Marie is the poster child of those who live life to the fullest. After a 5-year stint as a race car mechanic and living on the road 10 months per year, she woke up one morning without a job when her team lost its key sponsorship. She moved to San Diego, started bruising her body on the roller derby track for a year then she made an even bolder move.

She stuffed everything she owned into a small trailer, parked it in a friend’s compound and sailed to Mexico with Leo, her best friend. Lucky that she is, he also doubles up as her husband. She has been blogging since 2003 but created my cyber house rules in May of 2010. Contrary to rumors, she is not a monkey. Yet.