It’s now 2016. I haven’t blogged here in a while – partly because we changed everything. Again. We moved back to Atlanta a few months ago and resumed life in the city. The biggest initial benefit was that our son could be inserted back into preschool, and learn with his friends once again. It was difficult to find adequate social …
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Advice: DO NOT GIVE UP
Posted in Motivation, Nomad Life, Personal, Travel on / 1 CommentLet me tell you something you already know. No matter what, do not give up. Fight. Relax. Flow. Change. Grow. Oh – and don’t worry. That’s everything I know. It’s not an all or nothing. Stop being so dramatic. Keep going. Right now we’re deep in the middle of a two month road trip. I know it looks easy – …
Working Hard at Not Working Hard
Posted in Motivation, Nomad Life, Personal, Travel on /The universe does not work hard. It does not struggle. It does not have limits. I’m trying to be like the universe. Effortlessly making miracles and bending reality – with no regard to what anyone f*cken thinks. Blowing up stars, creating life, being bigger and stranger than anything can fathom. Effortlessly going about it’s ridiculous, funny, and amazing existence. And …
Own Your Life
Posted in Motivation, Personal on / 2 CommentsPhoto Credit: Melissa Maples You have this life, right? And you have all these things you want to do and a million things stopping you. But most of those things stopping you are excuses, illusions, or obstacles you can work around and just haven’t yet. Seriously. There are few things that will actually, truly stop you from doing what you …
How to Prepare for our Cross Country RV Road Trip
Posted in Family, Nomad Life, Planning, Travel on /We purchased an RV! A nearly 40 year old RV. A 1977 Dodge Rockwood to be exact. 20 Feet of Moving House. It gets a whopping 10 mpg (motor homes in general don’t get great mpg) – and I can’t really drive it any faster than 60 mph – but I still think it’s GREAT. Sure it’s just a little …
For My Mom on Her Retirement
Posted in Family, Personal on / 6 CommentsMy mom recently retired from over 40 years of teaching. For most of those years, she taught Kindergarten. She’s the epitome of the perfect Kindergarten teacher – kind, nurturing, energetic, sing-songy, and able to hold a classroom of young children under her spell. Did you ever have a teacher you loved? Really, deeply loved? One you drew pictures for, wrote …