It was no ordinary day. Not even at the start. That morning, I had used our poop shovel for the first time. And not to dig a garden, my friends. Colin, triumphantly, had already used it on multiple occasions, even twice that morning.
Category: Adventures
10 Steps to Toughen up Your Girlfriend in 12 Months
Ever look over at your super cute sidekick and think to yourself, “There is SOOO much untapped badassery inside this beautiful female. How can I help her to realize this potential?” Unless your girlfriend grew up with four brothers…..on a farm….practicing mixed martial arts, hockey and ski racing from a young age…..these same thoughts might…
What do you do when you’re sick and live in a van? Drink a hot toddy.
At 10:00 this morning, I was drinking a hot toddy in bed. Why? Because I’m a grown ass woman, I do what I want. Also, I’m sick. And I live in a van. I feel like I have carte blanche on the hot toddies.
“Hey Lisa, remember that time you peed on yourself?”
Van life isn’t all glamour all the time. That’s what we keep hearing at least. So far though, we’ve been super lucky. By super lucky, I mean we haven’t had to use the pooper yet. That will be the day we can really call ourselves van dwellers. Forget about all our building and power tools…
Seven day vacation for $28/day
The secret to a low cost vaca? Lots of sandwiches… but still save room in the budget for booze.
A quick tour of the van build: Phase One
Oh man, the van has come together! Last week, we cranked and got the van move-in ready.
The Panty Explosion and other lessons learned on our first long road trip
Flying underwear and drunken cooking escapades. So much to learn.
“Where’s all your stuff?”
When people learn that we’ll live in a space smaller than most dorm rooms, or hell, even bathrooms, there are questions. Amongst many, “So, where’s all your stuff?”
“Sufferfest” aka “Our first adventure as a funemployed couple”
I am a slave to my Seattleite checklist (and, well, most checklists, but this checklist, by far, is my most challenging [and exciting!] one).
I just quit my job to travel in a van. Do I have concerns? Of course I do.
I consider myself a pretty low maintenance individual but I suspect living in a van may test that…