Hello.

I've been trying to figure out what to say about myself, and how to say it, for way too long.

My entire life, I guess.

Since I don't know who's reading this, I'll just throw in a little bit of everything—like when I was a kid and would make a graveyard at the pop machine. I'm just now realizing the adult version of that is probably a Long Island iced tea. I'm not into either of those anymore, but here are some things I am into:

I like to write and paint and sit and think. I love to go on walks and space off into the distance. People say I've lived a few lives in this one lifetime. I've had about 50 jobs and spent a decade in advertising. I've written words that were published in magazines, put on billboards, and read by actors. I've had paintings hang in galleries. I have around 21 nieces and nephews, a handful of scars from riding bikes in dangerous places, and some battle wounds from 5 years at Microsoft. I have lived in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California, and Hawaii—and I currently reside in Sydney, Australia. I am quite content close to a beach.

I self-published a couple of prompted journals (Observations and Pocket Observations) and I just finished writing a book. It's about that thing that's in all the movies, songs, poems—the thing everybody wants, the thing that's supposed to save the world. You know, love. Basically, I finally came to terms with the fact that I didn't know what love was. After I got over the embarrassment, I went looking for a definition and couldn't find one. Everything I found circled around love (how it feels, what it looks like) but not what it actually is. So I came up with my own definition. It’s a hybrid memoir and I’m trying to get it published the traditional way.

While I wait for agents to get back to me on that, I'm also developing an app dedicated to women's health. Which has nothing to do with writing or painting. I've never been great at picking a lane. I've been told it's not great for my brand. I've been told a lot of things. It just turns out that being all over the place is kind of my thing, and I've made peace with the fact that it probably influences everything I make.

In the meantime, I starting a Substack. Similar to Pocket Observations, I plan to write about things I've heard and questions I like. The goal is to keep it short and not boring—just something fun to think about once a week.

That’s all I’ve got for now. If you want to learn more, I’m almost always happy to chat. And if you're curious to see how I hold up on morning talk shows or on a podcast, just keep scrolling.