How it works
Inside Trellis.
A walkthrough of how y'all actually use it. Day to day, week to week, year to year.
Section 1. The morning
Wake up clear.
First thing you see is Cy's morning message. The three things that matter today. What's on each person's plate. No more opening five different apps just to figure out a Tuesday.
Home dashboard morning view
Section 2. The pillars
Twelve rooms in one house.
Each pillar is a part of family life you're either building on purpose or letting drift. Tap in. Each one has its own tools, content, and Cy keeping watch. Some you'll touch every day. Some quarterly. Some twice a year. All of them matter.
Pillar navigation
Section 3. Tasks
Nothing falls through the cracks.
Every task has an owner, a date, a pillar, a priority. The grocery list updates live between both of you. No more “wait, what'd you need?” texts. No more forgotten birthdays. No more dropped balls because somebody assumed somebody else had it.
Task view with priority matrix
Section 4. Family meeting
Sunday night. Thirty minutes. A whole different Monday.
Trellis pulls both calendars day by day. Cy asks two to four questions per day. You commit to five decisions. You capture the plan. You close with a prayer or a sentence. Walk into Monday clear.
Family meeting walkthrough
Section 5. Cy
Observation. Question. Capture.
Cy's not gonna nag you. He names one thing, asks one question, and gives you a place to put the answer. He learns your family over time, so the longer he's with you, the sharper the questions get. Every single interaction follows this three-part structure. Short. Actionable. Useful.
Cy morning message
Section 6. Kid view
Built for eight-year-olds. Not bolted on.
A whole different product for kids. Morning routine with pictures. Chores that earn SoboBucks. Their calendar, their tasks, their world. Kids start asking to do chores. We were surprised too.
Kid home screen
Section 7. Content library
Real teaching inside every pillar.
Original writing, podcasts, and frameworks from The House We Built. Stuff Kendra and I are figuring out and writing down for our own family. Your subscription opens all of it. New content every week. The stuff that helps you build, not just maintain.
Pillar content list
Section 8. The build
Day one and year ten.
Trellis works on the Tuesday morning where you forgot Kemi has early dismissal. Trellis also works in the slow build. Values written down. Marriages checked on weekly for years. Kids who saw their parents lead a household on purpose. Money habits that compound. Traditions that become legacy.
Short term: a calmer week. Long term: the family you're trying to become.