Looking back, June felt like a month of surviving the day without putting life completely on hold.
Work was busy.
We built a retaining wall and the garden bed behind it.
There were days I came home from work, ate dinner, and went straight to bed.
But somewhere in the middle of all that, we still made time for dinner with friends, brunch with family, mini golf and movies with Sam, and staying connected with people we care about.
That’s what I want to remember about June.
The wall got finished.
The garden bed is finally starting to look the way we pictured it.
But I’m even happier that June wasn’t just another month spent waiting for life to calm down before we started living it.
Here’s what we shared along the way.
What We Built
This month we learned how to build a retaining wall.
Neither of us had ever built one before. We figured it out one step at a time, finished the wall, built the garden bed behind it, and completely changed one corner of the backyard.
It also reminded me of a pattern I know about myself. Once I can see the finished version of a project, I have a hard time slowing down until I get there. That wall taught me more than I expected.
If you only read one post this month, start here:
Why I Can’t Stop Until It’s Finished
If you’re following along with the Framework, Building It Live #8 picks up where that post leaves off. Tom and I found ourselves working on the same lesson from opposite directions. He’s learning to back off a little. I’m learning to stop a little sooner.
One Story That Stayed With Me
One of my favorite posts this month wasn’t about something that happened this month.
It was about something that happened a few years ago.
I found an address that I hoped belonged to my high school friend, Becca, and sent a Christmas card with no idea if she’d even remember me.
She called me that week.
This month, as I’ve followed Becca and Michael’s travels around the world, I found myself thinking about that card again. One small decision years ago is still giving something back today.
I Found Her Address and Sent a Christmas Card
What I’m Reading
Four books made this month’s list, and they couldn’t have been more different from one another.
That’s probably why I enjoyed them.
You can find all four in What I’m Reading Right Now: 4 Books Worth Picking Up in June 2026.
I also shared The Gear That Actually Lives in Our Car—not the aspirational packing list, but the things we’ve reached for often enough that they never make it back into the closet.
Thanks for spending another month with us.
Whether you’ve been here since the beginning or just found Handcrafted Adventure recently, I’m glad you’re here.
See you in July.
Krista
Handcrafted Adventure