Category: Van Living
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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…
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What I’ve Learned So Far – Growth
LuLu’s van build is so curious. It feels like I’ve been working on her for so long without any progress, and at the same time, like I can’t believe its been less than a year and I’ve made so much progress! If you asked me when I bought her where I’d be right now, its…
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Van Life: Combatting Homelessness
When we talk about van life, it usually conjures up imagery of some luxurious van that some couple bought sitting on a beach while they play in the sun. It’s the ultimate “I live on vacation” fantasy. No need to work, just travel. The simple life is at your finger tips. But what if I…
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Everything All at Once
When I sat down to write today’s blog, I had to reflect on where we are and where we’ve been. Usually, I break things up into little bite sized pieces, but it feels like there are so many things coming together right now all at once that I don’t think I can do that. LuLu’s…
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What I’ve Learned So Far (Part 3)
I cannot tell you just how excited I was when I finally learned how to close LuLu’s sliding door and I feel so proud each time I successfully close it. I still haven’t been able to lock it, though I was unable to get out one day. You could say opening the door from the…