What is your idea of perfect happiness? A room full of red-velvet cupcakes, treasured first-edition books, my Frank, my husband, a large cup of bottomless coffee, jazz on the ipod and a roaring fire
What is your greatest fear?Psycho killers. And the dark. And bugs. And snakes. And .. well, I’m just a scaredy cat
Which historical figure do you most identify with? Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Which living person do you most admire? Christy Turlington
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? My constant apologizing; I apologize for everything, to everyone – even when some occurrence is not my fault
What is the trait you most deplore in others? Needless, unexplained cruelty
What is your greatest extravagance? Pedicures; handbags
On what occasion do you lie? When the truth would hurt someone needlessly; When the lie would hurt someone significantly less than the truth; And when a person doesn’t deserve the truth
What do you most dislike about your appearance? I am very sensitive about my big lips – but my husband claims they are fabulous; And my thin hair, I wish for lush, thick, bouncy hair – instead I have thin, stringy strands
When and where were you happiest? Las Vegas, my wedding, 2010
If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be? I would be shorter; just enough to be slightly more comfy in heels
If you could change one thing about your family what would it be? I would bring my family peace; And a little bit of luck – it has been a rough decade
What do you consider your greatest achievement? Waking up in the morning with hope for the day; And my meatloaf {it is really good; my husband says even better than his mom’s recipe}
If you died and came back as a person or thing what would it be? A pug
What is your most treasured possession? Again, my pug
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? Loneliness