
In the past week, our parched and sun-weary spirits were treated to rain and clouds. I can feel the summer weight lift. We still have many days of 90º+ ahead but we’ve made it, once again, through the worst of the long tail of a desert summer. Good Things This Month + The kids are all doing great in school and generally being amazing humans. I’m so proud of each one and dwelling in gratitude to be here: still enjoying the younger years with Maeve, watching the boys step into being teenagers (Cedric isn’t there yet but he’s as big…

In his books and podcast, Ramit Sethi encourages people to live their “rich life” by aligning their spending and saving with their values. This is a concept I find myself thinking about often and love talking about. I love how the concept of a rich life can look completely different from person to person. At the same time, I find it to be very clarifying. For example, we live in a modest home that isn’t as big or as nice as I sometimes wished, especially compared to many people we know. But staying in our house allows us to have…

Reading Agony Hill and really enjoying it. I would recommend it for fans of literary crime novels a la Tana French and Jane Harper. Listening to Whistler and loving it. I don’t have as much time for audiobooks lately but when I do this book is such a nice place to dwell. I am ever-impressed at how Ann Patchett can weave such interesting stories from a situation you wouldn’t think would make a compelling story. And along the way she writes so beautifully about relationships and life. Excited that both boys are playing on a rec soccer team together and…


My name is Kelsey. It’s so nice to see you! I’m a writer, podcaster, and goal-setting enthusiast living with my husband and three young kids in sunny Gilbert, AZ.




Happy 2026, friends! On my birthday I took time to reflect on the past year and started to set goals. And then Chris and I…

When I was growing up in the 90s, and reading the teen magazines of the times, I had a narrow definition of beauty for women:…

Every year around the new year, Chris and I have an annual summit. We reflect on life currently, deep dive into our budget, project finances…

