These are our RV Living Pits and Peaks. We’ve been on the road for nearly a year! My how time flies. From downsizing to mechanical failures and sock cats, it’s all in here. We were on the ground at Lake Tawakoni Thousand Trails, in Point, Texas. The spot was fantastic, and about 40 feet from […]
My first experience with consumer guilt: Bells and Whistles.
For the first time since embarking on our purposeful, minimalistic adventure I had an experience of consumer guilt. But it’s not what you might expect… We have been waiting to celebrate our sticks and bricks closing with the purchase of new iPhones for all of us. Michael’s is cracked and takes forever to load apps […]
Control and stuff, or experiences?
Any sense of control you have in your lives is simply an illusion that you’ve allowed to persist. Your life could end in the next few minutes, or you could live to 120 with modern medicine. You can take actions to minimize exposure, but ultimately you’re here for a limited time. Worrying about “stuff” and […]
Tiny/Small living and reaching a larger audience
A friend of mine (from Boulder) offered this reply to one of our Facebook posts. I started to write a simple reply, but it turned into enough to warrant its own blog post. Strap in. 🙂 You know… the public aversion to tiny homes is partially due to the projected hubris around “how small I […]
Pioneer Woman, truck stops, and periods.
24 (twenty four) items per page: Pages of tampons at Target: 4 Pages of max-pads at Target: 4 Pages of panty liners at Target: 2 Why in hell do I know this? More importantly, why does it matter? It was a circuitous journey, to be certain. I’m planning the first leg of the arrival of […]