Pat is scaring me. He has been watching YouTube videos of van people who build their own campervan batteries. “A lot of people are doing it,” he nonchalantly says, as if it would be no different than making homemade yeast from raisins after watching a Facebook video. His furrowed brow means he’s serious. He really […]
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If you want to truly feel humbled, try researching toilets. Not the shiny porcelain ones that flush using old-fashioned water and plumbing. I’m not talking about loos that you can easily buy at Lowe’s. I mean toilets that we can install in our campervan. Pat and I have been reading blog posts, studying reviews, and […]
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When Pat and I started watching scores of YouTube videos about building and living in a campervan, I was delighted to see that quite a few #vanlifers travel in their tiny homes with pets. Our absolute favorite #vanlife YouTubers are Snow and Curt (check them out at thechilldaze.com). Not only did they build a van […]
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For almost two years, my husband, Pat, and I have been talking about buying a cargo van and converting it into a campervan when he retired at the end of 2020. Our plan was to travel with our dog, Maya, all over the U.S and Canada, Alaska, and maybe even Mexico (when we are able […]
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Yes. 2020 was a bummer, but not a bust. That’s why I’m not going to focus on the sickness, injuries, and isolation that characterized much of my year. Despite everything, I accomplished a lot and I have much to be grateful for. Here are some of the notables: I FINALLY buckled down and sent queries […]
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I met Jen Collins in 2018 when she attended one of my CCAC writing classes. A few months later, she contacted me and we met for coffee,which is when I learned that she had been diagnosed with Stage 4 metastatic breast cancer and was seriously considering writing a memoir about her experience. I was thrilled […]
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When I first arrived at this den, I learned to accept that my two people sometimes had to leave me alone. I hated it. How would they like it if I locked them up and disappeared for a million years? Not much. They’d bark like mad, too, and might also forget where they’re supposed to […]
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Ten months ago, I started to allow streaming videos to kick my hefty mom butt almost every morning. Today, I am two days from completing 80 Day Obsession. Don’t worry. I’m not blowing off the last two days. I’ll get to 80. I’m going to finish. But I think I’m ready to talk about this […]
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I know his name, but I’m not going to tell it you. I’m only going to tell you that he tormented me. Many years ago, he saw me standing on the platform as I waited to board a trolley to go to work. He was an older man in his seventies. He wore a suit, […]
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From the beginning, my 2017 Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) weekend got off to a sketchy start. At the Expo on Saturday morning, I had just picked up my bib, program, patch and safety pins when I approached the table where they were handing out this year’s bright, salmon-colored shirts. “Are you sure you want a […]
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