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Now, surrounded by family and friends, a career that she loves, heartfelt relationships with her clients and a new Uptown location that just opened at the end of March, Rebecca is immensely grateful every day for where life has brought her.
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The 7 Sins
Envy:
Whose shoes would you like to walk in?
Audrey Hepburn. I dreamed of being her when I was a child. In her role in Breakfast at Tiffany香蕉视频直播檚, she exuded style and grace like no other. I remember walking around my house all dressed in black pretending I was in New York City.
Gluttony:
What is the food you could eat over and over again?
Pasta. I love pasta. I swear I should be Italian. Nothing fancy though. Spaghetti with olive oil, garlic and all the parmigiano.
Greed:
You香蕉视频直播檙e given $1 million that you have to spend selfishly. What would you spend it on?
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Wrath:
Pet peeves?
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Sloth:
Where would you spend a long time doing nothing?
Easy, Maui. Though my idea of doing nothing is a 12-kilometre morning beach walk followed by a round of golf at the Plantation Golf Course in Kapalua with my husband.
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Lust:
What makes your heart beat faster?
My dogs. My kids. My husband. My parents. My life. My community. My businesses. Everyone and everything around me. I am so, so, so grateful for this life of mine.
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