I had— I’m not exaggerating— hundreds of people tell me this would never happen. “Just cuz you’ve been in the kitchen doesn’t mean you can cook.” “Well, you’ll never get an actual episode of your own, but maybe at some point you can shadow.” “We don’t hire first time directors.” I’ve been shadowing, studying, taking classes, writing, shooting, working on this — for eight years straight. After working as an actress in my industry since I was 11 years old. I have been so patient. I have been so reliable. Ive worked really hard. I brought people a lot of coffee — sent a lot of thank you notes. And it happened right when it was supposed to. And honestly… directing an episode of The Rookie was pretty much the coolest thing I’ve ever done. I cant wait for you to see what I did with the most complicated episode of television I’ve ever encountered, penned by the highly esteemed @hicknurwitz and shot by none other than the legendary @irishjewell. Thank you @disante.jo and #billroe for your relentless encouragement. Thank you @detctdi and #disney #abc for taking a shot on me. Thank you Alexi Hawley for being fully committed to opening up doors for people like me who are ready, eager, creative as hell, and now grateful. I’ll let you all know when the episode airs so you can scream and throw popcorn at the tv when my name comes up on the screen. I know that’s what I’ll be doing. #director @therookieabc #therookie
I had— I’m not exaggerating— hundreds of people tell me this would never happen. “Just cuz you’ve been in the kitchen doesn’t mean you can cook.” “Well, you’ll never get an actual episode of your own, but maybe at some point you can shadow.” “We don’t hire first time directors.” I’ve been shadowing, studying, taking classes, writing, shooting, working on this — for eight years straight. After working as an actress in my industry since I was 11 years old. I have been so patient. I have been so reliable. Ive worked really hard. I brought people a lot of coffee — sent a lot of thank you notes. And it happened right when it was supposed to. And honestly… directing an episode of The Rookie was pretty much the coolest thing I’ve ever done. I cant wait for you to see what I did with the most complicated episode of television I’ve ever encountered, penned by the highly esteemed @hicknurwitz and shot by none other than the legendary @irishjewell. Thank you @disante.jo and #billroe for your relentless encouragement. Thank you @detctdi and #disney #abc for taking a shot on me. Thank you Alexi Hawley for being fully committed to opening up doors for people like me who are ready, eager, creative as hell, and now grateful. I’ll let you all know when the episode airs so you can scream and throw popcorn at the tv when my name comes up on the screen. I know that’s what I’ll be doing. #director @therookieabc #therookie
I had— I’m not exaggerating— hundreds of people tell me this would never happen. “Just cuz you’ve been in the kitchen doesn’t mean you can cook.” “Well, you’ll never get an actual episode of your own, but maybe at some point you can shadow.” “We don’t hire first time directors.” I’ve been shadowing, studying, taking classes, writing, shooting, working on this — for eight years straight. After working as an actress in my industry since I was 11 years old. I have been so patient. I have been so reliable. Ive worked really hard. I brought people a lot of coffee — sent a lot of thank you notes. And it happened right when it was supposed to. And honestly… directing an episode of The Rookie was pretty much the coolest thing I’ve ever done. I cant wait for you to see what I did with the most complicated episode of television I’ve ever encountered, penned by the highly esteemed @hicknurwitz and shot by none other than the legendary @irishjewell. Thank you @disante.jo and #billroe for your relentless encouragement. Thank you @detctdi and #disney #abc for taking a shot on me. Thank you Alexi Hawley for being fully committed to opening up doors for people like me who are ready, eager, creative as hell, and now grateful. I’ll let you all know when the episode airs so you can scream and throw popcorn at the tv when my name comes up on the screen. I know that’s what I’ll be doing. #director @therookieabc #therookie
I had— I’m not exaggerating— hundreds of people tell me this would never happen. “Just cuz you’ve been in the kitchen doesn’t mean you can cook.” “Well, you’ll never get an actual episode of your own, but maybe at some point you can shadow.” “We don’t hire first time directors.” I’ve been shadowing, studying, taking classes, writing, shooting, working on this — for eight years straight. After working as an actress in my industry since I was 11 years old. I have been so patient. I have been so reliable. Ive worked really hard. I brought people a lot of coffee — sent a lot of thank you notes. And it happened right when it was supposed to. And honestly… directing an episode of The Rookie was pretty much the coolest thing I’ve ever done. I cant wait for you to see what I did with the most complicated episode of television I’ve ever encountered, penned by the highly esteemed @hicknurwitz and shot by none other than the legendary @irishjewell. Thank you @disante.jo and #billroe for your relentless encouragement. Thank you @detctdi and #disney #abc for taking a shot on me. Thank you Alexi Hawley for being fully committed to opening up doors for people like me who are ready, eager, creative as hell, and now grateful. I’ll let you all know when the episode airs so you can scream and throw popcorn at the tv when my name comes up on the screen. I know that’s what I’ll be doing. #director @therookieabc #therookie
