By Madeline Otten
Correspondent
Where do you live?
“Right inside the main gate to Lake Monticello.”
How long have you lived in Fluvanna County?
- “Since November of 2001.”
Tell us about your family.
- “My daughter Emily is a junior at FCHS. She also has a pet sitting and dog training business which she has grown into a very successful business and has found her niche early in life.My son, Jon Schoeller is a very successful entrepreneur in West Virginia. He’s married to Rhianna Ferral Schoeller who is a nurse anesthetist. They are adopting my beautiful granddaughter, who we can only call Baby B in public until the adoption process is complete.”
What did you want to be when you were growing up?
- “The boss”
What was your very first job?
- “Like many, a babysitter.”
What do you do for a living?
- “I am your Lady at the Lake! A REALTOR with Long and Foster here at Lake Monticello.”
What do you like to do in your spare time?
- “I love spending time with friends playing Pickleball. I also enjoy anything outside. I am not much of a home body.”
What is one food that you could never live without? What is one you can never bring yourself to eat?
- “I could never live without pasta! And I could never bring myself to eat organs.”
If there was a zombie apocalypse, who are three people you would want on your team?
- “Rambo, a survivor who can live off the land and kick butt
- MacGyver: he can make anything out of nothing
- I Dream of Jeannie: Gotta love magic!”
“What are your three favorite movies?”
- “I am not a movie person. However, TV shows? Yes! Any Law and Order, I am watching Madam Secretary, and the old ER.”
Which is better – a novel or a movie?
- “Movie, quicker. I love reading nonfiction, I don’t have time for fiction…yet.”
What fictional character do you wish you could meet?
- “Captain Jack Sparrow from the Pirate of Caribbean movies.”
What is the best piece of advice you have received?
- “Attitude is everything!”
What pivotal decision helped to shape your life?
- “I am responsible for my choices.”
Tell us about a way you have changed over the years.
- “I have grown to really like myself as I am.”
What has surprised you about your life?
- “How it’s turned out so well.”
What’s one thing you still hope to accomplish?
- “Being successful enough to make a difference in many lives.”
Tell us about your proudest moment.
- “The birth of my children.”
Where is your favorite place to travel to and why?
- “Anywhere. Travel brings experiences and that makes us wiser.”
When you are having a bad day, what do you do to make yourself feel better?
- “Count by blessings. I do a moment of gratitude every day. When things get bad, I reflect back on all of my blessings, and no matter what it is, it suddenly becomes less.”
What is one thing the COVID-19 pandemic has taught you?
- “How to respond vs. react.”
What quote or saying do you connect with most? Why do you like it?
- “All things are possible….becausethey are.”
