In the beginning…

I had these grand visions of documenting our shiny new adventure. I pictured myself posting updates like a seasoned travel blogger — the good, the bad, and the delightfully ugly — straight from the road. At the time, I couldn’t imagine what would rise to the level of “blog-worthy,” but I figured the RV life would hand me plenty of material.

Here’s the real deal: life on the road has been… life. Yes, the scenery changes and the sunsets are different, but the rhythm is surprisingly familiar. There’s been good, bad, and a few things so bewildering I wasn’t quite ready to put them on the internet. Some moments were too small and sweet to feel significant, others had no photo evidence, and a lot of our days simply aren’t all that different from living in a sticks-and-bricks home — except with a different view outside the window every few weeks or months.

I’ve been doing normal-human things like learning sourdough (aren't we all?), networking virtually and in the towns we stay in, walking, hiking, working out, cooking, cleaning, and so on. We spend time with friends, family, and fellow nomads, and we’ve created a rhythm that feels surprisingly grounded for a life on wheels.

I’d love to say the journey has been all sunsets and perfectly level campsites, but the road has thrown its fair share of curveballs. We’ve each had Covid twice. I was in a significant car accident. Then, just to keep things interesting, I ended up with a medical diagnosis, after a handful of emergency room visits and years of unexplainable symptoms. Each of those chapters came with its own stack of medical appointments, decisions, some surgeries, recovery time, and taxed mental/emotional bandwidth.

What I’m most grateful for is that my long-term wellness habits truly showed up for me when I needed them. It turns out that taking care of your body and mind actually works — who knew? Those practices helped me heal faster, cope better, and stay on my feet when life tried to knock them out from under me.

And still… there’s beauty in this RV life. There are places I want to review, experiences I want to share, and the kind of road wisdom you only earn by living it. It's on the TO DO list...I've missed sharing, I've missed podcasting and those fascinating conversation with people wiser than me who have figured out their own way of Living the Good Life. Currently devising a solid plan to get back to it.

This week, we celebrated our fourth anniversary as full-time RVers around a campfire, complete with a guitar player and “high-class cocktails” courtesy of new friends who already feel like old ones. It was simple, warm, and perfect — the kind of moment that reminds me why we chose this life in the first place.

Here’s to four years of rolling, learning, healing, exploring, and becoming a little more “us” with every mile. And here’s to whatever comes next — because if there’s one thing the road teaches you, it’s to stay open to the surprises.