Last week I talked about how AI is moving at a dizzying pace. Lately it feels like life is moving that way too. Life is really life-ing.

In a recent 1:1 I told my boss it feels like my days are a string of projects, personally and professionally. The Project Manager in me can spot the friction and wants to clear every blocker. That’s what we do, right? But some projects aren’t on my timeline.

Which brings me to Lewis Loft 3.0. (For those who might be new, Lewis Loft 3.0 is our next house, the one we are currently preparing to start building. It'll be the third house we've built and owned in our married life, hence 3.0.)

Short version: we bought our lot a little over two years ago. We found a plan designer, chose a builder, drafted and engineered the plans, sent them off…and the builder fell through and we learned that our original plan was not within the budget the way we were told by said builder. We went back to square one and started a new set of plans on a much tighter timeline.

Eight months later, it’s still frustrating. We started early so we wouldn’t feel rushed, yet we still find ourselves a couple of weeks behind. We intentionally gave ourselves plenty of runway, and it didn’t prevent the crunch.

So what’s the lesson? I’m still figuring that out. Maybe it’s patience. Maybe it’s trusting the long game.

The good news: we believe we’ll still break ground before winter, which keeps us on track to finish next year.

In the meantime, we made a Southern Utah Bucket List to fully enjoy our last year here. A few on our list in you want any ideas for a visit:

• Walk the river trail in Zion
• Hike Yant Flat in Snow Canyon
• Visit the Grand Canyon (North Rim)
• Hike in Cedar Breaks
• The Great Chamber in Kanab
• Float the Virgin River
• Red Reef Trail
• Sledding at Brian Head
• See Elf at Tuacahn

’Til next week,
Chelsea