DebraMJF
Member
Readying to roll but plan to avoid the rockin’ from too many strong winds. The only rockin’ I want is from The Music, thank you very much.
Tomorrow, February 22, 2021 I arrive at t-minus 12 months to moving from the unsustainable rat-race to the road full-time and more sustainable. This weekend I organized a binder and calendar in order to calm all the fears that this transition brings up in a 60s-something woman who, at the same time, loves the open road and craves nature. But doing it alone??? (knees shake) Introduced to Bob Wells while recovering from a serious ankle break five years ago and started contributing to HOWA soon as it formed, I’ve been downsizing, healing ever since, and learning new skills. Washing dishes with one cup of water – who knew? Started camping in my car last year. I did some things right but have lots more to learn.
Old enough to know exactly the risks of poor decisions, I don’t want to make this year’s Big Decisions without thorough vetting from you, my new Dream Team.
And, I have lots to give.
A writer and poet, my heart longs for wide-open space in order to create and publish. My website is nearly ready to launch.
A lover of people, I’ve been too long isolated from sitting around a campfire nightly that is ablaze with warmth that cannot be faked and warmth that cannot be taken only given.
Widowed, I am my two daughters' Last Matriarch Standing, a horrific title I never imagined and, thus, that horror became my imagination’s Greatest Teacher, greatest muse.
Now, I’m facing forward because (duh) we cannot drive from the rearview mirror. New tears await as does new laughter, new adventures. Challenges before me clearly in view and using the wisdom from my past, I’m facing forward and dreaming for real now. This forum and the community of vandwellers is my new Dream Team. Yes you are.
What a gift and blessing this site is, double that for the physical community behind it, you trailblazers who are showing us stuck for too long in a system increasingly closing in and compressing how to break free and live more.
Plan one is to get on the road and learn the ropes for a year (Mar 2022 to Mar 2023) from wise off-grid travelers than me, then in 2023 purchase a plot of land to use as a safehaven for myself and other vandwellers to recharge.
Looking forward to meeting many of you on the road.
DebraMJF
Tomorrow, February 22, 2021 I arrive at t-minus 12 months to moving from the unsustainable rat-race to the road full-time and more sustainable. This weekend I organized a binder and calendar in order to calm all the fears that this transition brings up in a 60s-something woman who, at the same time, loves the open road and craves nature. But doing it alone??? (knees shake) Introduced to Bob Wells while recovering from a serious ankle break five years ago and started contributing to HOWA soon as it formed, I’ve been downsizing, healing ever since, and learning new skills. Washing dishes with one cup of water – who knew? Started camping in my car last year. I did some things right but have lots more to learn.
Old enough to know exactly the risks of poor decisions, I don’t want to make this year’s Big Decisions without thorough vetting from you, my new Dream Team.
And, I have lots to give.
A writer and poet, my heart longs for wide-open space in order to create and publish. My website is nearly ready to launch.
A lover of people, I’ve been too long isolated from sitting around a campfire nightly that is ablaze with warmth that cannot be faked and warmth that cannot be taken only given.
Widowed, I am my two daughters' Last Matriarch Standing, a horrific title I never imagined and, thus, that horror became my imagination’s Greatest Teacher, greatest muse.
Challenging arduous
Stuck testing
Gripped doubt
Growth difficult
Many tears
Overcome
Now, I’m facing forward because (duh) we cannot drive from the rearview mirror. New tears await as does new laughter, new adventures. Challenges before me clearly in view and using the wisdom from my past, I’m facing forward and dreaming for real now. This forum and the community of vandwellers is my new Dream Team. Yes you are.
What a gift and blessing this site is, double that for the physical community behind it, you trailblazers who are showing us stuck for too long in a system increasingly closing in and compressing how to break free and live more.
Plan one is to get on the road and learn the ropes for a year (Mar 2022 to Mar 2023) from wise off-grid travelers than me, then in 2023 purchase a plot of land to use as a safehaven for myself and other vandwellers to recharge.
Looking forward to meeting many of you on the road.
DebraMJF
