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calendar. I kind of think of it as, for people that don’t know about it, I call it Scrapbooking 2.0. It’s kind of the same thing; it’s a hobby; it’s a creative outlet. But, I think there’s less pressure than scrapbooking. Remember when we used to have Filofax and day planners and those sorts of things? Those things are coming back. And, I really do think that part of what is fueling the whole paper planner craze is a rebellion against technology at some level. Everything old is new again! So, tell us, what came next? Okay, so right around that time, the company that Nathan was working for decided to shut down its London operation, and we were looking at moving back to New York with four kids, going into winter. His job was all-consuming and very intense and he would be gone most of the time, seeing the kids briefly at night, right before they went to bed. They really didn’t get to see him during the week. And he is an awesome, unbelievable, like superinvolved dad. So, at that point, we were looking at moving back to New York again. I think, for me, the idea of moving back, as much as I love New York and the city, the idea of moving back with four kids into winter just wasn’t sustainable, really. It felt almost impossible, just logistically speaking. And so, we started to look at various options. At some point we said, “Hey, what about Pipsticks?” It was growing steadily and at the point where I was either going to have to put the brakes on it, or hire somebody to manage the operations. Because, back then, I was working every night and a few mornings a week, but I couldn’t handle all that it required of me. You needed help. Yes, so we started talking about the idea of hiring somebody, and somewhere along the line the conversation became, “Why don’t we work together?” Which is crazy, it was a bananas idea. We are both really risk-averse. We have four very small kids and he had a very stable job; it was more than just a little bit crazy. But, the more we talked about it, the more it made sense. For me, it was the idea of simplifying things. We started to see it as a path for allowing Nathan to get more involved with the family, which was always appealing to him. And, also from a practical standpoint, it allowed us to take advantage of all the things that he was great at, that I was not, and vice versa. So, long story short, after kind of a grueling, heart-wrenching, difficult few months of decision making, we decided instead of going back to New York to switch gears and move to San Luis Obispo where we would both be all-in at Pipsticks. It was a moment, one of those moments where it was almost like, “Come on, this is silly.” We were north of Cayucos checking out the elephant seals, and we were sitting there in the sun taking in the views with our feet dangling out of the back of the car. We were debating about whether or not to make the move when we turned to each other and said, “Let’s just do this.” That’s a pretty big leap of faith. How did you get going here? We started the first year and a half working out of our house. We have a little cottage in the back of the house; that’s where we did Pipsticks initially. We hired >> 48 | SLO LIFE MAGAZINE | DEC/JAN 2018
It’s Our Turn HELPING VETERANS WHO HELPED US “This is a great program, and it’s a great group of people, and they will do everything for you to help you get stable and get back on your feet.” With no housing and thousands of miles from his family in New York, Army veteran Mike Davis found himself in a rough patch when CAPSLO’s Supportive Services for Veteran Families found him a home at the historic Wineman Hotel in San Luis Obispo. Michael Davis U.S. ARMY (805) 782-4730 ssvf.capslo.org U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Funded Program 805.927.0374 | ecotoneslandscapes.com | LIC # 767033 DESIGN • BUILD • MAINTAIN DEC/JAN 2018 | SLO LIFE MAGAZINE | 49
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