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Month: November 2016

Thankful

Thankful

After a few rough years in Northern Arizona, I am initially thankful that I am able to quit my job and hit the road. I have the usual thankfuls: family, friends, dogs, health. But ultimately, I am thankful for not giving up. The one thing that has been at my core my entire life is the knowledge that ‘things change’. Change is inevitable. “Nothing endures but change” Something I read this morning gave me pause and a light on my…

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anywhere but here

anywhere but here

One of the problems with having no particular direction, is trying to decide where to go. For some ridiculous reason I decided to start this adventure right before winter holidays. I like to think that being alone on holidays doesn’t bother me. I’m pretty much agnostic. For the past few years, I’ve volunteered to work on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years because I’m the only one on my team without family here. With only me and a room full of…

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cold feet

cold feet

It’s raining outside the cottage this chilly evening. Pugsly does not like rain, so instead of using the doggie door, when I got home from an errand, there was a little smelly surprise at my feet just inside the front door. My second thought is, “Inclement weather is going to be rough on the road with the dogs.” Pugsly is now about 13 years old, and with the herniated disc in her lower back, signals from her brain to her…

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Getting ready

Getting ready

I’ve got two weeks before my job ends, and then it’s a few days of taking piles of stuff to donate and cleaning the cottage rental. My latest questions to myself have been “what is the best laundry detergent to take with me?” and “how many rolls of toilet paper should I bring? When I figure out the answers to those intense questions, I’ll let you know! I did finally (I hope) figure out my potty situation. The camper came…

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winter travels

winter travels

It’s official. I will be on the road come early December. Holy cow. No job, no ‘home base’, no real plans. As a friend reminded me, You can always make more money but you can’t make more time. “If you don’t do it this year you’ll be another year older when you do” ~ Warren Miller It’s time to leave the caustic workplace, and the lonely rental. Me ‘n the dogs are going on the road. Since it’s winter, a…

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