Year: 2022
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Happy New Year 2023! What I Learned About Myself In 2022
In this post, I share an important lesson I learned about myself in 2022 and thoughts about the unseen road ahead.
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Pre-Christmas Traffic vs Campground Critters
My plan for today was to head to Publix for a few groceries. Once I realized it was the weekend before Christmas… I opted not to go anywhere! Getting groceries was just an excuse anyway. I didn’t really need anything. I just wanted to get out-n-about for a while. But…
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New Neighbors, A New Season and Simple Words Of Wisdom
I arrived in Homestead FL on December 1, 2022. Nikki had the day off so we spent the afternoon together catching up. Not that we don’t talk every day but it’s so much better in person! It was interesting to see all the new things that cropped up in the…
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Finding A Place To Stay After The Campground Closes
I left the Homeland on November 3, 2022 – four days after the KOA closed for the season. Why didn’t I leave when the camping season closed? Well let me tell you… A Last Minute Casualty October started out with getting a nice sinus infection that resulted in an allergic…
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Staying Warm In Cold Weather After The Sun Goes Down
It’s mid-October in The Homeland. We’re having a stretch where the night time temperatures are below freezing and daytime temps only reach in to the 40’s. I look forward to heading south soon but, for now, I need to deal with the frigid temps. I’ve written about this before but…
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My New Simple Easy Van Life Kitchen
This summer ended up being filled with minor health challenges. I’m still working on a few remnants but I think I’m over the hump and I’m looking forward to some adventures soon! In this post, I’ll share about the kitchen update I made after moving back in to the van…
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Why I’m Not Doing The Normal Van Life Thing
A few common questions I’ve been asked this summer are… “Why are you staying at a campground? They’re so expensive!”. “KOA’s are expensive, why not stay at the State Park? “Why aren’t you traveling more? You have a van, you should be going places!” Apparently I’m not doing the normal…
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Reminiscing About My Adventure In Sharon, Vermont
I enjoy the Facebook memories that appear on my feed each day. Today’s memory was a lengthy post about an adventure I often think about. This memory was an adventure I had before I started this blog and I think it’s worth sharing. To make the original Facebook post more…
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Back In The Homeland For The Summer 2022
In late April I was in southern Illinois. I had an IOU from a campground I stayed at last fall and wanted to use it on my way back to The Homeland (northern Illinois). My plan was perfect… An Irregular Heartbeat Changed Everything While in southern Illinois, I began having…
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