Goodbye Studio
I am officially portable now. Yesterday, my dad came out and picked up all of my stuff (it’s now living in the shed behind his house). And with all the boxes went my beautiful workbench,…
Roll out the sleeping pads…
This afternoon, I bid farewell to our bed… and moved us one step closer to camping in the apartment. Our neighbor thought I was crazy for letting it go (and especially crazy that I didn’t…
Health Coverage Found!
Like looking for a needle in a haystack, finding decent and affordable health insurance has been a huge pain in the rear. I was actually beginning to wonder if it was an impossibility. And Russ…
Universal Healthcare would be really nice about now…
One of the benefits of my being laid off, we thought, would be COBRA, the lovely government program that allows you to continue to receive the same health insurance that you had while employed. Even…
Piecing together our route
Yippee – I can officially say that our route is beginning to come together! After spending some time in Portland and Corvallis (Oregon), we’re headed up into Washington. The exact route is yet to be…
24 days to go…
The past few weeks have been consumed with all manner of “other stuff” – wading through unemployment details, celebrating my birthday (and friends’ birthdays), logging a few hundred miles on misc “test” rides. It’s been…
Laura’s Packing List
Yesterday, I looked through all of my stuff and started putting together a packing list for the trip. I’m a big list person. I make lots of lists all throughout the day. It helps me…
41 days and counting…
Did we mention that we picked a “go” date? July 30. I just got off the phone with Amtrak and our tickets are booked! We’ll be taking the Coast Starlight up to Portland, Oregon, where…
The Yard Sale is On!
When we got back from the Carrizo Plain trip last week, I walked in the front door and thought: “Geez, this apartment is HUGE! Why do we have all this stuff?” Well, I’m happy to…
Laura’s Preliminary Gear Notes
This recent bike trip was really a wonderful shake-down ride for me. Not only did it push me through some difficult terrain and show me that I can actually do it – it was a…
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