1. After some careful thought, I tend to dive in first and learn later. I learn by doing; nothing breeds wisdom like experience, and nothing breeds experience like always going for that one thing you haven't tried yet.
2. I like to think that I do everything for a reason. There's a lot I want to accomplish in life, so I don't like to waste time. In many situations, the only thing I'm interested in is effective results.
3. Do it bigger and better than before, or there's no point. This means I'm the one buying walkie-talkies for the multi-car road trips, always looking for new additions to my liquor collection, and transforming my apartment into a nightclub for my birthday party.

I look for people with a wild side who aren't shy of pushing boundaries to have some fun. But they need to leave the getting trashed every night to their college days. Here's how to win me over: be independent, be open to new things, be able to hold an intelligent conversation, and be creative enough to come up with little surprises every now and then.

These I get from the famous Regina Brett:

1. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
2. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
3. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

From left to right: after kayaking the Charles; Thanksgiving with the family; hosting my New Year's party; Halloween goth-devil-playboy costume; making daisy chains at my friend's wedding in Oregon; snorkeling in Cozumel, Mexico; dancing at a cruise party.