Welcome!

About Me/Us:

I'm an ex-farm girl Chiropractor and Horticulturist living in Schenectady, NY. I really love what I do for a living and would work for free if I didn't need to eat and pay my bills. I've lived all over NY state because of my education, but decided ultimately to come back to my home town to start my healing practice. In the process I have learned to immensely appreciate the area in which I grew up in and am very proud to live in Schenectady, the home of my Dutch ancestors. I would describe myself as hardworking, conscientious, honest, emotional, empathic, bright, versatile, creative, liberal, slightly nerdy and somewhat daring. I have been known to be a little opinionated and tend to fight for what I feel is right, sometimes despite the consequences. I'm an underdog lover and good karma collector at heart I guess. Caring for animals, plants and worthy people are my passions. I truly believe that good laugh and a warm hug can go a long way.

The last few years has been full of remarkable changes for me. The best part was meeting a beautiful man that has forever changed my life. Kevin is my soul-mate, my best friend and my true love. He and his kids really have made my life worth living again. We are now excitedly expecting the arrival of a baby of our own in Dec/Jan and plan to get married sometime in the near future. Kevin has joined me in my practice as a reiki practitioner, ear candler and shamanic healer, which is truly a blessing for me and his clients. We look forward to sharing our lives together for many years to come, living, working, playing and raising our happy family.

Relationship Status:

Engaged

Movies

(In no particular order)
-What the Bleep Do We Know?
-The Secret
-An Inconvenient Truth
-Sicko
-Roger and Me
-Bowling for Columbine
-Fahrenheit 911
-Clerks
-Mallrats
-Chasing Amy
-Dogma
-Shawshank Redemption
-The Green Mile
-The Usual Suspects
-The Illusionist
-Pan's Labyrinth
-Fight Club
-Se7en
-Big Fish
-LA Confidential
-The Shining
-Fargo
-Donny Darko
-Trainspotting
-The Big Lebowski
-Raising Arizona
-Mystic River
-21 Grams
-Little Miss Sunshine
-Ghostworld
-The Fisher King
-The Girl with the Pearl Earring
-Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
-Being John Malkovich
-Stand By Me
-Silence of the Lambs
-What's Eating Gilbert Grape
-Citizen Ruth
-Welcome to the Dollhouse
-What Dreams May Come
-The Cider House Rules
-Secrets and Lies
-Career Girls
-Shallow Grave
-Howard's End
-Remains of the Day
-Shadowlands
-Cable Guy
-Misery
-My Left Foot
-The Color Purple
-Life of Brian
-Monty Python and the Holy Grail
-Brazil
-Naked Lunch
-Amadeus
-Airplane!
-Blue Velvet
-Wild at Heart
-Heathers
-Pee Wee's Big Adventure
-Borat
-Bonnie and Clyde
-My Life as a Dog
-The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover
-My Own Private Idaho
-Spirited Away
-Howl's Moving Castle
-Jacob's Ladder
-The Ring
-Fried Green Tomatoes
-Wonderboys
-To Kill a Mockingbird
-Some Like it Hot
-Annie Hall
-African Queen

Television

Although I don't watch much TV in general, here's what I watch when I do:
-The Daily Show
-The Colbert Report
-Countdown with Keith Olbermann
-Real Time with Bill Maher
-My Name is Earl
-The Office
-Da Ali G Show
-Robot Chicken
-Dexter
-Six Feet Under
-Carnivale
-Weeds
-Most Haunted
-Ghosthunters
-Ground Force (BBC)
-Old Sitcoms like I Love Lucy or Leave it To Beaver
-Old Young Ones Episodes
-Old Simpsons Episodes
-Old X-Files Episodes
-Discovery Channel
-History Channel
-Animal Planet
-IFC or Sundance Channels

Music

I love listening to a wide variety of stuff: alternative, punk, ska, rock, rockabilly, reggae, electronica, ambient and new age music. I made a pact with myself a long time ago that I wouldn't be one of those people who only listened to the music that they loved in high school their whole lives. Hence, I've kept pretty up to date but I still love some of the good old bands from the 70's and 80's too. My current favorites in no particular order are U2 (always), Green Day (always), Radiohead, the Cure, REM, Beck, Jane's Addiction, Incubus, Interpol, The Strokes, Hot Hot Heat, Smashing Pumpkins, The Smiths, Snow Patrol, Doves, The Bravery, Coldplay, The Dresden Dolls, Arctic Monkeys, Matthew Sweet, Natalie Merchant, No Doubt/Gwen Stefani, The Ramones, Scissor Sisters, Modest Mouse, Kaiser Chiefs, Keane, Spoon, Shiny Toy Guns, State Radio, The Fratellis, Stone Temple Pilots, 311, Kate Nash, Sia, Lily Allen, Louis XIV, The Violent Femmes, Lenny Kravitz, Marcy Playground, Good Charlotte, The Killers, The Shins, Vampire Weekend, Muse, Low vs. Diamond, Death Cab for Cutie, The Kooks and The White Stripes.

Books

Anything by:
-Stephen King
-Richard Russo
-Barbara Kingsolver
-Dan Brown
-Merilyn Tunneshende
-Alice Walker
-Others too when I'm in a reading sort of mood
Also these:
-Local History Books
-Gardening Books
-Field Guides
-Art History Books
-Anatomy Textbooks

Heroes

My Maternal Grandparents, my fiance Kevin

Website:

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