Something that excites us, keeps us connected, and keeps us having fun for years to come.
This is a grassroots experiment. We start small and see where it goes.
Connected
A way for the three of us to keep creating, adventuring and laughing together, wherever we live.
Special places
Gatherings in places worth the trip, and moments we will still be talking about years from now.
Pays its own way
Whatever it earns covers what it costs, including the trips. If there is more, it funds the next special place.
The friend who always plans the trip.
A community of interesting people doing interesting things. For those who believe adventure doesn't have an age limit, curiosity is contagious, and there's always something new worth trying.
Friends first. Reels to help the word travel.
No big launch and no ad budget. It spreads the way good news does: friend to friend.
Word of mouth
Every member is a planner with a circle of friends. The kit is made to be run at home, so each gathering is an invitation to the next one. A good night out is the best advertising we have.
Personal invites
Members invite and share with their friends. A creative, personal invitation instead of a broadcast, so it feels like being asked to something special.
Social media, mainly reels
Short, real moments: the caps, the sunset, the kit being opened. Reels let people see the fun before they are asked to join. It is our shop window.
We would know it is working when members bring friends, not when the follower count goes up.
Some months the call is a skill, not a party.
Short, hands-on sessions where we try something new together. No experience needed. A good first theme: learning how to have fun with AI.
Redesign your living room
Snap a photo, try three different looks, and decide what to move, paint or buy before you spend a dollar.
Plan your garden for spring
What to plant, where, and when, for your own climate and your own patch of sun.
Make a song
Write the words, pick a style and hear it sung back. A birthday song for a friend is a good first try.
Make a short video
Turn your photos and a few lines into a little film for a trip, a party or a surprise.
We make it live, so everyone leaves with something they made, not just something they heard. The recording goes in the library for members who could not be there.
A little serious talk, so we can have a lot more fun.
Every so often we sit down with a qualified local guest and get our house in order. It is the least glamorous thing we will ever do together, and it is what lets us say yes to the trail, the plunge and the trip without a nagging worry in the back of our minds.
An occasional evening, not a weekly one. General information from licensed professionals, not advice, and the rules differ by province, state and country.
It should feel like play, not like going back to a full-time job.
Once a month
One theme, one call. We work in seasons and build the kits in batches.
AI does the paperwork
Drafts of checklists, recaps, posts and invites. We add the voice and the magic, that special sauce.
We keep the fun part
Choosing themes, checking out new places and trying things out together.
AI is a ladder. Most people stop at the first rung. We are climbing.
Asking a chatbot a question is the bottom rung: useful, but it forgets us every time. Agents are higher up. They remember us, have a job, and do the work in steps.
Ask
Type a question and get an answer. It starts from scratch every time.
Where most people areInstruct
Give it instructions and examples, so it writes the way we would.
Remember
Give it a shared set of notes to read every time: our voice, our brand, past kits, our edits.
Where we startAct
Each agent has one job and uses tools to do it in steps: research, draft, check, track.
Where we are aimingCoordinate
A chief of staff agent hands out the work and keeps the plan. We approve every step.
Where we are headingReads our notes
Our voice, brand and past work.
Does its one job
Researches, drafts, builds, tracks.
Hands off
The next agent picks it up.
Waits for us
A person approves before it goes out.
One honest note: agents do not learn by magic. They improve because we keep their notes and examples up to date, and we add to them as we go. That habit is what turns "pretty good drafts" into "sounds like us."
Six agents, one chief of staff, and three people in charge.
Each agent has one type of job. Together they cover the work, and none of them can act without us.
Chief of staff agent
Keeps the calendar of calls and seasons, hands out the work, and sends us one short weekly summary: what is drafted, what needs approval, what is stuck.
Kit builder
Turns an approved theme into the full host kit: props, menu, playlist, run-of-show, checklist and invite.
Build firstContent studio
Writes shot lists before an outing, drafts clips and captions afterward, and makes invitations and graphics from our brand kit.
Build secondMarketing
Sequences the posts, newsletter and invitations, and turns each call into a recap.
Build secondIdeas and scouting
Researches themes, places, trails, seasons and costs, and prepares each site-inspection checklist.
Build thirdAdmin and finance
Tracks payments and costs, builds trip budgets, collects receipts, and keeps the renewals calendar.
When money movesMember and host care
Welcomes new members, nudges new hosts, answers common questions, and flags the rest to a person.
Once we have membersThe shared brain
Every edit we make teaches the next draft.
This loop is why the work shrinks over time. The first few kits need the most of us. By the tenth, the agents know what we would change before we do.
We pick a theme
A person chooses it.
Agent drafts
From our notes and past kits.
We edit
Add the fun, the pixie dust magic.
The brain saves it
Our edit becomes a lesson.
Next draft is closer
Less to fix each time.
It never gets to zero, and that is good.
There will always be something to approve, because the point is for it to sound like us. The aim is a few focused hours a month of reviewing, not evenings of writing from scratch.
The AI does the paperwork. We do the part people come for.
People join for other people. No agent can stand on the trail, make the right judgement call, or know how and when to add that magic to make a moment special.
Taste
What is funny, what feels like us, and what we would never say. We make the final call on every word and image.
Truth
Real places, real safety, real rules. We confirm them on site inspections, because an AI will sound sure even when it is wrong.
Warmth
The relational, human side, and the stories that go with it. Hosting the call and each session, and making every person feel welcome and special.
Nothing goes out unreviewed. A person approves every post, email and invitation.
Money is prepared, never moved. Agents track and summarize. People approve every payment, and an accountant checks the numbers.
The agents draft. We decide, create and show up.
Roles and responsibilities. Who does what, and what we do together, we will work out later.
Themes and hosting
The creative heart of each month.
- Choose the themes
- Add the fun and the pixie dust magic
- Host the monthly call
- Approve every kit before it goes out
Trips and new places
Making sure the places are as good as they look.
- Check out new places, test and film
- Go on the site inspections
- Check real places, safety and rules
- Keep our hotel and tourism contacts warm
Systems and money
The behind-the-scenes that keeps it running.
- Keep the plan and the calendar
- Run the website, sign-ups and email list
- Track the money and approve every payment
- Watch insurance, disclosure and consent
All three, together
We meet every week or two to plan the next call, the kit, marketing and logistics. We approve everything the agents prepare, and we decide whether it is still fun.
Maybe we start with one community session a month, open to anyone. If it stops being fun, we stop.
We get to build it together, have fun, and go on site inspections, trips and events together. The three of us hop on a Zoom every week or two to plan the next session, review the marketing and logistics, build the kits and sort out whatever else comes up. Our aim is for the income to cover the costs, including:
This is only a starting place for discussion: to scheme, to dream and to have some fun. Names, fees and dates are still to be decided together.