Living well, staying curious + becoming more of who you are.

I’m Emily DaFoe, a writer, creative entrepreneur, wife, mother, and lifelong maker living in California’s Santa Ynez Valley.

Over the years, I’ve built businesses, changed direction more than once, traveled, created homes, worked alongside my husband, raised a family, and navigated all the things that come with a life fully lived—health, relationships, money, aging, and plenty of uncertainty along the way..

These days, I’m much more interested in living a good life than performing a perfect one.

This is where I share what I’m learning, loving, questioning, making and changing along the way—from food, home, design and travel to health, relationships, creativity, getting older and figuring out what matters now.

At the center of it all is The Goods—my ongoing conversation about living well, staying curious, and becoming more of who we already are.

I’m glad you’re here.