Everything Changes So Quickly

Just a few days ago I was facing houselessness.  I was considering moving into my truck camper full-time, and then I woke up one bright sunny morning and everything had changed.

I had grown used to the feeling of dread I had waking up every morning and knowing I was at the end of my ten year journey with my house.  I was grieving and letting go.  I feared never having a home again; being a vagabond for the rest of my life.  Although in part, it appealed to me to be so footloose and fancy free, the Taurus in me was really rebelling.  There was a fight between the part of me that wanted to roam, and the part of me that needed roots. And it was that one bright, sunny morning in my home in Arizona that the two parts of me came to a compromise.

My truck camper had served me well for three years.  I loved it!  It had been my home, away from home.  But it was time to let it go.  Instead of letting my house go, I would let my house on wheels go and I would go back to Red Raven, my mini van, for my adventures, at least for now.  I would have both roots and wings.

There was an excitement about rebuilding Red Raven as my camper.  She was so much sleeker, lighter and so much better on gas.  She wasn’t the tiny home that my camper was.  She didn’t have a kitchen and a bathroom, a queen bed, and a dinette.  But she would have a bed and a makeshift kitchen.

Rather than driving off into the abyss, not knowing where I was going or where I would end up, which I have to admit, is a bit exciting, I would be renting out the upstairs of my home and moving into my downstairs space.  This would allow me to still have a home base and be able to journey in the van.

My Eat, Pray, Roam journey would continue as I capture the journey of eating a plant based diet, being on a spiritual path, and roaming to interesting places.

Having roots and wings really appeals to me.  This is the best of both worlds I have the stability of my home and the freedom of roaming in Red Raven.

Let the journey begin!