pisces playlist and the jump/fall of it all.

astrology and ice skating.

Jump on in to Pisces Season! Don’t be scared!

Pisces season ~technically~ started yesterday, but okay, be cool it’s still happening now and all of this is applicable.

I’m in Jackson right now. I skied with some friends yesterday and we talked about life and they said that they think jumping into cold water is my super power and that made me chuckle. I have exactly no Pisces (or Cancer) in my chart, but I am drawn to the water. Just last week, I was on a walk to the water with writing friends on a retreat on Whidbey Island. I didn’t have an intention to get in the water when we started the walk and before I knew it, I was stripping naked and walking on rocks and shells to jump in. I am drawn to it. And I love that about myself. And I love whatever your cold water plunge is, because the 2024 Pisces season is all about going for the things you feel drawn to—even if it is a bit emotional or doesn’t really make sense.

This break* from writing The Messayist has been weirdly hard, because I LOVE writing a personal essay for each and every one of y’all each week. I am drawn to it. BUT the universe (my heart, my soul, my writing mentors) was (were) telling me that I needed to take a break. And through these weeks, I’ve finished the latest iteration of my book; I’ve realized some things about this here news(love)letter (no more A Little Woo, much more interviews and connecting with other people), and I’ve had some real conversations with loved ones in real life that would’ve never happened without this break. Thank you for all your support in this little break—whether you realized you were helping or not. I felt your hand rubbing on my back in support.

Marcelline—my three-year-old daughter—could not wait to go on this trip we’re on to Jackson, Wyoming (technically Victor, Idaho but shhshh), because she wanted to go ice skating for the first time. She talked constantly about it when we mentioned visiting family or this trip. She watched YouTube videos about ice skating. She talked at length about how Charlie Brown ice skates.

So we made sure to go to an open skate at the local ice rink and rent Marcelline skates. And she obviously thought she would just be able to glide around on that ice and be the figure skater of her dreams, but…