Hey everyone, just wanted to say how great it is to be back!
I had drifted away a couple of years ago (has it been that long?) when the Forums relocated here but a totally random meeting in the California desert with another SLer, Simplygib, has inspired me to return to this community that made such a huge impact on my life for so many years. I am SO impressed with how well the Forums run and the super duper features.
Just a quick re-introduction .... many years ago DH and I ran a rural, home-based business that worked out so well it just about killed us. During that time I also learned so much from the great people here. From gardening to crafting to coping with my family who thinks DH and I are freaks, my life would be very different if it wasn't for the support I received here.
When our dog Jerry was diagnosed with terminal bone cancer in 2006, we decided enough was enough, and sold the farm. Got rid of the house, the business and most of our stuff, then hit the road to give Jerry our final gift: one year off doing nothing but traveling in our RV and seeing North America. When a year was up, we decided to keep on as fulltime RVers and continued traveling.
Jerry beat the odds and lived two years, until October 2008. Even after he left us, DH and I decided that a nomadic lifestyle was our preferred way of living, and today we continue traveling and working from the road out of our 24' fifth wheel trailer. We love this very simple, minimalist, debt-free lifestyle so much we have no plans to quit!
I just want to say to anyone contemplating a major life shift into something simpler, and more fulfilling....do it! Don't give up, don't listen to critics! Follow your heart, seek as much advice and input as you can here, and pretty soon you'll be living your dream life.
Anyhow, thanks for having me back, I look forward to contributing and paying it forward!
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It's so nice to be remembered, thank you so much!
Originally Posted by Spartana
