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Too Much Coffee & Too Much Stress 1 Aug 2013 | 11:26 pm
I find it harder and harder to knock out a quick blog post lately. I am freaking out. We did not plan well for this at all. It’s easier to withdraw and ignore the situation than try to figure out w...
2 Years, 9 Months, 11 Days, 1 Hour, 53 Minutes. Weaning A Toddler. 24 Jul 2013 | 10:11 pm
My first baby nursed for the last time Sunday evening. It was a bittersweet moment. I’ve been ready for him to wean for a long time but held out for him to self-wean. I thought he would when I was...
On A Roll 20 Jul 2013 | 03:14 am
I know it’s been quiet around here lately but we’re getting a lot accomplished. We’ve decided to move the date of our trip up, or at least to try to, so we’ve been on a roll with getting all of the bo...
Nervous Brain Dump. 16 Jul 2013 | 12:00 am
Whoaaaa. WHOA. WHOAAAAAA. Are we f*cking insane??? We’re insane. I feel like I’m going to throw up. How can I go from being so sure that it’s the right thing to so terrified that it’s the wr...
Major Dilemmas 15 Jul 2013 | 08:00 pm
Lori and I are complete opposites when it comes to certain things. She is a planner and I like to wing it. She’s obsessive and I’m just compulsive. Having every single detail ironed out is Lori’s goal...
One Question 14 Jul 2013 | 08:00 pm
“Are we doing the right thing?” It’s crazy how one question from Jason can turn my upside down. He asked me this last night while I was fighting to get Fischer to sleep. At the time, I really couldn...
Hesitation 13 Jul 2013 | 08:00 pm
I couldn’t sleep Thursday night. This is nothing new, my mind has been whirring non-stop since we committed to taking this trip. But Thursday night was a new hesitation. Chico and Kiwi are my first ...
Conversations About Adventure, Part 1 12 Jul 2013 | 10:54 pm
Yesterday my dad called and this was our conversation: Dad: Did you quit your job? Me: Not yet, but that is the plan. Dad: What exactly are y’all doing? Are you going to be homeless? Me: We have d...
Planning & Prepping for The Big Trip 12 Jul 2013 | 06:42 am
Jason & I left the kids with my sister (for the third time ever) and snuck away for a few hours of prep yesterday afternoon. When I say third time ever, I mean that we’ve only left Parker twice, both ...
Call it what you will… 10 Jul 2013 | 07:36 pm
In case it’s happened to slip past you, I’m quitting my job, selling all of our stuff, packing up our van and leaving. We are choosing to be homeless (more or less). To some, this is absolutely ludicr...
