I left Thailand and was on my way to London. Determined to figure out how to take long flights without getting sick, and also enjoying any excuse I could find to give myself Burning Man flashbacks, I covered my face most of the time with the pashmina scarf I had bought to share with my …
I was down to my last two nights in Thailand. Up at 6 AM, I was at the bus station by 7:20 AM and, after realizing that my ride was leaving at 9 AM instead of 8 AM like I had originally thought, it didn’t take me long to become more relieved than frustrated to …
Recap for you new followers and update for the seasoned… Back in May of 2015, I lost my dog and it destroyed me. That was the big life event that prompted me to once again go after my dream of traveling around the world. Like everything, it’s been ten times harder and took ten times …
Less than a month until I head back to Thailand! Read More »
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 …
There were a ton of reasons running through my head as to why I shouldn’t participate in the Woman’s March in San Francisco. All of them about me in the moment and none about the big picture or my beliefs. The few hundred dollars income I would lose out of for not working that day, …
Participating in the SF Woman’s March and What Comes After Read More »
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 …
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 …