Jo - The Informal Side

Q:  4 words people use to describe you? 

A:  brilliant  |  awesome  |  fabulous  |  modest


Q:  You're teaching a self-improvement course. What is it?

A:  How to Shop for Shoes Without Going Broke (we’re talking ‘Advanced’ level here, not 101)


Q:  You're taking a self-improvement course.  What is it?

A:  How to Stop Buying Shoes You Probably Don’t Need and Definitely Can’t Afford  


Q:  Alternate career?

A:  Psychologist, Travel Writer (Paris-based, of course), Shoe Buyer at Barneys New York


Q:  Pet peeves?

A:  Clutter, discourteousness, pretension, grey rainy days, garlic


Q:  Favorite quote?

A:  People who read the tabloids deserve to be lied to.  Jerry Seinfeld


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