6 months of sobriety today
I found out that I got the financing for my RV on my 3 month anniversary, March 23rd. I am heading out on my journey on my 6 month anniversary, May 23rd. Neither was intentional, so the accidental...
View ArticleMile Zero!
I made it to Mile Zero of the Alaska Highway! I had no idea that I would feel this excited when I got here, but getting to this point already feels like a huge accomplishment. I can hardly believe that...
View ArticleThrough the Rockies: Fort Nelson to Liard Hot Springs
It was during my drive from Fort Nelson to Liard Hot Springs that I first had the frightening sensation of being alone in a vast wilderness. I’ve been in the forests of Upper Michigan, in natural...
View ArticleMile Zero of the The Dempster Highway
“Did you just come off the Dempster?” “Yes!” the man washing his mud caked RV angrily barks back at me. More tentatively, “uh, how was it?” “Dreadful! Awful! It rained all the way up and all the way...
View ArticleThe Arctic Circle!
What a drive today. That was tough. I had no idea what six and a half hours of washboard, potholed, slick, muddy road driving was like. And, now, I do. I get to do that three more times and I think I’m...
View ArticleEnd of the Dempster!
I’ve finished the Dempster! I’ve got a busted tail pipe, broken exterior steps, and maybe one slow leak in a rear tire, but I finished it! I am exhausted. I will head to the airport tomorrow to find...
View ArticleThe Arctic Ocean! I made it!
I made it to the Arctic Ocean! Since there is no road access to the ocean in the summer, I had to fly the last 60 miles to Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, a tiny Inuvialuit community right on the...
View ArticleLivingInMyCarThatBreaksAllTheTime.com
This post is an overview of the maintenance issues I’ve had since I started my trip. It is probably only of interest to those of you who are worried/curious about this aspect of RVing (or just are...
View ArticleWhat I’ve learned so far (revised and expanded!)
This is the post I’d written for Monday, but I had an unexpected this-feels-too-personal reaction and didn’t want to publish it. Maybe it is because it came from a journal entry, since it isn’t that...
View ArticleCredit Card Debt/Finances Update – paid off another card!
After starting with over $51,000 in credit card debt on three cards, I am now down to $32,000 on one card! Credit Card Debt: American Express: $31,997 My interest expense on that card is about $250 a...
View ArticleStrange Places in New Mexico
“You should go to Three Rivers” Sitting in the small cabin that serves as check in lobby for the resort where Susan is working, I’ve told the retired owner we’re caravaning to White Sands National...
View ArticleOne Year of Sobriety Today
What a year… I’m feeling quiet lately, but all is well. Oliver Lee State Park is beautiful.
View ArticleAdding a Screen Room to My RV
Here is my Christmas present from my husband! I was able to set up and dismantle the whole thing by myself. (I was worried, because the instructions say you need two people.) The screen room was $139...
View ArticleMy Homemade Schematic
I was trying to get my head around my electrical system (since I have three outlets that aren’t working). In the process, I made this homemade schematic of my Mini. I think I’m starting to figure some...
View ArticleI stopped shampooing my hair.
Okay, so I know a lot of you are already doing this, but I have to admit that it never appealed to me. I liked my sudsy, scented shampoos and conditioners. I thought people who used other stuff must...
View ArticleI got my DREAM job
Some of you have been with me for a while… way back in the day when I was still in psychoanalysis. Way back in the day when I didn’t leave my house, was making a lot of money, drinking too much,...
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