a few years ago in a guided meditation, my class was asked to look back at ourselves at the age 7. what did we do? how did we play? there-in would lie the answers to our true life's work and purpose.

i was playing store and re:arranging furniture. at 14, i was still re:arranging furniture. every sunday night there would be an official unveiling ceremony and wonder that i had actually moved the bed again. i think i drove my family crazy. my room was my sanctuary - where the world made sense and i could make it feel just the way i wanted.

i have always needed a space of my own - for my sanity, my creativity, and my health. now as an adult, a city dweller, and a wife this need for sanctuary is even more profound and my crusade continues.

today, i am still re:arranging furniture and finding ways to make every space a haven. i am most happy when i am able to empower people, especially women, to think about where they live, work, relax, cook, love and sleep and then encourage them to proactively design their spaces and their lives.