The most overwhelming aspect of this whole crazy adventure hasn’t been getting rid of all the stuff, figuring out what to pack or orchestrating the travel plans. Those have all seemed to unfold relatively well. We put one foot in […]
April, 2014
Our Next Steps
With the big move out of Chattanooga behind us, we’re turning our focus to the details of this trip. Having lived in the world of project management for most of my career, my professional brain views this adventure as a […]
And We’re Off!
Yesterday was bittersweet as we left our friends in Chattanooga and headed out to begin this journey. When we were driving down our street, the neighborhood kids were running alongside our van waving and shouting their goodbyes….I’m getting choked up […]
Stuff
This week has been all about stuff. Packing stuff. Selling stuff. Giving stuff away. Wrapping stuff up in tissue paper and then stuffing the stuff in a box of other stuff. This process of purging everything we don’t need or […]
No. 1 – Gardening for the Hart
And so it begins. We couldn’t begin a world tour of service projects without starting right here at home and supporting one of the amazing nonprofits serving this cooperative, innovative and civic-minded community we call Chattanooga. Our first volunteer project […]
Goodbyes
How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard. ~ Winnie the Pooh There’s no way around it. Goodbyes are not easy. We meet people, we learn their history, we create memories with them and we […]
Our Little Troopers
Change is hard. It’s harder when you’re little. I have to say, I’m so impressed with the way our girls have been handling this massive shift in their lives. We’ve been talking about this for 6 months, so their initial […]
Pulling the Trigger on Craigslist
We’re 16 days away from leaving Chattanooga. Within that time we will need to have cleared the house of everything we own, put the things we’re keeping in a storage container and sold or donated the rest. It’s really not […]
Diving for Pearls
I knew the moment would come when the reality of all this would hit me. What was a crazy, hair-brained idea six months ago turned into a series of logistical steps and planning checklists. We’ve been so engrossed in the […]