I had— I’m not exaggerating— hundreds of people tell me this would never happen. “Just cuz you’ve been in the kitchen doesn’t mean you can cook.” “Well, you’ll never get an actual episode of your own, but maybe at some point you can shadow.” “We don’t hire first time directors.” I’ve been shadowing, studying, taking classes, writing, shooting, working on this — for eight years straight. After working as an actress in my industry since I was 11 years old. I have been so patient. I have been so reliable. Ive worked really hard. I brought people a lot of coffee — sent a lot of thank you notes. And it happened right when it was supposed to. And honestly… directing an episode of The Rookie was pretty much the coolest thing I’ve ever done. I cant wait for you to see what I did with the most complicated episode of television I’ve ever encountered, penned by the highly esteemed @hicknurwitz and shot by none other than the legendary @irishjewell. Thank you @disante.jo and #billroe for your relentless encouragement. Thank you @detctdi and #disney #abc for taking a shot on me. Thank you Alexi Hawley for being fully committed to opening up doors for people like me who are ready, eager, creative as hell, and now grateful. I’ll let you all know when the episode airs so you can scream and throw popcorn at the tv when my name comes up on the screen. I know that’s what I’ll be doing. #director @therookieabc #therookie
I had— I’m not exaggerating— hundreds of people tell me this would never happen. “Just cuz you’ve been in the kitchen doesn’t mean you can cook.” “Well, you’ll never get an actual episode of your own, but maybe at some point you can shadow.” “We don’t hire first time directors.” I’ve been shadowing, studying, taking classes, writing, shooting, working on this — for eight years straight. After working as an actress in my industry since I was 11 years old. I have been so patient. I have been so reliable. Ive worked really hard. I brought people a lot of coffee — sent a lot of thank you notes. And it happened right when it was supposed to. And honestly… directing an episode of The Rookie was pretty much the coolest thing I’ve ever done. I cant wait for you to see what I did with the most complicated episode of television I’ve ever encountered, penned by the highly esteemed @hicknurwitz and shot by none other than the legendary @irishjewell. Thank you @disante.jo and #billroe for your relentless encouragement. Thank you @detctdi and #disney #abc for taking a shot on me. Thank you Alexi Hawley for being fully committed to opening up doors for people like me who are ready, eager, creative as hell, and now grateful. I’ll let you all know when the episode airs so you can scream and throw popcorn at the tv when my name comes up on the screen. I know that’s what I’ll be doing. #director @therookieabc #therookie
If you knew me in the 90s, you knew me as an Ani DiFranco obsessed, grunge devoted, wildly liberal creative with hard edges and a soft center. One of my big final presentations in college was to act out the entire “life cycle“ of Ani DiFranco, including acting out her birth as a baby— crying and all. 😂😂 I WAS SO HARDCORE. It still makes me laugh when I think about it in hindsight. I didn’t just go to her concerts, I showed up six hours early to catch a glimpse of her meditating in a meadow nearby, was first in line to stand in general admission, and then hid in the bushes next to her tour bus to catch a glimpse of her at the end of the night. She was the first character I ever fully studied. I used her lyrics like a map to unlock her history and how her entirely complicated brain worked. Her albums were the soundtrack of my coming of age. She taught me how to talk to people who condescend to me. She taught me to invest in women— That competition would get us nowhere, but coffee, authenticity and giggles would get us everywhere. She was right. Also if you know me and my loved ones now, you know that the last few weeks of our lives has been hell on our hearts. My thoughtful husband surprised me last night with something I did not know I needed: I got to revisit myself in my 20s. Good news: She’s still there. Full of hope, strength, and most importantly curiosity. Giggles were in there somewhere too— we’re working on it. Ani, you’ll never read this because you’re so cool, and even if you do, you’ll never fully understand how you made me who I am cuz it’s just too much, but oh boy am I just as grateful as I always have been. Thank you for letting me celebrate you and me and all of us, including firefighters, last night. As always, what doesn’t bend, breaks. Grateful for the sway. @anidifranco #ani #music #whatdoesntbendbreaks #firefighters #anidifranco
