What if we pursued every passion we had with the same commitment and urgency we would have if our life depended on the success of our pursuit? No time for pause or procrastination, this means your life. Would more of our dreams come to reality, would the life we dream become the life we are living? Would all the things we want to get done, actually get done? This is the …
The Countdown Begins
I have always been one to enjoy the anticipation of a trip almost as much as the trip itself. Right from the moment the plane tickets are purchased or the route has been charted for a road trip the excitement explodes inside me like gasoline thrown on a fire. It continues to build as the date for departure grows closer and I usually make all of those around me aware of my …
Sold!! Free at Last
Throughout this journey that is our South America travel dream, there have been things that have been way harder to accomplish than expected and things that have been way easier. Selling our home was definitely one of the harder things. YES, we sold our house!!!!! After 2 years and 4 months on the market on November 12, 2013 we were finally free from the noose that …
Letting go: Selling our Stuff
We passed the 2 year mark for selling our home this past July. I can't believe it's been 2 years.... But recently we have been in negotiations to get the house sold. I don't want to be too optimistic but this is the closest we've been to selling in the 2 years, so we began to sell off more of her contents... Through this whole process we have been systematically …
Slaying My Evil Fear Demon
I am a paradox, a contradiction. I am predictable and surprising to people. I look back on my life and recall feeling like people who should know me, really didn't know me at all, because of me. I was a nervous person, afraid of trying all things new to me, afraid of confrontation, afraid of being afraid. I couldn't stand that about myself so I did everything I could to hide my …