About Me

Hi Everyone! I know there’s a lot of new faces on here so I wanted to take the time to do a little introductory post with some fun facts about me! In fact I don’t think I’ve ever done one, eeek… here goes nothing!

Here are a few facts you may not know about me…

I was once on a synchronized swimmers team and then swam competitively in college!
I’ve never had a pet besides two hamsters and fish!
I have degrees in Fine Art in Interior Design and a Masters in Architecture
I’m obsessed with photography and interior design
My Mom passed away right before I had my kids
I’ve been published twice in a San Francisco Mom’s magazine
I’m from a small town in Upstate NY
My Mom was one of the first female Nuclear Physicists working for G.E.
I don’t like salads
My handle goldwestvintage is from my blog when I only wrote about jewelry, now it’s about kids, mom life, fashion, travel and all things lifestyle!
I’m obsessed with vintage gold cocktail rings
I have an online jewelry store where I sell vintage gold jewelry you can find it on my blog here
My dream is to renovate an old barn conversion
My favorite food is lobster dipped in a lot of buttah
My husband is from Romania and we met at a conference in Boston
I used to be an athletic model and now my kids do a little bit themselves… like momma like bubba!
My favorite sports now are mountain biking and snowboarding