was influenced by Indiana Jones.


27. What is your favorite memory? the house I grew up in, I still have really vivid dreams about it.


28. Are you a cat or dog person? dog, for sure. cats and I don’t communicate well.


29. Are you married? yes :)


30. Always wear your seat belt? yep.


31. Been in a car accident? in more than I’d like to admit.


32. Any pet peeves? non-sharpened pencils. unmade bed.


33. Favorite pizza toppings? mozzarella, arugula, sun-dried tomatoes. Reminds me of Brazil.


34. Favorite flower? pansies!


35. Favorite ice cream? the delicious Oreo Coffee from JP Licks! Or the delicious Farofino from America, in São Paulo.


36. Favorite fast food restaurant? not a fan.. but I guess McDonald’s?


37. How many times did you fail your driver’s test? one.


38. From whom did you get your last email? Spam from a silly social network, ugh.


39. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? probably Anthro since I could fill both my closet and home with goodies.


40. Do anything spontaneous lately? answered a questionnaire about myself!


41. Like your job? Yes! It inspires me to surround myself with beautiful things.


42. Broccoli? yes please.


43. What was your favorite vacation? Barcelona in 2010. So bohemian and fun.


44. Last person you went out to dinner with? Nate!


45. What are you listening to right now? the sleeping sound of Nate, Syd and Emmy.


46. What is your favorite color? white.


47. How many tattoos do you have? two little guys.


48. coffe drinker? could never live without it.

The Wiegands inspired me to answer this questionnaire about myself. It’s always good to do a checklist of likes and dislikes from time to time, to notice who and where you are right now in life :)