Jen L.
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Birth month? November
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Marriage anniversary date? January 01, 2005
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What is your family heritage? Italian, English, Irish, German & French.
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What is your spouse’s family heritage? French Canadian, English, Welsh, Irish.
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How many children? 3 girls.
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Do you have pets? Nope.
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What is your occupation(s)? Accountant consultant and Stay-at-home-mom.
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In the morning coffee, tea, or smoothie? Coffee.
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In the evening wine, beer or spirit? All depends on what I'm in the mood for or what food I'd pair it with
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What is your favorite phase when you get upset? Oh, come on!
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What makes you feel overwhelmed? Money & clutter/disorganization.
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What gives you strength? My faith and family.
13. Who inspires you most? What qualities do they possess that inspire you? My husband inspires me. He goes through so much disappointment and challenges with his job but yet he gets up every day and gives his all to make it big to provide for our family.
14. What do people mostly ask your help with? Can you get me a snack? Can you get me a drink? Can you help me with schoolwork?...etc. (The people that mostly ask for my help are my children)
15. Complete this sentence with anything other than your job title: I am blessed!
16. You want to write a book on? Currently, I'd like to write a book on this time of the Coronavirus, documenting this time with my family.
​17. If you had a warning label, what would yours say? I give hugs.
18. What is your favorite movie of all time? Top Gun.
19. If you had to teach a class, what would you teach? I would coach a competitive girl's high school-aged soccer team.
20. If you could master one musical instrument, what would it be? Piano. I played as a kid and wouldn't mind picking it up again.
21. What is your guilty pleasure? Watching General Hospital.
22. What fictional superpower would you like to have and why? Teleport. I love to travel and it would be great to snap my fingers and be wherever and whenever I want.
23. What's your superpower, or what's your spirit animal? My kids say my spirit animal is a cat because I like cats and my husband says my spirit animal is a tiger because tigers are my favorite. The other reasons I'm cuddly and sweet yet feisty. So let's just go with that.
24. What would your autobiography be called? I can do all things in Christ who gives me strength.
25. What do you do for fun/relaxation? Currently, lounge in the pool with a wine cooler.
26. If you could go anywhere in the world where would you go? I'd like to go to Paris with my family. We have never been and for some reason my girls love Paris.
27. What's your favorite holiday? Halloween - I love fall and seeing how creative people get with their costumes, especially homemade ones!
28. If you could choose to do anything for a day, what would it be? Probably laying out by the pool or beach relaxing.
29. If you could bring one fictional character to life, who would it be and why? Probably Pluto (Mickey Mouse's dog). My girls LOVE him and to have him as a real pet would make them so happy.
30. If you could change your age forever, what age would you choose and why? Hmm I don't think I'd want to change my age. Sure, I'd like my 20-year-old body back and the less stress of life. But I am pretty happy with moving forward in age and growing and learning more and more.
31. What did your parents teach you that you appreciate now? My faith.
32. If your name was on a product, what would that product be? Loungewear/Athletic wear.
33. If money wasn’t an issue, what would you do with your time? Travel!
34. What would you say is your proudest accomplishment to date? My babies!
35. What do you geek out about? Accounting stuff and organization/office supplies.
36. What or who has been your greatest influence in business, career and/or personal life, and why? My grandfather was always one for good advice on career and business. We would meet for breakfast often and talk about school, jobs, etc. In my personal life, my mom and my cousin have been great examples on being a wife and mother.
37. What turns you on creatively, spiritually, or emotionally? I love to dance and watch people dance. It's emotional, spiritual, and creative all rolled up in one.
38. What’s the best advice you have received in business, career, and/or personal life that you wish to pass on to our readers? Work hard, do your best, and have patience.
39. What are some challenges, difficulties, and hardships you’ve overcome or are working to overcome? How can what you've learned help others? The loss of my younger brother. I have become more sensitive and caring for those who have experienced such loss. I try to live each day as if it is my last and try not to sweat the stuff I cannot control. And I hope by my example, it will help others.
40. What advice would you give yourself 3 years ago? 3 years from now? Live in the moment.
41. What’s something you keep telling yourself you’ll do when you retire, or when you “have the time”? Honestly, I am getting a lot accomplished during this time in lockdown. Catching up on odds and ends. I'd like to do a lot more home improvements but now it's not a matter of "time", it's a matter of "money".
42. What’s something about yourself or your life that might surprise others to learn? I was prom queen in high school.
43. What’s your theme song? Why? "Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi.
44. What’s a quote that inspires you and why? "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger".
45. What is one thing you really appreciate about your spouse? I really appreciate how much he loves me and our daughters. He is so attentive and puts us first. He would do anything for us to make us happy.
46. What tv show(s) or movie(s) do you and your spouse enjoy watching together? Lately, it's been Shit's Creek, Ozark, and Star Wars.
47. What chores does your spouse help you with around the house you really appreciate? I'm lucky, he helps with everything.
48. How often would you like to go out on a date night? I would like to go once a week but in reality, since my husband travels so much, we fit time in when we can.
49. If you were ruler of your own country what would be the first law you would introduce? It’s between "be good to people" or I would do away with money and go back to a trading system.
50. Is there anything else you’d like to share with our readers? No :-)
