For many years, I was already living the life I had dreamed of.
I had moved to California to pursue fashion. I was designing clothing, working in an industry I loved, and surrounded by people who inspired me. My days were filled with creativity, possibility, and purpose.
Life wasn't perfect, but it felt like mine.
Then, slowly, it changed.
My husband became seriously ill, and the company we had built together came to an end. I found myself spending more time in Sweden, where I began building a business in an entirely different industry.
What I didn't expect was to find a business partner and a team of people I genuinely love working with. Together, we're building something I'm incredibly proud of.
But sometimes life can be both fulfilling and incomplete at the same time.
No matter how grateful I am for this new chapter, a part of me (not so) quietly misses the world that had always made me feel most alive.
Los Angeles began to slip further away.
Not just the city, but everything it represented.
The friends who had become family.
The creativity.
The optimism.
The feeling that life was meant to be lived with curiosity and intention.
It wasn't one dramatic moment that changed everything.
It was a thousand small compromises.
A postponed trip.
A delayed dream.
Another year that somehow passed.
I never stopped loving my work. I simply stopped working in the field that had always felt most like home.
Looking back, I realize I wasn't searching for a new life.
I was searching for my way back to the one that had always felt true.
That journey became The Da Vinci Way.
Not a plan to recreate the past, but an invitation to build a future that brings together everything I love.
The creativity of California.
The craftsmanship of Europe.
The joy of gathering around a table.
Travel.
Design.
Food.
Friendship.
Movement.
Curiosity.
A life built not around what looks perfect, but around what feels deeply meaningful.
Because I've learned that it's surprisingly easy to lose sight of the life you love.
And it's never too late to find your way back.