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My attempt at an Instagram style vanlife picture 😜

Video editing the first van build video! 😂

Video editing the first van build video! 😂

Made it to Iowa to work on the van!

Made it to Iowa to work on the van!

New hurr don't curr.

New hurr don't curr.

The plans have been made! Thank you, Ember, for th

The plans have been made! Thank you, Ember, for the demos and Paisley for the picture book version.

"This is totally the kind of place I want to visit

"This is totally the kind of place I want to visit when I am on the road."

I love nature and hiking, but I'm most excited for urban exploration of old and abandoned places -- especially those with a spooky history.

“Are you sure this is big enough?” my mom aske

“Are you sure this is big enough?” my mom asked, as we peered into the sliding side door. That should have been my second clue.

“Tim’s plans looked okay,” I replied, with a shrug.

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Finally have a sidewalk to walk the dogs on again!

Finally have a sidewalk to walk the dogs on again! It's practically a heat wave at 16 degrees! 😂

As much as I wish it was warmer, you can't argue w

As much as I wish it was warmer, you can't argue with that view.

Ready to get out of here and spend the rest of my

Ready to get out of here and spend the rest of my winters in the south.

I haven't been going out much because it's cold en

I haven't been going out much because it's cold enough to freeze your spit before it hits the ground but... I can't wait until every day my windshield is showing me things I want to capture in time.

Meet "Tokki," my first real big step towards my ne

Meet "Tokki," my first real big step towards my new life! This van will be our (me and the dogs) home on wheels for the foreseeable future while we travel the country, visiting friends, making new friends, and exploring the beauty that America has to offer. We will begin build-out in April and I couldn't be more excited!

Maybe this is my quarter to midlife crisis, but fo

Maybe this is my quarter to midlife crisis, but for once in my life stepping outside my comfort zone brings nothing but excitement when before it would have filled me with anxiety.

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It was hard to identify what I was feeling as I un

It was hard to identify what I was feeling as I unlocked the door to my apartment for the first time in almost a month. The smell of burnt wood and other materials filled my nose as I pulled the door open and stepped inside. It wasn’t an unpleasant smell — in fact, it was pretty similar to the smell of the bonfire we’d had in Lindsay’s yard the weekend before. I was greeted by the cute coat hanger with a cartoon dog and cat on it, now crooked, hanging on for its life by only one nail, a foreshadowing of the mess I would find up the stairs.

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The next few weeks were full of annoyed delivery m

The next few weeks were full of annoyed delivery men riling up the house full of dogs. They dumped box after box of supplies ordered from Amazon on Lindsay’s front porch. Cardboard filled the blue recycling bin and there was more piling up in the basement. It's crazy to think how many boxes it takes to acquire all your new personal belongings through online shopping... and this was me thinking as a newly born minimalist who has to fit all these things in a compact Prius with two dog crates taking up most of the passenger and "trunk" space.

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Since my family is big, we've gotten away from buy

Since my family is big, we've gotten away from buying gifts for each other during the holidays due to monetary constraints and the stress of organizing such a lofty gift list. We used to do a White Elephant type gift exchange, but I don't think we plan on doing that this year either, as far as I'm aware of. Past me might have missed the gift exchange, and while I still enjoy surprises and knowing people are thinking about me, a lot of times it ends in bringing items into your life that you don't intend to use — or even if they seem cool and you're excited to receive them, may sit in a cabinet somewhere and collect dust. This year my sister Heather and I spent some time on Christmas eve decorating a gingerbread house work had given me. (It was meant to be done at our zoom holiday "party" but our internet picked that opportune time to be down). It was a fun activity to do and I'll treasure the memory and laughs more than anything I probably could have received. A goal for 2021 is gifting experience and time over things; if you're wanting to do something for me, I'd ask the same: spend time with me, let's do something, let's go somewhere, let's make memories.

I don’t remember the drive to Lindsay’s house

I don’t remember the drive to Lindsay’s house or how I had gotten onto the leather couch, huddled under a fluffy blanket, watching The Nightmare Before Christmas as thoughts of uncertainty floated in and out of my consciousness. “What’s this? What’s this? What’s this?” Jack Skellington sang as he danced around a Christmas wonderland, but to me it sounded more like: What’s next? What’s next? What’s next?

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We live in a world of consumption and working hard

We live in a world of consumption and working hard for tomorrow. Remember to enjoy the now and live in the moment. Experiences are better than things and if I've learned nothing else, it's that it is very freeing to not have so much "stuff."

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