Slow Travel Review: Portland, Maine, USA – The Land Of Deliciousness

I have been slowly stepping out of my comfort zone after quitting my job. First it was moving across the country from Washington to Georgia. Then it was seeing if I liked living in a tiny house. Then it was moving to the major city of Atlanta to see it in a way that even being born and raised in Georgia didn’t allow me to. Continue reading “Slow Travel Review: Portland, Maine, USA – The Land Of Deliciousness”

How Being A Nomad Helps Reinforce What’s Actually Important

Life can be a bit of a nightmare 🙂 . And it’s in those hard times that we (myself included) cling to comfort items. Personally , I wrapped myself in my softest and fluffiest blanket and drank tea out of my favorite mug. It was my version of a Louboutin shoe – you get a peak of red depending on what’s in the cup 😉 . Continue reading “How Being A Nomad Helps Reinforce What’s Actually Important”

Slow Travel Review: Decatur, Georgia, USA – The Land Of Flowers And Food

As someone who was born and raised in Georgia, learning that somewhere like Decatur, GA exists downtown is simply wild. I have gone on and on about how Atlanta represents some of the worst things about our modern world, such as the impossible traffic, lack of public transportation or sidewalks and the general creepy Stepford Wives feel of the suburbs I grew up in.

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My Favorite Free Tools: Trick People Into Thinking You Have Your Life Together

When I was still working, I would always laugh when someone inevitably mentioned that I “had it all together.” At times I was a project manager so organization was key and I kicked ass at my job, but such comments always made me laugh to myself. Continue reading “My Favorite Free Tools: Trick People Into Thinking You Have Your Life Together”

LugLess Review: An Easy Way To Travel Light

I named April the month of optimism in my mind. The world is starting to look less dark. So with tentative optimism, I’m starting to look at travel possibilities for this fall and 2022. If you’re doing the same, you might be looking for alternatives to paying the often wild airline checked bag fees (remember when that shit was free?!?) Continue reading “LugLess Review: An Easy Way To Travel Light”

Cancelling My International Retirement Travel: Credits, Points and Money Lost

My Mom and I love to travel. Growing up, travel for us consisted of the 90s stereotype: road trips with 5 people stuffed into a sedan AKA my nightmare 🙂 . However, when I was in college, my Mom got a job at an airline and a whole new world opened up to us 🙂 . Continue reading “Cancelling My International Retirement Travel: Credits, Points and Money Lost”

What It’s Like Traveling In An Amtrak Viewliner Roomette During A Pandemic

For obvious reasons, 2020 is not shaping up to be the year I suspect any of us predicted. Instead of flying around the world in first class, I’m galavanting around the US and trying forms of transportation I never would have dreamed of, such as going down the east coast in an Amtrak Viewliner Roomette. Continue reading “What It’s Like Traveling In An Amtrak Viewliner Roomette During A Pandemic”

Early Retirement Week 7: The Train

Welcome to PurpleMas! I’ve got a special treat for y’all. After the success of my NaNoWriMo writing challenge: I’m going to publish 2 posts a week during the month of December! So get ready for a lot more Purple in your life every Tuesday and Thursday 🙂 . Continue reading “Early Retirement Week 7: The Train”