Name: Brittany

What I do all day at work: I love my days because they are filled with many different tasks and assignments. My time is split between event planning, promotions, fundraising, mailers, money tracking, trade shows, spreadsheets, and phone discussions with our out of office staff and interested inquisitive individuals.

Furry family members: My furry family is extensive and I love every one of them. Sir Arthur Pugsley resides at my parent’s house in Northern California and is a big fan of his chewy ball. Gravy, our long furred orange tabby was born in 1993 and is aging beautifully. Tosch is a malamute husky weighing in at 105 lbs and enjoys eating snow (when snow is available, see picture). Woody is a 7 month old boxer mastiff mix with very floppy limbs, who channels many animal energies and features, the most common being a horse-monkey.

Food: I like to eat healthy, without having to cook.  Recently I have been favoring the Indian food from the International Bar at Whole Foods but my favorite Natural Foods market is still Lazy Acres on the Mesa. I also love Thai and most any pasta. I have lately discovered brown rice pasta which is very good if you don’t overcook it.

Travel to: anywhere. Looking forward to Oregon and Idaho coming up and hoping for a trip to Joshua Tree in Spring.

Music: Love it. Most everything. My younger brother is a brilliant musician and I love everything he writes, sings and plays.

When I was little I wanted to be: As I remember I was content being little and singing ‘I won’t grow up!’ from Peter Pan. I did want to be some very interesting things for Halloween though, including Santa Clause and a Night in Shining Armor.

Everyday I...: sing in the shower. Usually a folk song that I learned from my mother. It takes me back to my childhood and the image of her playing guitar and singing in the funky little beach house we would rent on Stinson. Kate Wolf was her preference and my favorite.

I find inspiration in: every day. It’s very easy to find inspiration in our beautiful town. I am a sucker for the Douglass Preserve Park, the beaches, I don’t even mind the 241 stairs that lead down to the beach (sometimes I mind them going up though.) I am also inspired by the wonderful people who surround me, my co-workers, friends, family and boyfriend.

I love my job because: I have no reason not to.

Words of wisdom: What I’ve learned: Always be kind; to people, animals, the environment and yourself. Think about your life as how it fits into the bigger picture, educate yourself about the world (aka listen to NPR), follow your dreams and if you don’t have a dream (I don’t), put one foot in front of the other and trust that you are moving forward. FYI- the direction will usually change.