It’s the last week of July. I just looked at the calendar and realized we’re four days from August. I seem to have this realization every year. Summer always feels longer when it’s ahead of you than when you’re living it. We’ve had a good summer. We took the train to Chicago, went to a … Read more
For a long time, I thought life was mostly about its biggest moments. The trips, the accomplishments, the finish lines. I was always looking slightly ahead of wherever I was. This was especially true when I was back in school. Getting through it — just being finished — was never far from my mind. I … Read more
April is where people start pushing again. More movement. More plans. More energy. And with that comes the quiet pressure to do more than you actually need to. To catch up. To use the momentum. To not waste the season. This is where people burn out. Not because they’re doing nothing—but because they don’t know … Read more
Modern life has become incredibly smooth. Dinner can arrive without leaving the couch.Groceries appear at the door.Entertainment streams endlessly.Conversations happen through a screen. Almost every inconvenience that once shaped daily life has been engineered away. This is the promise of frictionless living. Convenience is one of the great achievements of modern life. But it comes … Read more
What progress looks like in the everyday rarely feels dramatic. Progress doesn’t always look like change.There are no clear milestones.No dramatic before-and-after.No moment where everything suddenly feels different. Instead, progress tends to show up quietly — inside ordinary days that look a lot like the ones before them, even as they’re slowly changing. And that’s … Read more
Most reinvention stories end at the turning point — you make the decision, go back to school, change careers, move, get through the difficult season, and reach the thing you’ve been working toward. What gets talked about much less is what happens afterward. I graduated from radiologic technology school, started working in a completely new … Read more
Not because the internet is “bad” — but because a highlight reel can hide what someone is actually carrying. This month, let it be a reminder to check in and stay connected. This time of year can look warm and wonderful online. Matching pajamas. Family photos. Parties. Smiles. Wrapped gifts. Everyone seems busy, connected, and … Read more
The holidays come with a quiet pressure we don’t always talk about.Be grateful. Be cheerful. Show up. Do it all. Make it magical. But real life doesn’t pause just because the calendar says it’s time to celebrate. There are still schedules, routines, emotions, responsibilities, and expectations — spoken and unspoken. This year, I’ve been reminding … Read more
One of the gifts of midlife is rediscovering parts of ourselves that may have been buried during the busy years of raising families, working, and holding it all together. For my friend, mixed media artist Cher Salvatore, that rediscovery came through art. What started as small creative projects soon became her lifeline — a way … Read more
Starting Over on Her Terms: Ann’s Reinvention Story I met Ann back in 2007 when we were both working for a luxury home builder in Texas. The job ended, we both moved on—and moved away—but we stayed in touch through social media over the years. Since then, I’ve watched Ann completely reshape her life—not once, … Read more