Well, I started this as a way to document recovery from Hurricane Ian in 2022. Moved to Florida in my van and lived in the back yard of the house our son lives in (and new grand-daughter). After a couple years, we decided we should have our own space (and give them theirs). So we […]
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Honey Creek, IA
I attended my 30th reunion in Northern Illinois and had a nice visit with my mom and brothers while we street camped in front of my mom’s house. As long as you register the license plate with the county, you’re golden. I was starting to remember who I was as a person and begin to […]
Hancock, Iowa
I was pretty out of it in Tahoe, still weaning off the meds and a shell of myself. Our daughter was traveling nearby, but lost, so we had her stop for the night with us as well with her cat, so she and her cat slept in the van with me. Then we parted ways […]
Transition Time
I was going through a transformative period. I was raised to believe that one’s value was derived from how successful they were in their career. I was an ok mom. I was an ok spouse. I was an ok daughter, sibling and friend. But my goodness, I excelled at my job. The lens of self-worth […]
We Bought A Van
We went to “just look”. I had been “van curious” for awhile, after seeing several around Half Moon Bay and wondering about their interiors. Could you sleep in them? Was it like rustic camping or a little more glam? I had cabin fever pretty bad post-pandemic, and still didn’t trust air travel. I had researched […]