big spring, texas · capricorn · 1.11.91 · wfh · mom
food i made. money i saved.
wyoming drives that changed me.
thoughts i almost kept to myself.
god's plan, not mine.
meet vanessa
i'm a mom of six living in hewitt, texas — working from home, saving intentionally, cooking real food, and writing down the things i almost didn't say.
born in big spring. capricorn. 1.11.91. wyoming a few weeks a few times and every single drive there made me never want to leave.
i coupon almost everything. i listen to aaron watson and megan thee stallion in the same sitting. i wear all black. i believe god is within her, she will not fail — and i mean that as a compass, not a caption.
this site is just me. the whole thing. no box.
desert rose · the adenium
does the opposite of what you'd expect.
it blooms in dry heat. it stores what it needs.
it doesn't rush the season.
wfh, calm
the desk. the systems. the setup.
saving, calm
couponing without the chaos → tiktok
texas · wyoming
where i'm from. where i'm going.
inner thoughts
the ones i almost didn't say → tiktok
do no harm
planet. people. purpose.
soft leadership
power doesn't have to be loud
🎧 now playing · summer pick
coconut water — trim
released 2026 · it's the vibe, not just the drink.
my desk, my way
tools that make it work
triple monitors. a chair that holds you right. a crochet mat that somehow makes the whole thing feel more like mine.
this is where the wfh life actually happens — not the highlight reel version, the real one. calls, content, couponing strategy, all of it.
everything linked is something i actually use. if it's on the desk, it earned its spot.
latest
inner thoughts
february 8, 2036. i sat down and wrote a letter from the future. the part that surprised me most — i already knew.
february 8, 2036 · a letter from ten years from now
hey. it's me. you — ten years from now.
i know you're not sure it's going to work. keep going.
what grew wasn't what you planned. it was better. quieter — and bigger at the same time. the roots you're putting down right now, the ones nobody sees yet? they're the whole reason everything else holds.
you didn't need more. you needed better roots. you were right about that.
the uncertainty you're feeling right now — that's not a sign you're doing it wrong. that's just what it feels like to build something real before it exists.
the kids are good. wyoming happened. god's plan, not yours — and it was better than yours anyway.
i love you. keep building.
— V, 2036
saving, calm
not extreme. not a haul. just the way i shop for the family and still come out ahead every single week...
inner thoughts
it's not about being difficult. it's about knowing what you're worth and refusing to negotiate down. that's not a flaw. that's a boundary with taste...
mindset
one of 100 things i'm practicing. this one hits different on a hard day...
wfh life
every single drive there made me never want to leave. some landscapes just do that to you...
saving, calm
not extreme. not a haul. just the way i actually shop and come out ahead.
01
stack the coupons
manufacturer coupon + store coupon on the same item. ibotta on top if it's there.
02
match sales first
coupons on clearance or sale items. plan meals around what's marked down.
03
stockpile the staples
when non-perishables hit their lowest price, buy as many as makes sense.
resources · always growing
🧾 couponing tips
🧠 mindset resets
what i actually use
if it's here, i use it. that's the whole criteria.
☕ kitchen & everyday
🧾 coupon apps
😂 pick me ups
🌸 self
some links are affiliate links. i only list things i actually use.
coming soon
a calm, intentional planning system for the quiet builder who needs one place that actually makes sense.
currently
updated when something's worth sharing. no schedule.
📖 reading
harry potter & the deathly hallows
on audible. revisiting it and it hits different this time.
atomic habits
on audible. "stop restarting — just continue." this book is why.
🎧 listening
spend dat — yung miami
it's the whole summer vibe. on repeat.
play yo part — yella beezy
you already know.
watch who you cry to — boosie
hits different when you've been there.
coconut water — trim
2026 · the song, not the drink. both valid.
🍽️ eating
salad with grilled chicken
got the chicken for $1.99/lb at the local iga.
midnight donuts
youngest asked. grabbed them for $1.25. checked the expiration dates, obviously.
