Naedrie Bonucchi

I am a mother of five before all else. I have a 12 year-old daughter, Bonnie, and 10 year-old quadruplets (Melanie, Oliver, Theodore, and Audrey). They have given me both the greatest joys and greatest challenges in life. My husband and I met in college and we married while he was in medical school, and I was working full-time and attending graduate school full-time. We are no strangers to hard work and sacrifice. Surviving the baby and toddler years with five kids all within two years of age of each other, definitely gave me a unique outlook on life. I drink up every possible moment of joy and have no time for nonsense. I only do what makes me happy, and always strive to keep my life as calm and drama free as possible personally, and professionally. I only do activities that I love and, personally, that means hiking, lifting weights, and knitting. Professionally, I love ...