About

You’re probably wondering…”Who is Ruthie Pearl?”

Ruthie Pearl was my grandmother who passed away at almost 91 years old in the summer of 2009. For 45 years, she toiled away at Ala-Tex (Alabama Textiles) making men’s shirts and other clothing. As a little girl, all my doll clothes were made from pinstriped and checked cotton poplin that she brought home from the factory.

During my summers and afternoons spent with Ruthie Pearl, I learned how to create all kinds of things – from pillowcase nighties to bows and arrows out of branches from trees in the yard. And when I recently was looking for a new industrial sewing machine, the saleslady suspiciously asked, “Do you know how to operate one of those?”

To which I replied…

“I’ve been sewing on one of these since I was 5.”

When I’m not making things, I’m taking care of my little girl, Harper. Wait, reverse that…when I’m not taking care of my little girl, or taking care of the house, I’m making things. I live in Salt Lake City with my husband (Scott), Harper, and our two cats (Wonton and Chopstick). We enjoy traveling, rock climbing/bouldering, learning foreign languages, making fun of passersby on our busy city street, arguing politics and surfing for new Pandora stations.

Here are 50 fun facts about me (in no particular order):

1. My husband and I met at the gym and got married in Thailand in 2009.
2. I have a master’s degree in advertising management but absolutely hate advertising.
3. I grew up in Alabama but have also lived in Denver/Glenwood Springs/Aspen/Basalt, Colorado. I currently reside in Salt Lake City, Utah.
4. I’m not Mormon. (But that’s cool if YOU are.)
5. I was valedictorian of my high school class in 1998. There were only 36 kids in my class. (Go figure.)
6. I am a licensed real estate agent in Utah.
7. I have seen every episode of Star Trek, Next Generation.
8. My cat, Wonton, has been featured in two books.
9. I gave birth to my daughter in a bathtub without any meds.
10. I bake my family’s sandwich bread from scratch every week.
11. I like snowboarding more than skiing, but I am terrible at it.
12. My greatest weakness is impatience.
13. My second greatest weakness is perfectionism.
14. I can recite the 50 states in alphabetical order.
15. I love hip-hop and trip-hop music. Basically anything with -hop in it.
16. I have seen New Kids on the Block in concert. Twice.
17. I will never own a car with less than 200 horsepower. I would make an exception for a mini-van. Really.
18. I weigh less now than I did before I had Harper. Go ahead, hate me.
19. I got my wedding dress for $6 at the local Deseret Industries.
20. I have a major celebrity crush on Vincent Cassel.
21. I decided to take capoeira lessons after seeing Vincent Cassel do the laser dance in Ocean’s 12.
22. Paris is my favorite city.
23. Someday I want to live on an island in Thailand – if only for a few months.
24. I have never been able to tolerate a job longer than a year.
25. I am an only child with four siblings.
26. I am not a graphic designer, but I like to pretend I am.
27. I am also not a photographer, but I pretend to be that, too.
28. I recycle.
29. I think women are more beautiful with no makeup.
30. I’m really good at reading people.
31. Sometimes, however, I over-analyze.
32. I was a Geocities Community Leader in 1996. Yes, total nerd, I know.
33. I know HTML and CSS, and I can navigate my way through PHP when forced.
34. Sometimes I cry when I look at my daughter because she makes me so happy.
35. I will eat pretty much anything that involves mushrooms.
36. I love the smell of patchouli and only wear deep, musky perfumes.
37. McDonald’s French fries are my weakness.
38. Ditto for dark chocolate.
39. I have been frog giggin’ before.
40. I worked in the Conecuh National Forest for two summers in high school.
41. I have a photograhic memory.
42. Complex math makes my head hurt. Actually.
43. I have been sewing about 20 times longer than I’ve been knitting, but I love knitting much more.
44. Winter depresses me.
45. I love loud music.
46. I would sleep 12 hours a night if my daughter/husband would let me.
47. I have the skinniest legs on the planet. I promise. No, you can’t see.
48. I have suffered from hemiplegic migraines since I was 7.
49. I can type over 100 words a minute.
50. I got attacked by monkeys on the way to my wedding in Thailand; it landed my husband and me in Budget Travel.

If there’s anything else you could possibly want to know, I would love to hear from you!

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