Rebuilt From The Lake Up

Welcome to Rebuilt From The Lake Up

Hi, I’m Jennifer — a registered nurse with 25 years of experience who made a wildly unexpected pivot. I walked away from the only career I’d ever known… packed up my life… and followed love to the Lake of the Ozarks. Now? I co-own an e-commerce business selling farm implements and construction machinery — none of which I knew a single thing about at the start. I’m learning it all, day by day: the parts, the terms, the customers, and the chaos. And somewhere along the way, I decided to write about it.

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Life, Reinvented

This blog is about what happens after the big life change. After the move. After the “what now?”

I’m living with my business partner (he’s also my life partner), working from home, trying to figure out the rhythm of being both domestic and driven. I’m adjusting to a new home, a new town, a new way of making a living — and trying to find friends and hobbies in my 50s without losing my mind.

What I Share?

Behind-the-scenes business moments (and missteps)

What it’s like to learn machinery from scratch

Working-from-home realities

Dinner on the Deck — low-maintenance meals, lakeside style

Midlife reinvention and everything no one warns you about

food on a plate with a gate and dock in the background.

Dining on the Deck

Brioche Bruschetta with Tomato Confit & Parmesan “Softs”

This isn’t just an appetizer—it’s the kind of low-stress, high-flavor dish that turns an ordinary evening into a little moment of peace. No...

JenniferAugust 3, 2025

Finding My People

🌻 Finding My People: Harvest Mountain Farm

There’s something about fresh flowers that always catches my eye—especially the kind that aren’t overly styled or overly stiff. Just wild, vibrant, healthy...

JenniferAugust 3, 2025