Get to know Mariah

Favorite restaurant: 

While it's not necessarily a specific restaurant, my absolute favorite food is all-things-BBQ; pulled pork, mac & cheese, baked beans, corn bread, brisket -- I'm always in the mood for all of this!

Ideal day off from work:

Is "doing nothing" an appropriate answer? If I'm off of work, I like to turn my alarm off, have a slow morning with a few cups of coffee, and read whatever book I’m on. Once my relaxation is out of the way, my fiance and I will probably spend the day together. He works nights so a day off means we can be together / do something fun!

One thing you do every weekend without fail: 

Clean my house! I love using the weekends to reset for the week, clean, do the laundry, do a little catch up on things that I don’t have to worry about during the week.

Always start the work day with:

Sometimes with a workout class before the sun has even come up, and then once I’m back home, I’ll make some breakfast, a cup of coffee, and decompress with a chapter or two in the current book I’m reading.

Best book you've ever read / Books you’ll always recommend: 

I am a book worm, so it's hard to even choose! My absolute favorite author is Colleen Hoover. She mainly writes romance and fiction but her books are all different and consistently page turners. Besides the pile of her books I’ve read, my favorite (and the one I always recommend) is Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. 

Lastly, I need to give some credit to the Harry Potter series, the best series of all time. 

My college degree is in:

Fashion Merchandising.

Favorite travel spot to-date: 

If I’m being completely honest, I'm just not a big traveler. I consider myself more of a homebody but my fiance and I enjoy the once-a-year all-inclusive trip to a tropical place. Last year we went to Aruba and everything about it was perfect, and this year we went to Punta Cana!

Professional advice you were once given that you'd continue to give to others:

You do not know everything.