Full Time Swag
It had been 3 weeks and 2 days since last we saw The Beast. We left it at a body shop in Phoenix to have the back end repaired (recall the Florence, OR magically moving stump incident) while we returned home to St. Louis for Christmas and New Years. Would the Beast remember us? Would... Continue Reading →
Driving a 40-ft. rig across the country has given me a unique perspective, perhaps not unlike the one over-the-road truckers know all too well. Perched high above the world, I'm able to view the colossally stupid up close and personal through my enormous, aquarium-like windshield. It's like watching stupid fish in a stupid fish tank.... Continue Reading →
This week we landed in Port Aransas, Texas, thirty minutes east of Corpus Christi...just in time for spring break 2017 😳😳😳 Uhh, oops. This was totally unplanned. We arrived on Saturday and stayed two nights at Pioneer RV Park. It backs up to the beach, and is just a few minutes walk from RV to... Continue Reading →
You could just feel it. As soon as we crossed over the border from Oregon into California...the people were nuts man. Oregon had that laid-back vibe. Drivers were pretty courteous. Didn't seem like they were in any real hurry. I liked that. Not here. No way. The change was just that sudden too. One minute... Continue Reading →
We did it! We have survived 6 months of fulltime RV life! It seems to have gone by so fast, but looking back, the beginning seems so long ago. Life on the road is much different than I anticipated. I actually worried about getting bored. I pictured myself in a hammock reading and napping. HA!... Continue Reading →
For real. Like 15 days in a row, rain. Didn't stop us from hiking and exploring a lot of what Oregon had to offer, but c'mon man. Everything was wet, all the time, and living in an RV just amplifies that. It's like living inside a sponge. We weren't wet per se; we were moist.... Continue Reading →
It can get a bit disorienting living on the run. Not that we're running from something, but it kinda feels like it at times. Like we're outlaws. Picking up and moving every couple days. Here 2 days, there 3 days, here 1 day. Seems like we've been in a mad rush ever since we left... Continue Reading →
Leaving Colorado was tough. Real tough. Our last two nights we parked the Beast in the street outside Aimee’s cousin house and took full advantage of their awesomeness…their cozy spare bedroom, spacious bathroom, unlimited wifi, and Harry’s crazy-good cooking. I had mixed emotions about climbing back into the belly of the Beast after those accommodations.... Continue Reading →
One week in as full timers and what a journey it’s been. Every bit of the roller coaster I expected it to be. Crazy highs and crazy lows, but I’m personally beginning to deal with the lows like, well, more of an adult. Day one we pass through Columbia, MO and stop to visit a... Continue Reading →
Shortly after committing to going full-time, Aimee and I started talking about branding because, well, that's what we do. I've been in the promotional industry for 13 years: 1 as a freelance writer followed by 12 in sales. Aimee for 14, wearing every hat conceivable...sales support, program support, management, therapist, marketing, IT and finally sales.... Continue Reading →
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