I’ve always lived in the box. The box felt safe. Why? Because most other people are in the box too. I’ve always wanted to be liked by everyone, and by making certain that I wasn’t too different than anyone else I felt I was one step closer to that impossible feat. I’ve tried to fool […]
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No one said it was going to be easy. And it hasn’t been. I’ve been vacillating between emotional highs about finally making positive changes in my life and emotional lows about leaving behind the people and places I love in Los Angeles. I haven’t yet found that sweet spot of balance in between the two […]
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In my very first blog post in September 2010, I proclaimed that I needed change in my life.  I prayed for change. I desperately needed change. On the first day of my road trip last October, realizing I had no idea how to find that change,  I blubbered snotty tears all over my steering wheel […]
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When I left Santa Monica on my road trip in October, 2010, I felt completely alone. I felt like I was the only person in the world going through an existential crisis. Having had the realization that I didn’t like who I was and I didn’t like where I had found myself in life, I […]
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I’ve written a lot about how the road has a mind of its own. For 4 months now I’ve repeatedly tried to make road trip plans, only to have them change in every single instance. I’m happy to report that things have always worked out for the better. I’ve met new friends I wouldn’t have […]
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