If you knew me in the 90s, you knew me as an Ani DiFranco obsessed, grunge devoted, wildly liberal creative with hard edges and a soft center. One of my big final presentations in college was to act out the entire “life cycle“ of Ani DiFranco, including acting out her birth as a baby— crying and all. 😂😂 I WAS SO HARDCORE. It still makes me laugh when I think about it in hindsight. I didn’t just go to her concerts, I showed up six hours early to catch a glimpse of her meditating in a meadow nearby, was first in line to stand in general admission, and then hid in the bushes next to her tour bus to catch a glimpse of her at the end of the night. She was the first character I ever fully studied. I used her lyrics like a map to unlock her history and how her entirely complicated brain worked. Her albums were the soundtrack of my coming of age. She taught me how to talk to people who condescend to me. She taught me to invest in women— That competition would get us nowhere, but coffee, authenticity and giggles would get us everywhere. She was right. Also if you know me and my loved ones now, you know that the last few weeks of our lives has been hell on our hearts. My thoughtful husband surprised me last night with something I did not know I needed: I got to revisit myself in my 20s. Good news: She’s still there. Full of hope, strength, and most importantly curiosity. Giggles were in there somewhere too— we’re working on it. Ani, you’ll never read this because you’re so cool, and even if you do, you’ll never fully understand how you made me who I am cuz it’s just too much, but oh boy am I just as grateful as I always have been. Thank you for letting me celebrate you and me and all of us, including firefighters, last night. As always, what doesn’t bend, breaks. Grateful for the sway. @anidifranco #ani #music #whatdoesntbendbreaks #firefighters #anidifranco
If you knew me in the 90s, you knew me as an Ani DiFranco obsessed, grunge devoted, wildly liberal creative with hard edges and a soft center. One of my big final presentations in college was to act out the entire “life cycle“ of Ani DiFranco, including acting out her birth as a baby— crying and all. 😂😂 I WAS SO HARDCORE. It still makes me laugh when I think about it in hindsight. I didn’t just go to her concerts, I showed up six hours early to catch a glimpse of her meditating in a meadow nearby, was first in line to stand in general admission, and then hid in the bushes next to her tour bus to catch a glimpse of her at the end of the night. She was the first character I ever fully studied. I used her lyrics like a map to unlock her history and how her entirely complicated brain worked. Her albums were the soundtrack of my coming of age. She taught me how to talk to people who condescend to me. She taught me to invest in women— That competition would get us nowhere, but coffee, authenticity and giggles would get us everywhere. She was right. Also if you know me and my loved ones now, you know that the last few weeks of our lives has been hell on our hearts. My thoughtful husband surprised me last night with something I did not know I needed: I got to revisit myself in my 20s. Good news: She’s still there. Full of hope, strength, and most importantly curiosity. Giggles were in there somewhere too— we’re working on it. Ani, you’ll never read this because you’re so cool, and even if you do, you’ll never fully understand how you made me who I am cuz it’s just too much, but oh boy am I just as grateful as I always have been. Thank you for letting me celebrate you and me and all of us, including firefighters, last night. As always, what doesn’t bend, breaks. Grateful for the sway. @anidifranco #ani #music #whatdoesntbendbreaks #firefighters #anidifranco
If you knew me in the 90s, you knew me as an Ani DiFranco obsessed, grunge devoted, wildly liberal creative with hard edges and a soft center. One of my big final presentations in college was to act out the entire “life cycle“ of Ani DiFranco, including acting out her birth as a baby— crying and all. 