I have always been interested in art, so a career in graphic design came naturally. I enjoy my work and what it can do to help people in their businesses and personal lives. As a freelance designer I have the pleasure of working at home. My office sits on a hilltop in the middle of a sprawling 40-acre woodland, the highest and most picturesque place in Southwest Michigan. In fact, my friends refer to it as my “Italian Hilltop.” Here, I spend time walking with my dog Mercury, playing with my cat Seymour and blissfully toiling in my herb garden to make fresh pesto for dinner guests. Did I mention my passion for good food and entertaining? Here is also where I practice yoga. Iyengar, Vinyasa and Para yoga have been a part of my life for the past six years. I can’t imagine a day without it – or how I ever truly lived before it. I like being in the presence of joy, chocolate, yoga, wholesome food, good habits and health. But not necessarily in that order. I love simplicity and elegance and am good at finding them in simple, unexpected places. The same goes for people. For me, mindfulness is the joy of gifting someone with your complete focus. How else can we humans appreciate one another? I aspire to make peace with my humanity, to open up to my divinity and allow myself to be guided by a power greater than myself. For me, it’s about how I live my life when I get off the yoga mat!