Ello everyone out there!
Well for about the past two years I have been a van dweller lover , however been in the closet. Been perusing these forums, and youtube always wondering....could I, would I, is it feasible, well is it? Guess the rat-race has me hanging by a thread, as of 17June2014, was once again stabbed in the back, after 8 years with another company, getting richer off my sweat and blood when all of a sudden there it was, and one day just cut loose like an old sock.
Oh I have been here before, but at a much younger age, now this time there is something different happening. I still half blanky search out employment, but as a traveler, military brat, and love of outdoors, well this time I think the path is going to be an adventure, as I really can not see myself working another 8 to 16 hour day just to see nothing in return except for a knife in the back ( Pun intended career as a Chef...Get It LOL).
Yeah I get paid, to go there spend my day slaving and kissing, and such, just to hand it over to bill and owen, and never ever see it land in savings for me. Almost outta debt, and again close to homelessnss, but finally collecting, and still no real offers out there, of course my heart is not in that fully, not really being gung ho probably has been why, or not, but honestly, do I want to go back to that?
Of course been contemplating plans if the house were to evaporate, everything fits in my backpack , I said, and it does and sixty pounds, with out a sleeping bag, yeah real fun there, and biking across country, well no thank-you, so went back to trolling researching, and wondering, perhaps an escape capsule would suffice. Perhaps them youtubes got to me more than I had thought, but yep, been checking it out for a while, and off and on, thought about how fun it would be.
So again after I went full tilt into a spiral, all that pondering, all that wondering what the heck to do phase has long gone, and I started clearing out the house of junk not touched in years...we all know how that goes, collecting dust catchers around the house, then again, said, WOW, and realization hit home, as well in reality, I basically live in a van, as I sit in a corner of the living room each night, sure there are other rooms, but nope I mainly reside in that corner of the living room, only to head up to hit the sack, reality hits home and I realize that yes I can, will I , yes I will!
Dove off the deep end today, and as of tomorrow the escape capsule will be purchased, a 98 dodge Ram, and well, it is exciting, and well glad I am no longer in the shadows, and wanted to thank you all for great stories, and tips, and even lessons and research tools, hope I too can share a bit once I get a bit further into the deep end, as still for now the clutches of the rat race continue to pull me back in, still not sure what will happen next, but sure it will be an adventure that retirement will never know!
Well for about the past two years I have been a van dweller lover , however been in the closet. Been perusing these forums, and youtube always wondering....could I, would I, is it feasible, well is it? Guess the rat-race has me hanging by a thread, as of 17June2014, was once again stabbed in the back, after 8 years with another company, getting richer off my sweat and blood when all of a sudden there it was, and one day just cut loose like an old sock.
Oh I have been here before, but at a much younger age, now this time there is something different happening. I still half blanky search out employment, but as a traveler, military brat, and love of outdoors, well this time I think the path is going to be an adventure, as I really can not see myself working another 8 to 16 hour day just to see nothing in return except for a knife in the back ( Pun intended career as a Chef...Get It LOL).
Yeah I get paid, to go there spend my day slaving and kissing, and such, just to hand it over to bill and owen, and never ever see it land in savings for me. Almost outta debt, and again close to homelessnss, but finally collecting, and still no real offers out there, of course my heart is not in that fully, not really being gung ho probably has been why, or not, but honestly, do I want to go back to that?
Of course been contemplating plans if the house were to evaporate, everything fits in my backpack , I said, and it does and sixty pounds, with out a sleeping bag, yeah real fun there, and biking across country, well no thank-you, so went back to trolling researching, and wondering, perhaps an escape capsule would suffice. Perhaps them youtubes got to me more than I had thought, but yep, been checking it out for a while, and off and on, thought about how fun it would be.
So again after I went full tilt into a spiral, all that pondering, all that wondering what the heck to do phase has long gone, and I started clearing out the house of junk not touched in years...we all know how that goes, collecting dust catchers around the house, then again, said, WOW, and realization hit home, as well in reality, I basically live in a van, as I sit in a corner of the living room each night, sure there are other rooms, but nope I mainly reside in that corner of the living room, only to head up to hit the sack, reality hits home and I realize that yes I can, will I , yes I will!
Dove off the deep end today, and as of tomorrow the escape capsule will be purchased, a 98 dodge Ram, and well, it is exciting, and well glad I am no longer in the shadows, and wanted to thank you all for great stories, and tips, and even lessons and research tools, hope I too can share a bit once I get a bit further into the deep end, as still for now the clutches of the rat race continue to pull me back in, still not sure what will happen next, but sure it will be an adventure that retirement will never know!
