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52 letters in 2018 (week 18): Get a kid pen pal

52 letters in 2018 (week 18): Get a kid pen pal In week 6, we mailed a note to a kid. If you haven’t done so already, I suggest taking it to the next level and finding a kid who wants to write back regularly. Not only will you be …

Diction Fairy May 3, 2018 Letters Permalink

An incomplete and growing list of reasons I’ve rejected potential suitors and real estate

Recently I’ve found myself simultaneously in the market for a new boyfriend… and to buy a house. In an effort to be efficient, I’m leveraging the technologies behind multiple online dating and real estate sites, and I’ve started noticing a pattern: The rejections I have for homes and suitors are …

Diction Fairy April 29, 2018 Blog Permalink

52 letters in 2018 (week 17): Reconnect

Week 17 (April 23-29): Reconnect During my recent visit back home to the Kansas City area, I had the pleasure of catching …

52 letters in 2018 (week 16): Be in the now

Week 16 (April 16-22): Be in the now. As you can probably tell by reading my recent posts … or maybe every …

52 letters in 2018 (week 15): Get fancy

Week 15 (April 9-15): Get fancy. Rarely do I walk into a store and think, “Dang, I wish I owned this place,” …

52 letters in 2018 (week 14): Go home

Week 14 (April 2-8): Go home. Friends, I just finished reading the most lovely book: A Gentleman in Moscow. Throughout the book, …

things that bring me joy: a list

52 letters in 2018 (week 13): Make a list

Week 13 (March 26-April 1): Make a list. The letter-writing idea for the week of March 26-April 1 is a fun letter-writing …

52 letters in 2018 (week 12): Share a memory

Week 12 (March 19-25): Share a memory. Depending on which article or research you find online, you’ll find that social media is …

52 letters in 2018 (week 11): Write a letter to yourself

Week 11 (March 12-18): Write a letter to yourself. This week’s challenge came to me in a dream. Friends, I was struggling …

an eye

52 letters in 2018 (week 10): I see you

Week 10 (March 5-11): I see you. Recently I started reading The History of Love, and in the beginning of the book, …

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What’s Up?

  • 52 letters in 2018 (week 18): Get a kid pen pal May 3, 2018
  • An incomplete and growing list of reasons I’ve rejected potential suitors and real estate April 29, 2018
  • 52 letters in 2018 (week 17): Reconnect April 24, 2018
  • 52 letters in 2018 (week 16): Be in the now April 16, 2018
  • 52 letters in 2018 (week 15): Get fancy April 8, 2018

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