So much has changed
since the last time I blogged. In May of
2012, I decided to quit my high stress job in search of a different
lifestyle. I wasn’t sure what the plan
would be but I knew that I didn’t want to go back to the schedule I had
before. I was always gone and away from
my family. I spent most of my life in
hotels and around people I didn’t care for. This was very difficult for not only my family
but also for me. I struggled every
morning when it was time for work.
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| Our first stop in Moab. |
I never felt this way
before getting back into running. I
loved my job and enjoyed going to work every day but something changed once I
started running again. I didn’t want to
be inside anymore and wanted to spend my time outdoors with my family. Every spring, while working, I would get spring
fever and my motivation for work would decrease even more. I started sharing my feelings with my family
and we all decided at that point that we needed to make a change.
Since May we have been
able to travel the country and we are currently on a six month road trip. We live in our truck camper and even though
we only have 60 square feet we are happier than ever. We have gotten to know each other on a
different level than when I had a job and my children are blossoming because of
it. They were always great kids but this
trip has taught them to be more responsible and harder working. Denise has been homeschooling them since May
and they have learned more than they ever could have in public school. Some parents say they couldn’t spend that
much time with their kids but we love it and will be sad in August once the
trip is over.
In February, we left
Pueblo and have seen so much of the country already. We have seen 15 states and have spent time in
the Smoky Mountains, Washington DC, South Carolina, Alabama and Texas with a
few other short stops along the way. We
have planned our travel schedule around some of the La Sportiva Cup races. I have already run two of the races and am
excited about the others. The current
plan is to head west in the next few days which we have been looking forward to
since we begin heading east. Being out
east has taught us a lot about ourselves and our country. The Smoky Mountains were great but the rest
of it was way too horizontal for our liking.
The kids want to climb rocks and run mountains and I feel the same way.
I know in 2012 I committed
to get back to blogging and failed but this time I am going to make it a
priority. I plan on writing races
reports, La Sportiva product reviews, and updates on our trip. The next four months are going to be crazy.