💸 saving on
neutrogena acne patches
$7.00 for 8. hard pass.
🏆 the win
dollar store: 60-pack for $1.50. grabbed 5. that's 300 patches for $7.50. do the math.
faith · the anchor
"to every thing
there is a season."
ecclesiastes 3:1 · trust the timing
i used to fight the season i was in. trying to bloom in winter. rushing the harvest.
then i started reading this differently — not as comfort. as instruction.
the drought season is real. the season where nothing looks like it's working and something is quietly taking root — that's real too.
this verse doesn't promise easy. it promises eventual. and that's enough.
a season to plant
the roots going down before anything comes up.
a season to grow
slow and real. not forced. just present and moving.
a season to rest
the one we skip. the one god keeps pointing back to.
a season to bloom
in dry heat. on its own timeline. like the adenium.
texas · where i'm from
i was born in big spring and i live in hewitt now. somewhere between those two places is everything i know about surviving heat, reading weather, and building something real in hard ground.
texas isn't a backdrop. it's a teacher. and it taught me early — roots before roses.
where it started
big spring, tx
west texas. flat horizon. sky that goes on forever. the heat is different — it's presence. i carry big spring in the way i handle drought.
where i am now
hewitt, tx
outside waco. where i'm building. not glamorous. not loud. just mine.
the weather
tornado weather
the greenish light. the too-still air. and then it either comes or it doesn't. either way — you kept going.
the heat
105° and still outside
committed. relentless. makes everything slower and more intentional. find the shade. do what needs doing. good life advice.
what texas taught me
the whole thing
how to be still when things get loud. how to stretch a dollar. how to read a room. the adenium blooms in this kind of heat. so do i.
the heat made me patient.
the storms made me unafraid.
the flat horizon taught me to look further.
soft leadership · from linkedin
the emotional, mental, and energetic space available to meet life's demands without losing yourself.
it's not confidence. it's not communication. it's not even problem-solving.
it's capacity — the internal steadiness that determines how you meet every moment.
you don't build capacity by filling every hour. you build it by protecting what fills you.
three shifts:
01 slow your pace, not your impact.
02 know what's yours to hold.
03 let boundaries be clarity, not defense.
"what kind of capacity do i want to bring into the room today?"
— slow down. you're doing better than you think.
there's a version of leadership that isn't loud, forceful, or exhausting.
be present, not responsible for everything.
you can listen fully without absorbing the stress. you can care deeply without overextending.
next time you log in, don't ask "how much can i handle today?"
try: how do i want to show up?
same role. same metrics. same headset. what changes is the mindset.
from "i just take calls" → "i lead the experience."
from "i have to fix everything" → "i guide people through what's real."
from "i just follow instructions" → "my insight matters."
these shifts don't require a new job title.
just a decision about how you're going to show up.
more on linkedin — the sleeper hit.
follow on linkedin →
wyoming · a full piece
27 hours each way · midnight departure · worth every mile
we left at midnight.
nobody plans a 27-hour road trip for a reasonable hour. you just go.
when it was my turn to drive we hit the plains and the land just opened. flat and forever and so impossibly big my brain couldn't hold the edges of it.
i pulled over.
stopped the truck on the side of the road because i literally could not keep driving. it took my breath — not in a metaphor way. in a i forgot how to breathe for a second way.
standing there on the side of that road, in the dark, in wyoming — i just knew. that's where i'm supposed to be.
montana was curvy and we got a little lost at night and it was cold so i thought of polar bears. the hotel was creepy.
but then morning came.
"hunty."
in my madea voice. because nothing else covered it. when you wake up in montana after a creepy night and a polar bear situation and the sun comes up and you look outside — there are no words. you have to go. i am going to go.
the moose are bigger than a truck, by the way. real information. file it away.
i'm going to retire there. god's plan, not mine — but i'm putting it in writing right now on this website so it's official.
"god is within her,
she will not fail."
psalm 46:5 · the whole compass
"to every thing there is a season."
ecclesiastes 3:1 · trust the timing