Ready for Rain is, in part, a media experiment. I love making media and use the newsletter as an opportunity to create videos, gifs, and more. This is a look at my tools and processes.
Category Archive: Personal
Everything is Temporary in the Guesthouse π‘
Moving to a small guesthouse took some getting-used-to. But over time it became home and we learned a number of ways to adjust.
Seafaring with Our Boat, “Short Story” ππ₯
Our lives changed for the better when we bought a used Boston Whaler that allowed us to explore the Salish Sea and San Juan Islands.
The Grinch on the Hill π‘π
You might assume that living on an island creates a sense of community and that’s true for most people. We found one that wasn’t feeling it.
Good Lives Make Bad Stories π§π£
A couple pretending to have fun at a silent disco made me question what I share online and how to make it more authentic.
Sharing a Brain π§
Any big project comes down to relationships. This is especially true for couples who are working together on their own house project. It helps if you share a brain.
Getting the Construction Project Started β
In the summer of 2019, the biggest project of our lives commenced. We had everything in place to build a custom home on Orcas Island.
Phase Change β‘οΈ
Change has a way of forcing you to reevaluate your life. Leaving Seattle and moving to an island offered me a chance to think about how I could change.
Some People are Born to Move Houses π‘ π¦
Moving is a chore for most people. But there are people like Sachi for whom it is a challenge that comes with great satisfaction. This is why.
Goodbye, Seattle π
We made a big decision to sell our home, leave Seattle, and move to a rural island off the coast of Washington. This is what we were thinking.
Finishing the Hunter House π
After a year of renovation, the Hunter House finally became more real and we became more and more excited to see, and live in, the final product.
Living the Half-Life π π π‘
The post below was sent as an issue of my newsletter, Ready for Rain. There is something undeniably romantic about having a second place and that romanticism is not lost on us. We dreamt about having a place on Orcas Island and in purchasing the Yurt, we got to see it...
The Inspiration for the Name “Ready for Rain” π€π§
The post below was sent as an issue of my newsletter, Ready for Rain. Ready for Rain is the title of aΒ popular essayΒ I wrote a few years back (included below). To me, the name relates to the season changes of the Pacific Northwest and a perspective Sachi and I share....
It Was a Dark and Stormy Night πͺπ§
On a cold and stormy Sunday night, a truck backed up to our house at around midnight. This is the story of what happened next and what it taught us about living on an island.
The Hunter House Renovation Project in Seattle π·ββοΈπ·ββοΈ
Renovating the Hunter House in Seattle, a whole-house renovation project in that involved adding a story on the top level and rebuilding most of the main level.
Breaking the Rules at the Westsound Potluck π½
An embarrassing story about arriving at a potluck full of strangers in Westsound, WA, on Orcas Island.
The Second Place on Orcas Island π π‘
We dreamed of having a second place in the form of a house on Orcas Island. And it was a luxury in many ways. But it also came with costs, both financial and personal.
The Deer Trap π¦
The fence around our house was not really a fence, but a trap we unknowingly set for deer.
We Bought a Yurt-Shaped House βΊοΈπ‘
We bought a yurt-shaped house on Orcas Island and have never looked back. This is what we were thnking at the time…
Fear of Missing In π
I used to have FOMO, but now, I find myself feeling like engagements and events are keeping me from home.