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06/05/2026

Looking at the calendar, I saw that today is National Donut Day, which caught my attention for the obvious reason.

I love a good donut.

And also because one of my favorite lines has always been: “When God handed out patience, I thought He said donuts.”

Based on my love of all things glazed or cinnamon-sugared, we can all guess which line I went to!! 🍩

As I’ve gotten older, though, I’ve had to flip that story a bit. These days, I’m working on fewer donuts and a little more patience, which feels wise for my brain but a bit sad for my taste buds.

Patience has never been my most naturally gifted spiritual “fruit.” I appreciate it in theory. I admire it in other people. I understand its value on a deep and mature level, but also…could things please hurry up and work out beautifully by, say, Tuesday?

Midlife has a way of testing that particular muscle.

We wait for answers, timing, energy, healing, confidence, opportunity, support, and the mental bandwidth to deal with whatever we’ve been avoiding.

We wait for our bodies to cooperate, our businesses to grow, our finances to stabilize, our relationships to make sense, and our next move to become wildly obvious before we take it.

And somewhere in all that waiting, it is easy to assume nothing is happening.

But I’m learning that a waiting season is not always an empty season. Sometimes it is where we become more discerning, more honest, more grounded, and less willing to force what no longer fits.

Sometimes patience is not passivity. Sometimes it is the space where we stop grabbing at every possible answer and start noticing the one that actually supports who we are now.

So in honor of National Donut Day, I’m asking a better question than, “Am I behind?”

I’m asking:

What is this season teaching me while I wait?

Because patience is a worthwhile virtue, even for those of us who may have originally wandered into the donut line by mistake.

What are you learning to wait for with a little more wisdom these days?

And would a maple bar make it worth the wait? 😉

06/05/2026

In the beginning, I stressed about numbers.

People at the table.
People signing up.
People showing up.

But then I quickly realized numbers had nothing to do with it.

What really matters is who shows up, because every single time, I’ve found the right people are there…whether it’s one or twenty-one, the women I’m meant to impact or who are meant to connect are in the room.

I’m grateful for all those who’ve been seated at tables with me—clients, friends, peers, painters—and for all the conversations I’ve led, listened to or been a part of.

And I’m always looking forward to the next opportunity to share, learn, and grow our souls together.

Curious about connecting? Follow along here or DM me for details.

06/03/2026

One of the things we don’t talk about enough is how much relationships can change in midlife.

Friendships shift. Marriages end. Kids grow up. Careers move us into new rooms. We relocate, reroute, retire, or realize we no longer fit the circles that once felt comfortable.

And suddenly, finding your “people” can feel surprisingly complicated.

This can be especially true in a small town. I don’t mean because people are unkind, but when friendships are formed through years of shared history, it can be hard to know where to enter if you’re new to the community or rebuilding your life in a new direction.

Sometimes the doors aren’t closed. They just open differently.

I understand what it feels like when seats shift, circles evolve, or the space you once occupied no longer fits the woman you are becoming. I also understand how easy it is to stay on the edge of things, waiting for connection to happen naturally while wondering how to fit in.

That’s one of the reasons I care so much about networking and small group spaces, because the right room can shorten the distance between isolation and connection.

The right room gives women a place to enter with less pressure. It creates enough structure for conversation to begin, enough warmth for people to relax, and enough intention for connection to become more than accidental.

That kind of community rarely happens randomly. Someone has to make room for it.

That's part of what I am building through The Growing Soul: networking, small groups, and workshop-style experiences where women can step into meaningful conversations, shared growth, and community that feels easier to enter.

Connection is not just a nice extra in midlife. It’s a stabilizing essential.

If you're new to town or in a new season and looking for ways to connect, I invite you to reach out and let’s see how we can connect you with a soul-satisfying circle of community.

If you're an entrepreneurially minded woman, you're welcome to my monthly Network @ Night, an informal gathering tomorrow evening (6/3), from 5:30-7:30pm at The Coalition.

