Category: Van Living
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A Look Ahead, 2024
Happy new year to my LuLu family! I took some time to myself and now I should be back to regular posting. The holidays are always so busy and I have a new (great) niece, so its been a whirlwind! I couldn’t be happier with the new addition to the family, and we’ve been spending…
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Life Update
Hello, LuLu community! You may have been wondering where I’ve been recently, as I haven’t had a new post in a few weeks. Some big life changes have been happening, so I wanted to give you all an update on me, LuLu, and all things van life! In my last update, I left you with…
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Hard Choices
It’s about a year and a half into LuLu’s journey and I find myself at yet another fork in the road. With the onset of August, its time to decide if I’m going to head on my journey this fall/winter, or postpone until next spring. I really, really don’t want to wait until spring! I…
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How to Make Friends (Introvert Style)
Making new friends is scary and despite what you might think, its really outside of my comfort zone. That’s where life happens, though – outside your comfort zone. I recently visited White Sands National Park and along the way, I added two new friends to my community! On my way through New Mexico, I stopped…
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What I’ve Learned So Far (Part 5)
I have learned so much since Part 4! About myself, my friends, LuLu…you name it, I probably learned it. With learning, comes wisdom! That was about 2 months ago and since then I’ve slept in LuLu, worked from the road, and made leaps and bounds of progress with her. I learned that you can’t open…
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What I’ve Learned So Far – Fostering Relationships
It’s no secret that this journey is very focused on creating and fostering relationships and community. With a few weeks spent away under my belt, I’ve had some really lovely moments that I’d like to share. First of all, I think I grossly underestimated how much I missed being around my friends. My love language,…
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The Reality of Life on the Road
Last week was the first week that I worked fully remotely from somewhere that isn’t my home. With LuLu not fully ready to go yet, I stayed and worked out of a friends spare bedroom. I had a lot of fun, but it also was a nice trial run to get a feel for life…
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First Night in My Van
I spent my first night in my van over the weekend. It was such a treat! The platform for my bed was one of the first things I assembled, simply because of the ease of the design. I finally put the legs on last weekend, though, so that meant she was sleep-ready! Keep an eye…
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Helpful Van Life Apps for Your Next Adventure
If you’ve been along for the ride for the past year, you definitely know that I’m making this up as I go along. I wasn’t blessed with all the van life knowledge of the universe nor am I getting into this because I have friends who do it. That means I’m learning as I go…
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First Day of Work[ing from Home]
My first day of working from home was not particularly exciting (and that’s probably for the best). I ended up having to wait an entire other month for my credentials for the hospital to be updated. What a month it was! So far, I’ve really enjoyed interacting with my coworkers. The work is just what…