Time to sell REALLY sell the Van.
After almost 3 years of semi-fulltime VanLife, it’s time to retire “Candy” my van. For those who follow on Facebook and/or Instagram, you know VanLife has been a LOT of Ups and Downs. Sadly for me, I think it’s been more Down’s. I think a combination of Loneliness, compounded with the extra hardships of Covid lockdowns, plus working more-than-fulltime has been VERY hard. I’ve had some AMAZING experiences with the bad, and I’m super grateful for that.
Picking a “Travel Computer” – Research
The first hurdle in my quest for a lighter load while traveling is my personal computer. Coming it at 4.02 pounds, and having way more power than I need 90% of the time on the road, I think it’s a fine candidate for down-sizing. The problem is… What to replace it with? Minimal Requirements The […]
New Year, No Miles
It’s always depressing to start the new year and see your status down to Zero again. This is what I was greeted with yesterday when I logged in to confirm if I still have a system-wide upgrade that I need to use before it expires. I never even made it down the page far enough […]
The Quest for a Lighter Travel Load
I have a Day Job (Tealium) and then I have my own life. As a geek that means 2 computers… correction, as a PARANOID geek, that means 2 computers. Sadly that also means 2 phones, and so far only 1 tablet (but that’s just for video, shopping, and browsing). I like a nice healthy separation […]
First Trip to Bali – Prep
Warning… lots of “first-world problem” venting here. So I am fortunate that I get to go to Bali for both Vacation and Work. Work is getting a pretty sweet deal considering I used my AAdvantage Miles to buy my ticket (because I wanted and upgrade, and there is no way work was going to pay […]
3 Weeks on The Road… Madrid, London, Amsterdam, San Diego
I just came back from 3 weeks on the road. I have 2 new hires, in 2 different countries, and starting at different times. Let me tell you about the “joy” of coordinating a trip for all 3 of us to Partner Training, and then some On Boarding back at HQ. Ok, there was very […]