This post is sort of the flip side of the one I posted yesterday, titled Todd’s December doldrums. That article was about my sadness thinking maybe we’ve come full circle, and now are right back where we started before we started the “12 Cities, 1 Year” project. But the fact is that we aren’t the same… Continue reading how to avoid falling back
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Todd's December doldrums
The things I think about when I’m feeling sorry for myself It wasn’t supposed to be like this. We planned to spend another eight months traveling around America, living in another eight new and interesting cities. And then we might settle down into one of them. But here we are back in Denver, with our… Continue reading Todd's December doldrums
12 Cities, 1 Year is going on hold
Hello, faithful readers. I’ve got some serious and bad news to share. While in Denver last week, Beth had some medical tests on a strange lump that’s appeared in her armpit over the past couple months. We learned on Monday that she has cancer. So, we are immediately returning to Denver, so she can have… Continue reading 12 Cities, 1 Year is going on hold
from Portland to Arcata
I’ve been remiss about sharing our journeys with you, fair reader. So let me try to catch you up to date. We left Portland the morning of Wednesday October 12. That morning we packed the car, did some final housecleaning of our basement apartment, got our deposit check from the landlord, ate lunch, and then… Continue reading from Portland to Arcata
the moving out routine
Yesterday we moved from Seattle to Portland. It was amazingly simple. We just packed up our belongings into the car, left the apartment keys under the door mat, and drove off. We are now in the 3rd city of the 12 Cities, 1 Year adventure. So, although we’re still early in our quest, we’ve got… Continue reading the moving out routine
shedding
You probably already read about how we left Denver with an uncomfortable amount of stuff crammed in our car. We left several things in Kansas City, but took on a few other things. But on the journey from KC to Missoula, we still had too much stuff. I don’t like not being able to see… Continue reading shedding
state of the Prius
Since leaving Broomfield on June 23, our Prius has performed admirably. We’ve driven about 4000 miles, and averaged 47.72 MPG. We haven’t had any mechanical problems at all, though the car is due for its second ever oil change, something that should be done every 10k miles. As you can imagine, the fuel economy has… Continue reading state of the Prius
old motels vs. new motels
From what I can tell, there are basically two main types of things called motels. Beth and I spent most of three weeks on the road traveling from Denver to Missoula, by way of Kansas City. And I’ve found I like one type of motel a lot more than the other. The first type is what… Continue reading old motels vs. new motels
oh, did I mention 12 Cities, 1 Year is now officially underway?
It’s sort of anti-climactic now, but as you probably gathered from Beth’s last post, we are now in Missoula. As I write this, it’s Saturday the 16th. But we actually arrived nearly a week ago, on the afternoon of Sunday the 10th. There was a lot of unpacking to do, and setting into a new… Continue reading oh, did I mention 12 Cities, 1 Year is now officially underway?