Hi, I’m Renée.
For years, I've shared pieces of my life here — from personal growth reflections to travel stories and everything in between. This blog began as a space to explore what it means to live fully.
Now, it's evolved into something deeper: a living record of learning to inhabit life as it actually is.
In early 2025, life handed me an unexpected pause — a layoff that became a doorway into everything I'd been avoiding. Burnout, caregiving, and change stripped away the version of me who thought the next achievement would finally make life feel real. I realized I'd been treating my actual life like a rough draft — a preparation for some future version of myself.
So I stopped waiting. I stopped rushing toward the next chapter and started paying attention to the one I was already living.
What I found in that stopping wasn't emptiness — it was everything. The messy middle wasn't where I got stuck; it was where I finally came alive.
This is where I share what it looks like to choose presence over postponement, to find meaning in the uncertain spaces, and to remember that the life you're living right now isn't practice for your real life. This is it.
What You’ll Find Here…
This isn't about waiting for your life to start or rushing to the next chapter. It's about recognizing that this messy, uncertain, in-between space you're in? This IS your life. And it deserves to be lived fully.
You'll find reflections on what it means to inhabit your days instead of escaping them, stories from the rebuilding seasons, and honest conversations about choosing presence over postponement. It's a mix of quiet observations, unfiltered moments, and the truth about what growth actually looks like when you stop trying to optimize it.
Whether I'm sharing morning thoughts over coffee, documenting the ordinary magic of slow days, sharing travel stories, or writing about the courage it takes to stop chasing the "next when," my hope is always the same: that you remember you're not broken for being exactly where you are.
Because I write for those waiting for permission to live their life fully.
If that's you, this is your permission slip. The in-between isn't a waiting room—it's where you become who you're meant to be. And you don't have to do it alone. I'll be here, learning to inhabit my own life right alongside you.
The invitation is simple: Stop waiting. Start living. Right here, right now, exactly as you are.
Your younger self dreamed of this life you're living right now.
Your current self deserves to inhabit it fully.
Your future self will be proud you stayed present for the becoming.
A Bit More About Me…
Based in: North Carolina (though my heart often wanders).
Background: 7+ years in social media strategy, working in freelance and agency settings with Fortune 500 brands.
Now: Radical acceptance of the messy middle. Redefining success. Reclaiming joy. Making content I believe in.
Big dreams: Write a book someday. Create digital offerings rooted in intentional living. Live by the coast. Maybe host a cozy retreat.
Always about: Homebody adventures. Honest storytelling. Tiny rebellions. My garden. And a good cup of caffeine.