“A life worth living is a life well lived.”
We’re not sure who coined that phrase, but it’s something we truly believe in. Even if there are a few bumps along the way. Well, maybe more than a few bumps.
Who Are We and What Are We Up To?
Hi there! We’re John and Debbi. We are, dare I say, mid-life empty nesters (with 2 grown girls) and we’d love to take you on a journey with us. We’ll explore different aspects of living a well lived, inspired life that we committed to after Debbi’s breast cancer diagnosis in 2018. So, while we can’t guarantee an “Instagram perfect” journey that you might come to expect, (life isn’t perfect, and neither are we), we can guarantee an honest look at what happens when you push yourself out of your comfort zone, try new things and really get out there and experience life!
JOHN
John is a bit of an adventurer and has traveled to many places that most people wouldn’t put on their bucket list due to fear of the unknown. He has been to all 50 states, 40 countries and 6 continents. (He’ll be heading to continent #7 next year! Australia!) That’s pretty impressive, right?
He works in financial services and has a bit of a “work hard play hard” approach to life. He’s also the stabilizing force in the family, and we’d all be lost without him. John loves adventure travel, video games, Game of Thrones and learning new martial arts. Most evenings you can find him on the stair climber at the gym, (he races stairs competitively for fun), watching TV with his lovely wife, or practicing his Krav Maga moves in the garage.DEBBI
Debbi tends to be a more cautious observer of life, but is making a conscious effort to adventure, explore and try new things. Striving for a positive outlook, in the face of the sometimes not-so-awesome things that life can throw at us, is kind of her thing. She’s always looking for the lesson or the “silver lining” in the tough times.
Professionally she has been a paralegal, a singer (more like a hobby), a media & communications coordinator and a freelance writer. Her new (and most important job) is living life to the fullest! She loves luxury travel, the beach, music, crafting with her Cricut, and our dog Ian. Most evenings you can find her working in her “mad scientist lab” a/k/a the craft room or snuggled up with our dog Ian either watching TV, listening to the newest indie band or reading a book.AMANDA & KATHRYN
Amanda and Kathryn are our two grown daughters. You may occasionally see them in a blog post or on our social media feeds. They’re both pretty amazing and I think we’ll keep them. 😉
Ian
Ian is our spirited fur baby. He was born seven years ago on the mean streets of Chicago. We rescued him when he was just 1 year old. It’s taken a lot of love and patience, but now Ian is living his best life!
Ian loves food, snuggles, food, sleep, his humans, food, hogging the bed and… did we say food?