Carrie Minns on the tiny notes she once taped to her camera, learning video at midlife, and why you don’t have to be good at something to begin.

A surprise client visit to my makeshift office reminded me that meaningful creative work can happen while other parts of life remain unfinished.

A reflection on the three-generation juggle, interrupted plans, and why real consistency means returning to what matters, one small step at a time.

A funny coffee journey from Vienna to Starbucks, plus the simple lesson I learned from listening to my body and my favorite Pumpkin Spice Bread recipe.

A personal essay about children leaving home, changing seasons of motherhood, and finding possibility in the space that some endings leave behind.

A disastrous backpacking trip to Greece, a phone call home, and a lesson I didn’t understand until 36 years later about doing hard things.

A story about a French horn, a red wagon, and learning that the best choice isn't the hardest one. It's the one you can actually keep carrying.

What happens when we spend years making plans but keep waiting for the right time to begin? A story about getting older, taking action, and finally checking things off the list.

A lifelong love of learning taught me an unexpected lesson: sometimes we already know enough. We just need the courage to stop preparing and begin.

In 2021 I went blond for a reason no one knew about. Five years later I went back to brunette and finally looked like me…again.

A story about changing your mind.

In my twenties I tried to cook a seven-course dinner party like Martha Stewart but with no experience and no A/C. A funny story about overcomplicating the things we love. 

A chance conversation over coffee led to an honest discussion about empty nesting, grief, and rediscovering the simple things that once brought joy. A reflection on finding your way back to the old loves in a new season of life.

At nine, I wanted a ten-speed bike I couldn't afford. What I learned instead: "not fair" doesn't mean no. It means find another way.

Carrie Minns reflects on slowing down, leaving busyness behind, and discovering that a meaningful life doesn't always require a full calendar.

Carrie Minns shares how one brief conversation inspired a lifelong love of French, a summer in France, and a reminder that our passions often become gifts to those we love.

The Christmas Olympics nobody asked my mom to enter and the unexpected holiday where she finally got to set her own rules.

A story about inherited expectations, hosting, and figuring out which traditions are actually yours.

For almost a year I thought I was bad at making aioli.

Turns out it wasn’t me.

A story about a grandfather, an old photograph, and the anonymous photographer who couldn't have known his work would still matter a hundred years later.

But even more, what that means for anyone who's ever talked themselves out of a dream.

What photography, perfectionism, and editing can teach us about life's decisions.

A reflection on learning as we go, trusting the process, and beginning before we feel ready. Before we know everything.

What I found in a box of old cookbooks

My grandmother’s scrawl, my mom’s menus, and a small case for handwriting.