Teresa Harris, Harris Baking Company, Savannah, GA

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My work: Is downtown, inside Drayton Tower.

My passion: My kids and my new granddaughter.

I love: When people come into the bakery and are blown away by what we do.

My favorite possession: Old pictures, old love letters, any keepsakes.

My best bargain find:  Bargain-hunting is one of my hobbies, I have found some great stuff.

My hometown: Richmond, VA.

I’m thinking about: Constantly thinking about our business.

Words I live by: “If you put everything off till you’re sure of it, you’ll get nothing done.”- Norman Vincent Peale

I’m inspired by: God’s beauty – every day.

One thing I never want to do again: Marry Sam again. We tried that twice – now we just work together!

If I could be totally wild, I would: Sing karaoke solo.

I am guilty of: Tuning people out.

Right now I’m reading: The Delirium of the Brave by William Harris.

The one item that has changed my life: Working for my ex-husband.

Favorite website: overstock.com.

Last major purchase: Ford Explorer.

The nickname I wish I had: Slim.

My theme song: “She Works Hard for the Money”.

If I could do it all over again: I would not have turned my living room into my office.

My favorite body part: My hair.

The food I could eat every day: Sam’s strawberry pastries.

The food I never want to eat again: Almond anything!

The most important thing I ever lost: My sense of time – I haven’t been on time in years.

My best friend says I am: A great negotiator.

I still can’t get the hang of: Cooking.

I wish I’d known: How to save time.

I’d like to learn to: Rock climb

My mother always said: “Don’t dry shave – it hurts.”

The worst idea I’ve ever had: Marrying Sam twice.

The smartest woman I know: My cousin Tracy.

My first job: Working for my dad at a horse show.

Whose diary would you most like to read? Stephen King’s – how bizarre would that be?

What do you fear the most? Getting hit by a car in the rain while walking under an umbrella.

Best one-liner you ever heard: “Few women admit their age, few men act it.”

Early bird or night owl?: Night owl.

Favorite color and why?: Sky blue – it goes with everything and puts you in a good mood as soon as you walk outside.

I feel strongest when: I am facing a deadline.

When I grow up, I want to be: A comic.

At the end of a long day, the first thing I want to do is: Talk to more people about work.

Always… hold your opinion until someone asks for it. (I am still working on this.)

Never... hang up the phone with someone you love without telling them so…

I wish… I could have started earlier.