Back in November, I hinted that a lot has been happening in my backyard. Some of it, literal. Most of it, internal. Over the last few years, my world has expanded in ways I didn’t fully plan for: new brands, a podcast, and a book. What started as a single business...
Thanksgiving always hits me like a reset button. And after the year we had? Oh boy… that reset was way overdue. This wasn’t a light year. This wasn’t a “just drink more coffee” year. This was a brace-yourself-for-impact type of year. Closing down Boston wasn’t just...
The other morning, Ana asked me to wake her up at 7 a.m. because the contractor was coming at 9. Naturally, my brain went straight into logic mode: Two hours? For what?! She’s not driving anywhere. A quick shower, a cup of coffee and boom: she’s ready to roll. Thirty...
If we were sitting down for a drink right now, I’d admit this: I haven’t figured life out. I just keep pedaling and hope life doesn’t run me over first. September 2024 dropped three milestones on me: a birthday (with a fat bike I swore would make me look like an REI...
I didn’t plan on becoming a grass-cutting expert. But life, my friend, has a funny way of handing you a machete and saying: “Good luck” I was born in the middle of a massive concrete jungle: São Paulo, Brazil. Where green space is rare, yards are...
