Life's a Journey, Not a Destination.
So, where did I leave off last...oh, yea...truck driving...and debt free living. Since October of last year, we have journeyed approximately 250,000 miles, endured one of the longest and coldest winters I have ever experience, and suffered 2 devastating losses in our family, Gramma and Grampa nearly back to back. It has been a bumpy ride...but we are coming back up the hill and things are looking shiny again.
We finally got out from under the house in Deland and purchased our farmland in Missouri. Our plan is coming together and our dream farm is within reach. 16 acres near the Lake of the Ozarks. Hilly with lots of hard wood trees on half and a rich fertile valley on the other half. Wet weather creek on one side, Year round spring fed creek on another. Lots of walnut trees and ready to be planted with more as soon as we can. Hopefully a house, barn, and garden by spring. Little House on the Prairie 2015-style. Orchard, heirloom vegetables, herbs. Greenhouses, Hoop Houses. Canning, dehydrating, making essential oils & medicinal tinctures. Then comes the animals.... Bees, chickens, goats, cows, sheep, alpacas, guinea fowl, peacocks, turkeys. Hopefully by 2016, we will be operating as a full time farm.
The Farmacy. A life long dream for both of us...and its in sight.
She lives....
So much has happened in the past 10 months, I don't even know where to begin again. Here is the long & short of it all.
After 15 months in Hawai'i & a few months struggling to find new jobs after being laid off, we decided to pack it up and head out on a big rig adventure. A month visiting family then 3 weeks of school in Michigan and we are back behind the wheel.
Many miles & months later, we are nearly out of debt & saving for a debt free future. Traveling is good for my soul. Seeing this beautiful country brings me comfort in uncertain times.
I am thankful every day to have my partner by my side...for without him, life would not be so much fun.
I am one blessed Coffeegirl
Oh, the places we will go...
Nothing is official yet, but we are thinking of trucking again. Maybe it's the unemployment talking and a romanticized memory of our years spend over the road but we are seriously considering a change. Years of retail management & self employment have taken their toll on us
mentally and our heart just isn't into starting another coffee business. Hawaii is hard to leave but we both have a gypsy heart and living on this tiny rock doesn't satisfy it. It will take time to set this plan into action and nothing is for sure yet. Just blogging about it makes it more real for me.
