Category: My Story

It’s been a month since I left the Bay Area of Northern California, the place I called home the last 7 years. Driving out of San Francisco I knew I likely wouldn’t be back for at least a few months and was perfectly ok with that. I was finally ready. Making it to San Diego… Continue reading Life Can Change in an Instant… Be Grateful for Where You Are Right Now

This wasn’t the plan. I’ve worked so hard on the van over the last few months. Making sure mechanically things work well and then making it livable. It’d been in and out of the shop the last few months getting the battery connection tweaked, changing the glow plugs, which was not straightforward at all, replacing… Continue reading I Just Needed A Minute and the Universe Made Sure I Took It

I moved into my converted sprinter van on 9/28/19, leaving my cushy one-bedroom apartment behind to simplify my life and live in a van. The plan is to get back to the basics and remind myself to be grateful for all I have. I’ve lived in Northern California for 6 ½ years working hard as… Continue reading #Vanlife Ain’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be

I've felt the urge to write lately, but am struggling so much at putting into words how I feel, as I've been feeling it all. I've been paralyzed with fear. Fear of the unknown. I know there is a lot of change and transition coming my way as that's what I want, but with change… Continue reading All the Answers Are Within You, You Just Have to Take the Time to Look

Last weekend I made my annual pilgrimage to Sedona, Arizona. Sedona is a sacred place to me, symbolic of so many things.  It's where I started to see things for what they are instead of what I want them to be. It felt so good to be back.  I remember last year when I went,… Continue reading Sedona 2019