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July 31, 2026 Hi Reader Have you ever been really looking forward to something — a trip, a dinner, a get-together with friends — and then had it just... fall apart? That happened to me this week. I had a little getaway planned, and then Chicago got hit with crazy weather that grounded 900 flights, mine included. By the time I could rebook, it was already time to be back home. So we just cancelled the whole trip. I've been walking around in a fog and a bad mood ever since. When Plans Fall...

July 24, 2026 Hi Reader Last week I told you about my time-scarcity spiral — the conference calls, the HOA meeting, sorting out my Uncle Dan's taxes, contractors at the house. This week wasn't much quieter. But something happened that made me stop and actually notice the world around me for about sixty seconds, and I haven't stopped thinking about it since. Finding Calm in the Chaos Turn on the news for five minutes and you'll find plenty to worry about — the situation with Iran, the endless...

July 17, 2026 Hi Reader This week has been so busy. I had conference calls for Breakthrough T1D, an HOA meeting, and gala planning. I helped my Uncle Dan sort through a tax situation. We had contractors at the house. I bought a birthday gift for my granddaughter Tessa and a baby shower gift for a friend’s daughter-in-law. Groceries, bills, etc. It just seemed like a lot. If you’re nodding along, I want to tell you something I’ve been sitting with this week: this feeling of Time Scarcity does...

July 10, 2026 Hi Reader My granddaughter turned one on July 9th, and I genuinely cannot believe it. A year ago she was brand new, and now she’s this happy, smiley little bundle of joy who has completely rearranged my heart. One year — that’s all it took. It got me thinking about how much can change in twelve months, if you let it. That’s actually the exact idea behind this week’s post: 5 Mindset Shifts You Need to Make as You Enter Retirement. One of the shifts is simply “give it a year...

July 3, 2026 Hi Reader The Fourth of July. I have very fond memories of the 4th. When I was growing up, we would take the long six-hour drive to Glenwood, Iowa, to celebrate with my grandparents. My grandfather's birthday was on the 4th. The festivities included golf, with a trophy for the winner; my grandmother's homemade ice cream, which my sister, cousins, and I hand-cranked; and backyard fireworks. What a fun time. To this day, Gary and Mark remain two of my closest cousins — like...

June 26, 2026 Hi Reader I have a confession. I am out on the golf course at least three times a week. Nine holes most days, but if I can talk anyone into eighteen, I will absolutely take it. If I can't get a girlfriend to join me, my husband will. There is something about being out there — the sunshine, the smell of fresh-cut grass, the sound of absolutely nothing except birds and the occasional groan when I miss a putt — that resets me in a way nothing else does. It is my happy place. Full...

June 19, 2026 Reader I was at the gym today and ran into a fellow I hadn't seen in a long time. We made the usual casual hellos — how are you, how's the family — and then he asked me if I was still retired, and was it like five years now? It made me stop and think. Has it been five years? Not quite — but it will be four years this August. Wow. How fast life moves. Then, later in the day, I was reading an article about retirement that stopped me cold. It said that while most people assume...

June 5, 2026 Reader A couple of weeks ago, Mike and I went to a concert. A friend of ours plays in a band, and they had a gig about 35 minutes away. It was one of those cold, cloudy, dreary May days — the kind where the sky can't decide if it's winter or spring. But our friend was playing, and we're supportive people, so we bundled up and went. About halfway through the show, I was officially freezing. I glanced at Mike. Mike glanced at me. And in that moment of marital telepathy that only...

June 5, 2026 Reader Last week I was on the phone with a good friend — the kind of call where you look up and realize an hour has disappeared. We covered the things that matter - kids, grandkids, what we're reading, what's been filling our days. And somehow, the way those conversations do, we drifted into something I didn't expect. We both admitted we'd been running ourselves a little ragged with charity and volunteer work. Not complaining — we chose this. But there's something worth saying...

May 29, 2026 Reader By the time I was 16, I had moved 12 times. Making friends wasn't a social skill — it was survival. You learned fast how to walk into a new school, find your people, and build something real before your dad got transferred again. So, you'd think I'd have this friendship thing figured out by now. And mostly, I do. But here's what I didn't expect: the older I get, the more I find myself quietly envious of people who never left their hometown. People who still have coffee...