06/01/2026

𝕎𝕖𝕝𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕁𝕦𝕟𝕖, also known as the month where summer looks us directly in the eye and says, “Hope you had a plan.”

This is the season when calendars fill fast. Graduations, visitors, lake days, travel, family plans, work schedules, garden projects, and all the “we’ll get to that later” things suddenly start acting very now.

Which is exactly why it matters to keep a little space open for the things that support you.

Not just everyone else’s needs. Not just the fun stuff. Not just the obligations.

𝕐𝕠𝕦.

Your goals. Your business. Your next decision. Your need for connection, perspective, structure, and a few steady reminders that your life still deserves attention in the middle of summer’s beautiful chaos.

Summer is not the time to abandon your momentum. It is the time to adjust it so it actually fits the season you’re in.

A few ways to stay connected and supported through The Growing Soul this summer:

ℕ𝕖𝕥𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕜 𝕒𝕥 ℕ𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥
Wednesday, June 3
5:30–7:30pm

A great opportunity for connection, conversation, and getting yourself into a room with other women doing meaningful things. (Other summer dates: July 1, August 5)

ℙ𝕣𝕚𝕧𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕊𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤 + 𝕍𝕚𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕄𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕚𝕟𝕘

If your brain is already juggling summer priorities, business ideas, home projects, money decisions, family logistics, or a transition that needs attention, this is a good time to get support before everything gets loud.

ℝ𝕚𝕤𝕖 & 𝔸𝕝𝕚𝕘𝕟 — ℕ𝕠. 𝟛 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 ℝ𝕚𝕤𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕊𝕠𝕦𝕝 𝕊𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕤
Saturday, July 25
9:30am–3:30pm

A mid-summer realignment experience for women ready to pause, reassess what’s working, and realign life, energy, and resources in a more sustainable way.

You do not have to push harder this summer, but you also do not have to lose the thread completely.

Sometimes the smartest move is simply creating enough support to keep your momentum alive while still having room to enjoy the season you are actually living.

If one of these options sounds like the kind of support you need, message me and I’ll point you in the right direction.

05/31/2026

We use the phrase “once in a blue moon” to describe something rare.

But technically, a blue moon is not impossible, mythical, or once-in-a-lifetime rare. It is simply the second full moon in a calendar month, and we happen to have one this weekend.

Which got me thinking...

Sometimes we treat certain moments in our own lives like they are rare exceptions too.

A second chance.
A fresh start.
A better decision.
A shift in direction.
A season where we finally stop pretending the old way is still working.

We act like those moments are unusual, when really, life keeps offering us opportunities to pause, notice, adjust, and begin again. Not always dramatically. Not always with a big announcement. Sometimes it is much quieter than that.

A conversation.
A boundary.
A realization.
A new routine.
A decision to stop carrying something that was never meant to stay yours.

Midlife is full of these blue moon moments.

They may not look magical from the outside, but they can be powerful if we are paying attention.

This is the season where many women start realizing they do not have to wait for a crisis to make a change. They do not have to wait until everything falls apart to build a better system. They do not have to wait until they are completely exhausted to admit something needs to shift.

We get to recalibrate before the breaking point.

That might be one of the wisest things midlife offers us.

So under this blue moon weekend, maybe the question is not, “What rare thing might happen?”

Maybe the better question is:

What have I been treating like a once-in-a-blue-moon possibility that I could actually begin choosing more often?

More rest.
More honesty.
More support.
More creativity.
More courage.
More space to hear yourself think.
More decisions that actually support the woman you are now.

Because maybe the rare thing is not the moon.

Maybe the rare thing is finally giving yourself permission to stop waiting. 😘

05/30/2026

This week’s unexpected life lesson came courtesy of a bobby pin, a washing machine, and a high-pitched noise that sounded suspiciously expensive.

Two weeks ago, my washer suddenly started making a weird noise during the agitation cycle, then got much louder during spin.

