Looking back, July felt like a month of doing things a little afraid, a little unprepared, and going anyway. We took our first Amtrak trip and weren’t sure how any of it would go.Tom sent a message to a band we’ve loved for years and didn’t expect anything back.I wrote about two of the hardest … Read more
Last Tuesday wasn’t the day I planned. Work ran long. I came home tired. The workout I’d mapped out wasn’t going to happen. A few months ago I probably would have skipped it entirely. I’d tell myself I’d do it tomorrow instead. Instead I did a shorter version. And then something hit me. I don’t … Read more
Ten weeks in. We missed a weekly update. We didn’t miss the work. We’re Spending Less Time Negotiating The biggest change isn’t that we’re doing more. Before, a busy week usually meant movement disappeared. Now there’s always a smaller version that keeps us going. The decision about what that looks like has already been made. … Read more
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 … Read more
What surprised me most is that we’re both working on the same module, but almost opposite problems. Tom used to run until he was wiped out. He’d push hard enough that the next couple of days became recovery days. Lately he’s been learning to back off a little, add strength training, and leave enough in … Read more
Six weeks ago, Tom and I started working through the Framework. Most days, we sit down and answer three prompts. Ten or fifteen minutes. Sometimes less. At this point, it’s simply part of the week. We usually do it together. Compare notes. Talk about whatever comes up. Sometimes the conversation lasts a few minutes. Sometimes … Read more
Five weeks in. We’ve been working through a simple idea: decide what matters, put it on the calendar, and protect it. Simple doesn’t mean easy. Because eventually life pushes back. And that’s when you find out whether your calendar is a plan or a priority. The Difference Between Planning and Protecting Most of us are … Read more
Three weeks in. Module 1, Phase 3 — Structure. Days 19–20. Three weeks ago Tom and I sat down at the kitchen table and started the Fully Lived Framework on ourselves. To test it. I’ve been sitting with this material for months — writing it, living adjacent to it, believing in it. But believing in … Read more
The May Record — Handcrafted Adventure Volume 05 · The May Record The May Record:The Month Direction Got Specific May was the month direction got specific. May wasn’t a month about starting over. It was a month about finally getting honest. Honest about the gap between what the calendar shows and what actually matters. Honest … Read more
Three weeks in. Module 1, Phase 3 — Structure. Almost done with week 3. Three weeks ago Tom and I sat down at the kitchen table and started the Fully Lived Framework on ourselves. Not to test it. Not to generate content. Because it was time. We’re three weeks in — we’ll finish week 3 … Read more