Does anyone else keep old clothing around, to serve as a nostalgic time stamp of a certain time of life? I do.  And I’ve taught my girls to do the same. Except with my girls, we have a home for that clothing and we call it our "memory box."   If they’ve outgrown a certain special item, toy or piece of clothing they’ll holler “memory box!” And it gets tossed with love and respect into the bin.  Me? I don’t have a set aside memory box for my old clothes; instead I just have my

I am a big reflector, and I use writing as my tool, so away I go. Thanks for staying with me if you reach the end… I often think about...

July 2025 This is for Zoe. During Covid lockdown in 2020, an Akashic Records specialist told me that our space, The Lanktuary, was going...

Whenever someone asks me to take a selfie with them they always have to remind me to smile. A habit I learned a long time ago was to...

My journey and transformation when it comes to love is about as worn as the stickers on my water bottle...but my journey also makes for...

I was called to write today, but I wasn't sure what to title it.  But I do know that it’s dedicated to our amazing dog Reba Lanka, whose...

It has been 7 months since I last wrote in this space. And it certainly feels like a lifetime ago, as so much has unfolded since...

My life uncertain and out of whack. And…that’s okay. And I’ve never written those words before in my entire life, so it feels both scary...

Hello! And welcome to the first ALIGNED backstory of the year 2024! I love firsts. And this story is a big one... Whenever and wherever...

If you know me, you know bits and pieces of this story already. But I don’t think I’ve ever shared this much of it publicly. Until now....

It was November 17th, 2023 around 6:30pm on a Friday evening, and there I was standing up in front of a small crowd in the outdoor palapa...

Settle in, this is a long backstory. And maybe a tearjerker. It was to write it that’s for sure. I believe life is a big playing field...

I didn’t choose to move to Costa Rica, I chose to take a 5 month sabbatical to write and explore myself in December 2012 and I started...

This next story was hard to write and is rated more PG-13. I was inspired to re-visit this experience and write it out on September 11th,...

Moving to Boulder, Colorado for my second year of college was definitely an upgrade from the small college town of Clinton, NY. There...

If you're someone who has been gifted clear and smooth skin most or all of your life, this story might not resonate. But if you've had...

This is my first official backstory And I’m writing it as I’m in Park City, a few days after releasing my anchor Aligned story. The goal...