Naturally, I shut it off and turned it back on a couple of times, because my first troubleshooting strategy is “maybe it just needs a moment.”

It did not.

So then I left it alone for a few days, hoping the problem might resolve itself through the ancient domestic repair method known as ✨denial✨.

Also unsuccessful…lol.

Finally, I did the next best thing: I started gathering information.

I found the model number, recorded the sound, described what was happening, and used AI to help narrow down the likely issue.

The answer came back pretty clearly: check the drain pump first. It also warned me not to keep running loads because a small pump problem could turn into a much bigger motor problem.

A real “well, damn” situation, per ChatGPT.

That got my attention!

By the time I called for help, (shoutout to Ron’s Appliance Repair in Libby), I could explain the model, the symptoms, the sound, and the likely issue. The repairman even showed up with parts in hand, just in case the pump needed to be replaced.

Thankfully, it didn’t.

A bobby pin was lodged in the pump. Easy repair and I watched closely so I’d know where to start if there’s a “next time” noise.

AI did not fix my washer, but it helped me ask better questions, make a smarter call, and avoid turning a small problem into a much bigger one.

That matters.

Because practical confidence is not about knowing everything. It is about knowing how to start figuring things out before fear, avoidance, or overwhelm makes the problem more expensive than it needed to be.

And honestly, that is a skill I want more women to have.

Not because we need to become appliance repair experts.

Because life gets a lot less intimidating when we know how to gather information, ask better questions, and make the next smart move.

05/28/2026

There is a particular kind of midlife flexibility that nobody really prepares you for.

Not the cute kind where you suddenly have more free time, take up watercolor, and wander through the farmer’s market looking effortlessly breezy. Although, for the record, I fully support that version too.

I’m talking about the kind of flexibility that comes from realizing life does not always care what you had planned for the week.

Schedules shift. Responsibilities move around. Work gets packed into different corners of the day. The organized idea you had for how things were going to go suddenly needs a backup plan, a backup to the backup plan, and possibly snacks!

This is something that has challenged me too, which is why I care so much about building a life with systems that actually support you.

Because flexibility is not just a personality trait.

It is something you practice by knowing what matters most, creating routines that can travel with you, and learning what can move, what cannot, and what needs to be a hard no before your whole week becomes a group project you didn’t sign up for.

You build it by knowing what matters most.
You build it by having work and life systems that can bend without breaking.
You build it by creating routines that travel with you.
You build it by learning what can move, what cannot, and what needs a hard no before your whole week turns into a group project you did not sign up for.

Midlife has a way of teaching us that being “on track” does not mean nothing ever changes.

It means we know how to recalibrate when things do.

That is a very different skill set.

A well-designed life is not a life where everything goes perfectly. That would be adorable, but no.

A well-designed life is one with enough structure, breathing room, and self-trust that when life shifts, you can respond without completely losing yourself in the process.

That is a big part of the work I care about.

Helping women build lives with enough steadiness to hold what matters, enough space to adjust when needed, and enough internal clarity to remember they still matter too.

Because flexibility is wonderful when it gives us freedom.

But when flexibility quietly becomes “everyone else can have access to me whenever they need me,” it stops being freedom and starts becoming a very sneaky form of self-abandonment.

And we are not doing that.

Not this summer. Not in midlife. Not while there are still perfectly good dreams, goals, projects, and quiet cups of coffee waiting for our attention.

If your flexibility has started feeling more like overextension, I can help you build better systems to protect your time, energy, and sanity.

05/25/2026

Happy Monday from my [Mom’s]corner of the world to you all.

I’m sitting here with a pretty happy heart—well, except for the fact that my Mom is nursing a really bum knee!😥—but I’m happy to be able to help out and spend time with her while my sister is working.

Here are my gratitudes this morning:

• a life I can pack up in a bag and work from anywhere!

• the joys of having both of my siblings here—and my sister-in-love—to support Mom as she ages.