😂😂 I WAS SO HARDCORE. It still makes me laugh when I think about it in hindsight. I didn’t just go to her concerts, I showed up six hours early to catch a glimpse of her meditating in a meadow nearby, was first in line to stand in general admission, and then hid in the bushes next to her tour bus to catch a glimpse of her at the end of the night. She was the first character I ever fully studied. I used her lyrics like a map to unlock her history and how her entirely complicated brain worked. Her albums were the soundtrack of my coming of age. She taught me how to talk to people who condescend to me. She taught me to invest in women— That competition would get us nowhere, but coffee, authenticity and giggles would get us everywhere. She was right. Also if you know me and my loved ones now, you know that the last few weeks of our lives has been hell on our hearts. My thoughtful husband surprised me last night with something I did not know I needed: I got to revisit myself in my 20s. Good news: She’s still there. Full of hope, strength, and most importantly curiosity. Giggles were in there somewhere too— we’re working on it. Ani, you’ll never read this because you’re so cool, and even if you do, you’ll never fully understand how you made me who I am cuz it’s just too much, but oh boy am I just as grateful as I always have been. Thank you for letting me celebrate you and me and all of us, including firefighters, last night. As always, what doesn’t bend, breaks. Grateful for the sway. @anidifranco #ani #music #whatdoesntbendbreaks #firefighters #anidifranco
If you knew me in the 90s, you knew me as an Ani DiFranco obsessed, grunge devoted, wildly liberal creative with hard edges and a soft center. One of my big final presentations in college was to act out the entire “life cycle“ of Ani DiFranco, including acting out her birth as a baby— crying and all. 😂😂 I WAS SO HARDCORE. It still makes me laugh when I think about it in hindsight. I didn’t just go to her concerts, I showed up six hours early to catch a glimpse of her meditating in a meadow nearby, was first in line to stand in general admission, and then hid in the bushes next to her tour bus to catch a glimpse of her at the end of the night. She was the first character I ever fully studied. I used her lyrics like a map to unlock her history and how her entirely complicated brain worked. Her albums were the soundtrack of my coming of age. She taught me how to talk to people who condescend to me. She taught me to invest in women— That competition would get us nowhere, but coffee, authenticity and giggles would get us everywhere. She was right. Also if you know me and my loved ones now, you know that the last few weeks of our lives has been hell on our hearts. My thoughtful husband surprised me last night with something I did not know I needed: I got to revisit myself in my 20s. Good news: She’s still there. Full of hope, strength, and most importantly curiosity. Giggles were in there somewhere too— we’re working on it. Ani, you’ll never read this because you’re so cool, and even if you do, you’ll never fully understand how you made me who I am cuz it’s just too much, but oh boy am I just as grateful as I always have been. Thank you for letting me celebrate you and me and all of us, including firefighters, last night. As always, what doesn’t bend, breaks. Grateful for the sway. @anidifranco #ani #music #whatdoesntbendbreaks #firefighters #anidifranco
If you knew me in the 90s, you knew me as an Ani DiFranco obsessed, grunge devoted, wildly liberal creative with hard edges and a soft center. One of my big final presentations in college was to act out the entire “life cycle“ of Ani DiFranco, including acting out her birth as a baby— crying and all. 😂😂 I WAS SO HARDCORE. It still makes me laugh when I think about it in hindsight. I didn’t just go to her concerts, I showed up six hours early to catch a glimpse of her meditating in a meadow nearby, was first in line to stand in general admission, and then hid in the bushes next to her tour bus to catch a glimpse of her at the end of the night. She was the first character I ever fully studied. I used her lyrics like a map to unlock her history and how her entirely complicated brain worked. Her albums were the soundtrack of my coming of age. She taught me how to talk to people who condescend to me. She taught me to invest in women— That competition would get us nowhere, but coffee, authenticity and giggles would get us everywhere. She was right. Also if you know me and my loved ones now, you know that the last few weeks of our lives has been hell on our hearts. My thoughtful husband surprised me last night with something I did not know I needed: I got to revisit myself in my 20s. Good news: She’s still there. Full of hope, strength, and most importantly curiosity. Giggles were in there somewhere too— we’re working on it. Ani, you’ll never read this because you’re so cool, and even if you do, you’ll never fully understand how you made me who I am cuz it’s just too much, but oh boy am I just as grateful as I always have been. Thank you for letting me celebrate you and me and all of us, including firefighters, last night. As always, what doesn’t bend, breaks. Grateful for the sway. @anidifranco #ani #music #whatdoesntbendbreaks #firefighters #anidifranco
Happy Friday! Not to brag, but I think my seven year old is an art genius. #mom #momoftwoboys #art
