I would not consider myself a confident driver, but I haven’t always been this way. As a kid, I drove my four wheeler all over my grandparents’ farm without a second thought. Even rolling my dad’s three-wheeler down into a creek bed and burning myself pretty badly didn’t temper my love for going fast jumping terraces. And I don’t recall a real lack of confidence when learning to drive a car at 14, either. I remember a feeling of pride when I successfully turned my truck around ... continue reading...
How to Get Away, Together
As our phase of life changes and we transition into our new lifestyle, I find that I connect with people a little bit differently now. I’ve come to dread family get-togethers where the main focus is gifts, food, and sitting around. I need something to do. So lately I’ve been fantasizing about a Holiday Getaway and just what a trip like that would entail. The Right People We’re a large family, so in general, our kids have built-in playmates wherever we go. But since travel is a ... continue reading...
Weekly Spending Report
I finally have some plans for other blog posts this week, so I won't be diving into a new topic as part of this week's spending report post. Let's get down to business! Weekly Spending Report Monday -$274.27 phone bill -$65.68 groceries Tuesday -$2.09 groceries -$44 fuel -$16.22 lunch on the way to the city -$40 homeschool supplies -$37.58 clothes for the kids (dress for Karsyn and nice polo for Brett) -$19.99 business expense Wednesday No ... continue reading...
Weekly Spending Report
It’s time for our weekly spending report! I’ve given up on the theory that there is ever such a thing as a “normal week”. Really, it just doesn’t exist. Some weeks are uneventful and quite while others are filled to the brim with special occasions. I doubt we’ll ever see a spending report that doesn’t reflect something not “normal.” In the case of the spending this week, our “unusual” expenses were related to a couple of travel days for me, and a purchase to prepare for an upcoming special ... continue reading...
Weekly Spending Report
Last week was, let me be honest, a hot mess. I didn’t track a single habit, I didn’t participate in hardly any of my daily rituals (really, only coffee intake was consistent). And by Saturday, my stress levels had manifested in neck soreness that was bad enough that I pretty much stayed in bed all day. That’s very unlike me. Yesterday (Sunday) was better. And I at least found the motivation to go back and look at spending patterns from the week. They aren’t great, but there was an improvement ... continue reading...
Weekly Spending Report
Welcome to our first weekly spending report! This is the first week of actively tracking our spending. I have always tracked our spending as sort of an afterthought, never really paying attention to it until I was looking for data. Usually, so I could beat myself up for letting it get out of hand. I'm looking forward to the daily tracking so that we can be more mindful of what we're spending at the moment. That said, we didn’t really make any effort to spend less ... continue reading...
Rewiring Character Flaws
“It’s much easier to add a habit than to take one away…” I’m currently reading Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis and the sentence might as well have been written in neon when I came across it this morning. I wrote nearly the same thing just a few days ago. You see, I’ve reached a point where I feel like EVERYTHING needs to change. I know that in the literal sense, that’s not true. I mean, I have a pretty darned awesome marriage, and I love my family. And while it’s still a work in ... continue reading...
The Project (and an Update)
With the #EpicAdventure on hold, we're showing back up to document the process of getting back on our feet. I'd been loathe to share this with anyone. In all honesty, I feel embarrassed and somewhat defeated. Our adventure hit a snag, expect it's more of a big gaping canyon. For more than six months we've been staring at the canyon and complaining that there isn't a bridge. It's time to stop whining and build a damn bridge. This post is a tad long. I'm ... continue reading...
Women Buy Cars, Too
I'm checking out the Kansas City Auto Show at Bartle Hall this week. Follow me on Instagram and Facebook to see all of the new models from Toyota and more on Thursday, March 1st. And enter to win tickets to attend the 2018 KC Auto Show Below. This post is sponsored, but all opinions are my own. Perhaps one of the hardest parts of preparing for fulltime-RV life was figuring out the whole rig and tow vehicle thing. Between the math, wild goose chases for proper specs ... continue reading...
5 Ways to Prepare for RV Life
If you've decided to pursue full-time RV life, you might be feeling a little stuck on what you can do right now when your launch date doesn't feel like it's anytime soon. I have great news for you, there is plenty you can and really should be doing NOW! Today I'm sharing five ways you can prepare for RV life and how we applied them in our journey. Figure Out Your Finances When you prepare for RV life, this is probably something immediately on your mind. Either you already own ... continue reading...
Our #EpicAdventure Begins Soon
In the very near future, our family will be embarking on what we lovingly call ou #EpicAdventure. We are trading in our 3000 sq ft home in the 'burbs for a 32-foot travel trailer and we're off to see the country. I can't tell you when this crazy idea really came to us, but I can tell you precisely what overpass we were driving over when Josh said: "let's go look at RVs." And that was the moment we started planning this crazy thing we're about to do. That was back in ... continue reading...
November Goals & Plans
First, I want to start off with a bit of honesty: we really didn't think we'd still be in our house by the time the Holidays rolled around. This wasn't the plan. But as with most things in life, the Universe doesn't always care about our plans. Part of me is very bothered by this, but for the most part, I'm just trying to roll with the punches. November is traditionally a month of gratitude and I plan to focus on that more than what didn't happen or isn't where we wanted ... continue reading...
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