• this sweet spot in the country, next door to where I raised my children, and where my grandchild is growing up too.

• the freedoms and privileges I have, I know I have it good, which makes me feel so much gratitude for those who gave their lives to protect ours.

All in all, it’s a gorgeous Memorial Day and life is great when you allow yourself to see all of the positives in yours! 😘

05/24/2026

I know Memorial Day came early this year, but let’s be honest…

Graduation is next weekend, school is out right after that, and then summer kicks the door down with activities, visitors, weddings, lake days, travel, yard projects, work schedules…you know, all the summer things we want to do in a very short summer season. 🏖️

Before it gets fully feral, what if you gave yourself 3 focused hours to map out the next 3 months?

Not every detail of your life. Nobody needs a holiday weekend spreadsheet crisis!

I’m talking about the pieces that actually matter, things like:

• your professional priorities
• ideas you keep meaning to organize
• decisions you need to stop circling
• personal goals that keep getting bumped
• systems that would make summer feel more manageable.

That is what a TGS Vision Mapping Session is designed to do.

You get 3 focused hours with me to sort through the jumble in your brain, identify what deserves your attention, and walk away with a strategic plan for your next 90 days.

👉🏻 Think of it as shifting the weight of chaos out of your head and into a structure that can actually support you.

A little gift from the systems gods, if we’re being dramatic. And I am! 😉

I have openings available Monday, May 26 through Sunday, May 31.

Yes, Monday is a holiday. Yes, I believe in flexibility. Yes, this could help you walk into summer feeling way less scattered and way more steady.

Ready?

If you want one of those spots, message me and we’ll find a time.

05/23/2026

𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐈 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞, but this photo is the best I can do for now!

So let’s talk about getting real with midlife money.

Not in a scary, shamey, “stop buying coffee” kind of way. Groceries are currently ranking up there with luxury goods, and a girl needs her caffeine so I will not be accepting any coffee slander!

But seriously, I do think midlife is a powerful time to get more honest about finances, because by this stage, our money story is rarely 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 about money.

It can be tied to divorce recovery, career changes, business expenses, adult kids, aging parents, rising costs, healthcare, retirement worries, old debt, new goals, and that quiet little panic of wondering whether you are as prepared as you “should” be by now.

That is a lot to carry in your head, especially when you are also carrying work, family, health, home, relationships, and dozens of other invisible responsibilities that somehow found your address.

And when money stays vague, it gets heavier.

Avoidance creates stress. Stress creates mental clutter. Mental clutter makes every decision feel bigger than it needs to be. Suddenly it is not just about the money. It is about protecting sleep, confidence, energy, options, and whether you feel steady enough to make the next wise decision.

One of the first shifts I encourage women to make is to stop treating money like a vague emotional fog and start turning it back into information.

Not shame. Not panic. Information.

A simple midlife money check-in can start with five questions:

What is coming in?
What is going out?
What am I avoiding?
What needs a system?
What decision would reduce future stress?

That may not be glamorous, but neither is lying awake at 3:00 a.m. doing anxiety math.

Sometimes the most powerful move is getting the numbers, questions, and decisions out of your brain and into a structure you can actually work with. That might mean mapping income and expenses, looking honestly at subscriptions and spending leaks, sorting business ideas from actual business plans, or finally naming the financial pressure you have been trying to quietly outpace.

And when the numbers need deeper organizing, bring in the right expert. My friend Teshra does beautiful work helping women and business owners organize finances and cash flow systems. Sometimes the smartest next step is admitting you do not need to figure it all out alone.

The goal is not perfect money management.
The goal is becoming less reactive, less avoidant, and more supported.

Money honesty is not punishment. In midlife, it is strategy.

And if money is one of the tabs constantly open in your brain, that is something we can begin mapping inside a Vision Mapping Session.

Because money gets a lot less scary when the worry of it stops living rent-free in your head.

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