About Me

Hi!  I'm Cathy!

That's me enjoying a s'mores milkshake in Boston

I'm a 20-something Pisces INFJ.  If you are familiar with either of those, you'll know that I have a lot of feelings, always look for the deeper and hidden meanings in things, am extremely creative, sensitive, compassionate, intuitive, idealistic, and, well, complex.

About to go for a dip off my overwater bungalow at the Four Seasons Bora Bora

I was born and raised in Westchester County in New York.  The product of divorced parents, I also spent several years of adolescence living in Connecticut.  After a brief stint of following my high school sweetheart to college (something I wouldn't recommend...), I transferred to Boston University where I double majored in English and Religion (with a specialization in Islam, Judaism, and Religion in America.)

Playing in the leaves in Boston Common with Jeremy

Most people who know me would describe me as being extremely honest, fiercely loyal, genuine, articulate, critical (especially of myself), opinionated, and entertaining.  I say what I mean.  I mean what I say.  I try to have a sense of humor about everything.  I believe in honesty, integrity, respect, the importance of self esteem, and never settling for less than you deserve.

My passions and hobbies include makeup, art, reading memoirs and novels, playing board games, shopping, gift giving, traveling, good food, bad reality TV, movies, and animals.  I could live, very happily, in either a Sephora or a Barnes & Noble.

I met my husband, Jeremy, at Boston University on the first day of orientation.  We began dating soon thereafter and quickly became inseparable.  To read about our story, click here! 

Jeremy and I live just outside Boston with our two adorable, affectionate, trouble-making cats, Annie and Tessie, whom we affectionately refer to as "Lazy and Crazy."

I am not new to blogging, and you may well remember me from Well Done Beauty.  I ultimately decided to create this blog, Well Done Living because I felt pigeon holed by having a "beauty blog."  If I ever wanted to discuss the news, politics, something going on in my own life, a fun new recipe, it felt like attention whoring, since it was, after all, a beauty blog.  Well Done Living will hopefully be the perfect integration of my day to day life and thoughts, recipes, beauty tips, and whatever other random meanderings I may want to mention.

Cheers to this new start!