In the moments of finally achieving my goals, I want to be proud of who I was in the battles fought to get there. I want to feel like I earn them. Like I deserve them. I remember thinking when getting to those happy places in the past that I’d do better in the lows …
“Never stop looking for what’s not there.” My favorite line of Monte Wildhorn, a character played by Morgan Freeman in the movie The Magic of Belle Isle when he’s saying goodbye to the girl he’s been mentoring as a writer. All kinds of yes. Of course it related to me as a writer but also …
On this adventure to travel the world, I thought I had work and income all figured. Yeah right. The plan at first seemed so easy. I’d find remote marketing work in San Francisco and maybe even pick up some more writing if I decided that it wouldn’t mess with that passion too much. Finally diving …
Just until I find a benefactor – figuring our how to fund my new travel lifestyle. Read More »
A year ago today, I had a seizure. Slowly coming to as a couple of police officers with bad attitudes restrained me, it wasn’t until my friend’s boyfriend, who I like to think is also my pal, yelled at me about what had happened that I snapped back into reality. I still remember her terrified …
It’s no surprise that traveling the world as a lifestyle is awesome. Nor that it also comes at great cost. I get the big picture and still think it’s worth it regardless of the sacrifices, but I really need to get more of the good stuff in if I’m going to be able to survive …
Go ahead and judge me. I’m used to it. I love to party. That feeling of relaxing while letting anxiety and inhibitions go as the buzz kicks in is like spinach to Popeye…or maybe like water to a gremlin if it gets too late in the night. To help people feel happy, excited and have …
In bed, I cried on Thanksgiving night. Not because things went bad, but because they went so good. If you follow my blog, you know that my dad is sick. My first trip abroad was in 2005 to multiple countries through an Australian tour group called Contiki. When I landed back in SFO, Pop was …
Thanksgiving Thanks to My Awesome Family Before This Free Robin Flies Read More »
“Everything in moderation, including moderation.” Mark Twain As a “go big or go home” type of gal, this quote instantly gets my nipples hard. Still, there are times when even I need to slow down, regardless of being terrible at it. Every dream comes with struggle once turned into a reality. In the beginning we …
I’ve lost the closeness of many of my most intimate relationships, if not breaking them all together. As I grow and become different, so do those connections. Will San Diego still be my home in a couple of years? Will these people still be my family? Will they even be friends? This has to be …
“Finally Normal People” It was a sign that instantly made me start to cry when seeing a woman holding it up at Burning Man. For me, it is just too true. If you’ve ever asked a Burner to describe Burning Man, you’re probably familiar with a look of confusion and panic. To chronicle such a …
John Gray told me to stop masturbating at Burning Man Read More »