This month we built a retaining wall. We were both really busy with work. There were dinners with friends, a cardinals game, walks with the dogs, rounds of mini golf, a movie with Tom and Sam, coffee outside before the day started, and a brunch we almost talked ourselves out of. There were nights I … Read more
I spent years accumulating a life, and then I spent years quietly letting pieces of it go — without ever calling it that. I started as a secretary. Moved through accounting, became a controller, and then — gradually, for reasons that made sense at the time — stepped back. Part-time. Assistant work. Full charge bookkeeping. … Read more
Curiosity doesn’t retire. It doesn’t shrink with age or wait for permission. For Polly, it began in a dentist’s office at five years old, flipping through the pages of National Geographic — and it never stopped. What followed was a lifetime of teaching, listening, traveling, and saying yes to what felt just beyond reach – … 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
Reinvention rarely arrives as one dramatic turning point. Most of the time, it starts quietly—an uncomfortable nudge that something in your life no longer fits who you’re becoming. It can show up after big transitions, long stretches of frustration, or simply the realization that you want something different. Ryan Williamson felt that pull after a … Read more
When the air turns crisp and the light softens, it’s easy to feel like the season for adventure is over. But fall might actually be the best time to explore. Tom and I are planning a short fall drive — no big itinerary, just curiosity. We’ve realized how much we miss the beauty right in … Read more
Fall feels like nature’s reset button. The heat breaks, routines shift, and suddenly there’s this quiet invitation to start fresh. But after a busy summer, it’s easy to feel scattered—half-finished projects, inconsistent routines, and a little out of sync with yourself. Here’s the good news: you don’t need a complete overhaul to feel better. Sometimes … Read more
When was the last time you felt truly curious? Not scrolling or multitasking, but genuinely lit up by something that made you pause, lean in, or want to learn more? Curiosity has carried me through every season of life. I’ve found it in quilting and crocheting, in cake-baking during the long COVID days, in doodling … Read more
We walked most days for four years — a daily walking habit that started not from motivation but from necessity. From the fall of 2020 through early 2025, it was the most consistent habit in our lives — not every day, not every day enthusiastically, but reliably enough that it became the background of the … 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