Letter five is about shoelaces and grand ambitions. If you need to know what color you should paint a room or which wine you should pair with what cheese, I am not the person to turn to. HOWEVER, if you have a knot in your shoelace or a tangle in the chain of a beloved necklace... well, well, well, step right up, sit on down, and let me work! my! magic! I am [...]

This letter is about my favorite line from the musical Hamilton. And about expansion. And contraction. Soooooo, what line from that fantastic musical do you think is my favorite? "I am not throwing away my shot." While that does tug at my Sagittarius moon's heartstrings, that's not it. "How lucky we are to be alive right now." Seems entirely fitting, but no. "He looked at me like I was stupid, I'm not stupid." That [...]

This letter is about lists. And perspective shifts and how I got my dream car. My dream car was a Prius... ...eco-friendly ...low emissions ...fuel efficient. Great qualities, all of them, yet all secondary to why I wanted this particular car. (Come on people, when someone says "dream car" they are talking about their ego, and I am no exception.) My ego wanted a Prius because I considered that particular car an inscrutable [...]

Letter two is about the scariest, narrowest bridge I ever had to cross. My husband has, for many years now, taken extreme delight in randomly invading my space and declaring that he has found "our next Couple's Adventure!!" He then proceeds to show me a video of humans engaged in some egregiously dangerous outdoor "activity" that they are not only partaking in by their own free will, but also likely paying for the [...]

This is letter one. It is about knowing and coaching. And Alien. And clearing up a misconception. Back when I was a newly married gal, close to exiting my twenties, this restless thought started pacing back and forth in my brain: I don't want my 30's to be a repeat of my 20's. I felt like I had made some solid steps setting up my post-collegiate life and accompanying acting career. I also [...]