Category: Van Living
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Purging My Closet (Stage 2)
With the rollercoaster the beginning of the year has brought, it’s given me a need to gain control back somewhere. The easiest place for that? Well, my closet no doubt! It’s no secret how much I love thrifting and it’s no secret how much I love to feel great in my clothes. Because of that,…
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What Dreams Are Made Of
When I learned I wasn’t going to be able to keep my current job, it set off a bunch of worries. What if finding a remote job isn’t as easy as I originally thought? What if my qualifications aren’t good enough to land the type of job I’m looking for? What if I don’t find…
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Last Day of Work
I’ve officially had my last day of the job I’ve had for 4 years. It was bittersweet – wanting to stay, being excited about the future, nervous about what’s next. It was a very different send off than the job before this, but rightfully so. It felt more intentional all around and for that I’m…
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Disappointing Decisions
It is very important to me that I share both the ups and the downs of this van life journey. We see so many times that it just looks idyllic; we get the Instagram effect. So I write today with news that is quite disheartening. I wrote a couple of weeks ago that my goals…
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Second Thoughts
I can’t help but have second thoughts at times along this journey. Things that I put in place early on – having someone sublet my house, transitioning to work from home at my job, and so forth – have been falling through on me as I get closer and closer to my departure date. With…
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Countdown: 2 Months Remaining
This is more of a soft countdown because I’m trying not to set too harsh of limits for myself. I know me, though, and without some kind of deadline things will just drag on forever. Right now, the goal is to leave spring break (in March) which gives me just about 2 and a half…
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2022: A Year “Unbridled”
unbridled word of the year 2022
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Lessons in Vulnerability
When it comes to showing vulnerability, I’m not the best. It isn’t because I don’t like to put myself in vulnerable situations. It’s just that what I find intimate is often very different from what others find intimate. Working toward this project has put me in situations in which I have to be vulnerable. I’m…
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Making Friends
Candidly speaking, I’ve never been good at making friends. That might surprise some of you, but its really quite true. Community is theme amongst my blogs about van life. Its something I’m very open about discussing as its very important to me. The VW crowd is definitely a community. Not only does everyone love a…
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Exciting News
Happy Tuesday! I have some exciting news on my van life journey to share with you all. As you know, one of the biggest hurdles for living the van life and being able to realize this dream is money. With money, comes work. I don’t live a life privileged enough to prevent me from having…