My husband and I moved to Redding from Norwalk in 1995, looking for a town that loved and conserved the land. So it takes 10 minutes to get to the grocery store – I'll take that tradeoff any day. We found great friends, and a great town.
My professional life has wound its way from talk show producer, to soap opera writer, to Martha Stewart. I'm proud to say that in the process I received two Emmy nominations and a Writers Guild Award. Along the way, friends asked me to help them with their writing and interview skills, and then they started sending their children. That's how a business was born. Now I own First Impressions College Consulting in Redding, Connecticut, specializing in college essay and interview skills. I blog at ApplyingToCollege.org, where students and families can find essay and interview advice, and college admission information. over 30,000 people have visited my blog since 2009. Technology rocks.