Sunday, December 18, 2016 Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona It reminded me a lot of Goblin Valley in Utah. Neat! I rolled a 5 = go to the nearest border. That’s New Mexico tomorrow! Monday, December 19, 2016 I’m afraid of heights, so every time I come across a name or a map of “something Pass” I get nervous. But I keep going over them anyway. Learning my truck’s low gears and giving myself permission to be the slowest person on…
A few excellent things happened the past couple of days: I downloaded the photos off my camera including some images of the beautiful full moon my first night in Tucson I got to visit with some dear old friends, one of whom was performing past night. I got to help my wonderful hosts decorate for a very Southwestern Christmas they also fed me amazing tacos with fish they caught in Mexico, and the Endodontist said I’m good to go! He…
One of the big things I aim to work on during this trip is how to slow down and relax. Today, while I finished with my errands and last minute packing, I had to remind myself that the lesson starts now. My original plan was to leave today. I set 2:00pm leave time as my cut-off. If I didn’t get all my stuff done by 2pm, I would stay one more night. I don’t want to set up after dark,…
We pack these boxes full of stuff for perhaps use on a later day. We fill the lockers with unnecessary items in order to hold onto some tangible evidence of our existence. I am on the tail end of this current adventure – this temporary place I moved for a job and to heal some wounds four years ago. This is the only town in my adult life I didn’t purposely choose to move to. I happened here, and at…
My bed sold on Wednesday, the dresser left yesterday, and today my friend walked out with the tv and armfuls of kitchen supplies and foods that I won’t be able to use in the camper. We talk about ideas of ‘things’ owning us, about how experiences are what matter, but until you are sitting in a small cottage after two years of being embedded looking at blank walls and empty floors, you really don’t understand what that means. Moving is…
Yesterday was my last day at work. I am now officially jobless. I spent today lazing around, continuing my Great Purge of Things, and met a coworker for lunch. The first part was easy. Woke up late (around 07:00), made coffee, and watched an episode of “Vikings” and snuggled with the doggies in bed. The second part, the Great Purge continuation, was more difficult. The plan is to donate or sell anything that is not immediately useful or incredibly sentimental….