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 …
What’s Holding You Back?
Some days I am definitely more productive than others. On my less productive days, I can be scattered, forgetful and because of this I become frustrated, with the world at first and then just myself. I know we all have days like this. Days, when we're feeling stuck, letting negative thoughts, creep into our consciousness. These days seem to be occurring more frequently for …
Sometimes, You Just Have to Change…
I have always been a fly by the seat of your pants kind of gal, a risk taker, opportunistic even. Being like this has served me pretty well up to this point in my life. Being open-minded combined with the ability to decide to act on what inspires me has left me having few regrets. The biggest lesson I have learned when you live like this is you must plan for success. Included …