Photo of Marin in the snow. The text on the photo says, "This is me! As you can see, I love winter. Maybe it's because I'm a winter baby. Born March 4th in Montana during a snowstorm."
Photo of Marin figure skating as a kid. Text says, "As a kid I had a figure skating era (I was not very good)."
Two photos side by side, one of Marin running a 5K and one of Marin holding a baritone and a trombone. The text says, "I was not the most athletic, as you can see from me doing a 5K run in DENIM SHORTS. I eventually found my people in band, and playe
Photo of Marin holding a certificate for a scholarship. The text says, "I dropped out of high school after some major OCD issues but still went to college and grad school."
Photo of Marin in the Pacific Ocean. The text says, "Then I spent my teen years and early twenties in Los Angeles."
Photo of Marin standing in Lake Superior. The text says, "Then I moved to Minnesota, and loved Duluth and Lake Superior."
Photo of Marin and her mom at the Universal Studios Minions ride. Marin is holding the Minion's hand. The text says, "I don't get embarrassed easily. Which is good, because I do weird shit like hold a Minion's hand."
Photo of the dragon metal sculpture at Anza-Borrego State Park. The text says, "I'm a fiend for a cool roadside attraction."
Photo of Marin's three dogs. The text says, "These are my babies: Gus, Bella, and Murphy."
Photo of Marin dressed up as Megan from Bridesmaids for Halloween. The text says, "I still dress up for Halloween – this was me as Megan from Bridesmaids."
A photo of Marin drinking an iced latte at Spyhouse Coffee in Minneapolis. The text says, "These days I love what I do – sharing my life and helping people build businesses they love."

let’s do a

COSMO-STYLE QUIZ

coffee order:

a. Caramel macchiato
b. Lavender matcha
c. Iced latte
d. Americano

DREAM VACATION:

Tokyo

COMFORT tv show:

Desperate Housewives (especially season 1)

MOST-USED GIF:

So old but still so good — you can pry this GIF out of my millennial hands

celeb crusH:

I’ve had a huge crush on Evan Peters for years

toxic trait:

Setting a reward for reaching a goal and then giving myself the reward first to motivate me toward the goal 😂

MOUNTAINS OR BEACH:

Mountains or Beach

BIGGEST FEAR:

Flying! Because what do you mean we’re in something that weighs several hundred thousand pounds and it’s in the sky?!

YOU CAN FIND ME:

At the nearest wave pool

APP I OPEN WAY TOO OFTEN:

Someone needs to take TikTok away from me (but that’s where all the cute Evan Peters edits are 😭)

now it’s time to choose your own adventure

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