I still have one or two more days off for Thanksgiving, and thought it apropos to list some of the things I am thankful for from the last few months:

1. My Hyph-Life Vlog Series has 94 videos available for your viewing pleasure! I was hoping to make it to 100, but I'm taking a break because...
2. I've been teaching this exclusive writing class! Let me know if you're interested in learning the process!
3. A project I shot this summer got into its first festival! Thanks especially to the team of people who came together to help make that happen!

Who else is using a Federal Holiday to catch up on work?
Here are some updates from the last year:

• After appearing in my alma matter's alumni magazine last year, I have been speaking for various college classes on how to be a multi-hyphenate in the entertainment industry!
• My Hyph-Life Vlog Series now has over 70 videos on all sorts of topics! If you would like to be a guest on the show, send me an email!
• I took a break from Become An InstaGrandma and from My Extra Ordinary Productions because of some other work, but I'm offering discounts on both websites again!
• Fred, Orthorexia, and Let Me Plan Your Life have all been going through the festival circuit! In fact, my predictions for Let Me Plan Your Life were more accurate than I had anticipated them to be!
• I was able to turn my pandemic experience into another script! Hopefully, I'll also be able to shoot it and show it off!

Thanks for reading, and I hope to post again soon!

This month, I was a guest speaker for my alma mater! I spoke about being a multi-hyphenate, balancing entertainment, education, and entrepreneurship. The classes had so many great, thought-provoking questions, and I was happy to offer the advice that I could.  Are you interested in having me speak to a group? Send me a message!

I have been featured in my alma matter's Alumni Magazine! It was great getting to talk about my experiences as a multi-hyphenate working between entertainment, entrepreneurship, and education. Because of this article, I may be a guest lecturer for a class this coming September! It depends on the school curriculum, of course, but it's always reaffirming when someone wants to know about your own story. I'll be putting together some talking points, and would appreciate suggestions: what would you have liked to have known when you were starting out? If I don't address those questions in the talk, I'll be glad to address them in my Hyph-Life Vlog Series!

I also took advantage of all of the tourist spots while I was there. If you happen to be in the area, I recommend stopping by Harmony (population 18), Hearst Castle, and the elephant seal preserve (depending on the season).

My first video of the new year has officially been released! Orthorexia is a short comedy about eating disorders, based off of some of the conversations I've held with people on set. I also find it very apropos to release it now, when people start giving up on their New Years Resolutions.

As is tradition in the entertainment industry: I have new reels for the start of a new year (or new decade, really)! Here's to another decade of comedy, and the misadventures I get myself into!

Some of you who read this blog may have noticed that I had a review of 2017, and now I'm posting a review of 2019, but I never did one for 2018. I was probably busy at the time, but there's another thing: without getting into too many specifics, 2018 was a very tough year. I did initiate a few things in 2018, and I started to enjoy the fruits of that labor throughout 2019.

1. I doubled my client base for a side business: Become An InstaGrandma
2. I gave up a job in Switzerland
3. I received a paycheck for my children's books
4. I expanded on the actor-related services I provide
5. I hosted a 10-Year Anniversary Screening
6. I've gotten into a few festivals this year (sometimes for my films, sometimes with other people)
7. I randomly taught French at one point (Je suis un débutant).

During these last weeks of December, I spent a little time working on my Annual Blueprint for 2020 (thank you, Ben Whitehair), as well as my Decade In Review (thank you, Marie Forleo). I've always been the type of person who does a lot of things, but having these plans always helps me focus my energy into doing what is productive and staying away from the things that aren't as important to me. 

Thanks so much for reading these updates (click here to subscribe to my newsletter for updates and giveaways), and I hope 2020 gives us everything we could ask for.