The questions we ask in life are more important than many people ever realize. This is one of those things that I have learned in life, but that I tend to forget. The first time I started thinking about questions was when I was about 14. I remember seeing the saying 'Question the Answers' on bumper stickers and just hearing that phrase. That's … [Read more...]
Accepting that I don’t like some things I wish I liked
Yesterday was the final day of a conference I went to in Chicago. Well, the conference was actually in Bloomingdale, west of Chicago. Since I was making the trip out here, I figured I'd book an extra night at a motel in downtown Chicago to explore and check out the area while I was here. The truth is that I don't like cities. I want to like … [Read more...]
15 minute posts
Starting a blog has been a really great learning experience for me in a lot of ways. I enjoy the time I spend on it and love the process of picking photos, writing, editing, and coming up with poems for my posts. I love playing around with the formatting and getting it to look just right. The result is that I spend WAY more time on each post than … [Read more...]
Balance is bull
We've all heard the term 'balance'. It is always implied that this is something that we should be striving for, something that should be a way of life, perhaps even one of the ultimate goals of a modern life. A quick Google search for 'work life balance' brings up 24 million results, showing the prevalence of this idea in our society. I've … [Read more...]
Designing cartoon Hoppy
I wanted to make a logo for the site that would feature a cute little cartoon version of Hoppy. OK, I think it would be cool to have a little cartoon of Hoppy, me and the van. Maybe I'll get there down the road, but that was a little ambitious to start with. I got the idea for a cartoon Hoppy from a project my ex-boyfriend did several years ago … [Read more...]
The Miracle Morning
What is The Miracle Morning? The Miracle Morning refers both to the book by Hal Elrod and a morning routine that he suggests to start off the day in the best way possible. Now, if you're anything like me, you might hear the word 'morning' and think this isn't for you. It will be worth your time to keep reading. I never thought of myself as a … [Read more...]
Resources on minimalism
As I've been going through this process of reducing clutter, there are a few resources that have really resonated with me. Marie Kondo's book The Life Changing Magic of Tidying up and The Minimalists have both become popular lately. Some things become popular because they're really awesome things and I think both of those fall into this … [Read more...]
Discarding stuff
Looking at moving into my RV has made me become super conscious about everything I own since I need to get rid of most of it. While some of you may be able to relate to that, I'm sure many people reading this have no intention of moving into an RV and getting rid of the majority of their stuff. Either way, we can all stand to be a little more … [Read more...]
Scan It
I have a lot of documents for work that I really just can't trash like business receipts as well as a box of old photos from when I was a child. There isn't room for all of this stuff in the van. Frankly, it's just stuff that is stored in my house and never even used. I am in the process of scanning in all of my stuff and shredding it so I can … [Read more...]
Ways to motivate yourself
We all struggle from lack of motivation at times. Whether you're struggling with a lack of motivation right now or just looking for ways to be more motivated, you'll find something useful here. I tend to be a pretty passionate person and I always have something in life that I am passionate about. Or almost always. A couple … [Read more...]