Crystal Donahue has been fortunate to live all over the US, including but not limited to Arizona, Hawaii, and Georgia but she currently resides near the Iowa/Illinois border with her hard-working husband, three beautiful (yet excessively rambunctious) kids, their mischievous cat, and one super spoiled dog. Crystal is a procrastinator of epic proportions, finds humor in almost everything, loves sarcasm, and loathes washing dishes.

A 2004 graduate of Western Illinois University, Crystal has held several unique jobs in her life such as driving a Zamboni, being a relay operator for the hearing and speech impaired, and as a pediatric home health nurse. In the fall of 2020 Crystal was diagnosed with a large and aggressive tumor in the right frontal lobe of her brain. With the support and love of her family, friends, and doctors she beat the odds and is currently cancer free and living her best life.