The Blueprint
Designing what comes next.
The Blueprint section of Studs Up Living — Rebuilding Life. Living with Purpose. is about intentionally creating your next chapter — exploring work, calling, goals, and the possibility of new purpose. Sometimes life creates space for something that once felt out of reach, something you set aside because it wasn’t the right time or place. Here, that door opens again.
This is a space for rediscovering interests, picking up forgotten passions, redefining direction, and giving yourself permission to evolve. Through reflection and practical encouragement, The Blueprint helps you reconnect with who you are now and thoughtfully shape what comes next.
Because rebuilding isn’t just about recovery — it’s about designing a life that fits who you are becoming.
The Blueprint: The Jobs, The Moves, and the Dream I Couldn’t Keep Ignoring
After loss, rebuilding your life is rarely a straight path. In this deeply personal Blueprint reflection, I share the career changes, financial fears, relocations, unexpected setbacks, and emotional reinventions that followed selling the beach house and starting over. From forestry work tied to grief, to retirement anxieties, new construction sales, unemployment, and ultimately finding my way back to writing, this is a story about survival, purpose, and learning to trust the unfinished blueprint of your life.