One week in, and here I am blown away by resources, love, care, support flowing to those in need. Every time I pick up my phone there’s 30 texts from people. Some are checking on me (yes, we’re still ok, thank you!) but mostly it’s my community rounding up resources like gift cards, sandwiches, clothes, toys and services to those who are scared, tired and in need. Los Angeles, you blow me away every time. I love you. I’m here for you. Thank you for being you. We’ve got this. #fire #california #losangeles
One week in, and here I am blown away by resources, love, care, support flowing to those in need. Every time I pick up my phone there’s 30 texts from people. Some are checking on me (yes, we’re still ok, thank you!) but mostly it’s my community rounding up resources like gift cards, sandwiches, clothes, toys and services to those who are scared, tired and in need. Los Angeles, you blow me away every time. I love you. I’m here for you. Thank you for being you. We’ve got this. #fire #california #losangeles
One week in, and here I am blown away by resources, love, care, support flowing to those in need. Every time I pick up my phone there’s 30 texts from people. Some are checking on me (yes, we’re still ok, thank you!) but mostly it’s my community rounding up resources like gift cards, sandwiches, clothes, toys and services to those who are scared, tired and in need. Los Angeles, you blow me away every time. I love you. I’m here for you. Thank you for being you. We’ve got this. #fire #california #losangeles
One week in, and here I am blown away by resources, love, care, support flowing to those in need. Every time I pick up my phone there’s 30 texts from people. Some are checking on me (yes, we’re still ok, thank you!) but mostly it’s my community rounding up resources like gift cards, sandwiches, clothes, toys and services to those who are scared, tired and in need. Los Angeles, you blow me away every time. I love you. I’m here for you. Thank you for being you. We’ve got this. #fire #california #losangeles
One week in, and here I am blown away by resources, love, care, support flowing to those in need. Every time I pick up my phone there’s 30 texts from people. Some are checking on me (yes, we’re still ok, thank you!) but mostly it’s my community rounding up resources like gift cards, sandwiches, clothes, toys and services to those who are scared, tired and in need. Los Angeles, you blow me away every time. I love you. I’m here for you. Thank you for being you. We’ve got this. #fire #california #losangeles
One week in, and here I am blown away by resources, love, care, support flowing to those in need. Every time I pick up my phone there’s 30 texts from people. Some are checking on me (yes, we’re still ok, thank you!) but mostly it’s my community rounding up resources like gift cards, sandwiches, clothes, toys and services to those who are scared, tired and in need. Los Angeles, you blow me away every time. I love you. I’m here for you. Thank you for being you. We’ve got this. #fire #california #losangeles
One week in, and here I am blown away by resources, love, care, support flowing to those in need. Every time I pick up my phone there’s 30 texts from people. Some are checking on me (yes, we’re still ok, thank you!) but mostly it’s my community rounding up resources like gift cards, sandwiches, clothes, toys and services to those who are scared, tired and in need. Los Angeles, you blow me away every time. I love you. I’m here for you. Thank you for being you. We’ve got this. #fire #california #losangeles
One week in, and here I am blown away by resources, love, care, support flowing to those in need. Every time I pick up my phone there’s 30 texts from people. Some are checking on me (yes, we’re still ok, thank you!) but mostly it’s my community rounding up resources like gift cards, sandwiches, clothes, toys and services to those who are scared, tired and in need. Los Angeles, you blow me away every time. I love you. I’m here for you. Thank you for being you. We’ve got this. #fire #california #losangeles
Ok the jet lag is officially underway. #spain #aventuras #nofilter #nofilterever #jetlag #stayawake #wegotthis
Finishing a house is an ongoing process. Once the floors and the walls were in, the dishwasher and the showers, I realized we finally had the brain space to do something about the fact that I had to wear sunglasses in bed. ☀️ 🤩 Window treatments can be a tough one to get your brain around and I was overwhelmed with online options. Do you all find this? I stumbled upon Everhem’s exquisite website and reached out to them as a true fan. Having their custom treatments in my home now is one of those finishing touches that I delight in every day. The texture of the fabric. The ease of use. The fulfilled promise of the words “blackout curtain.” My kids are sleeping later and I’m saving my sunglasses for a day at the beach. If you all want some free swatches, go to the @everhem website and type in ASHLEYFREESWATCHES to feel for yourself. Bonus points for running in slow motion while delighting in how they feel. 😝 Grateful to @everhem for helping us through this vital step in building our home. #homerenovation #curtain #blackout #shades #design
