A Beginning
I love beginnings. To me, there's nothing more invigorating than the start of something...all that hope and not knowing! I came to a place in my mid-thirties where I knew everything. No, of course I don't know everything, but I started to know what every day would feel like. I knew what I would spend my time on, what would happen at work and at home, how the conversations would unfold, and that the only unknown would be what the hell I was going to make for dinner (again).
No part of me has ever been average. I've always taken the crooked path instead of the straight. Yet here I found myself living a typical suburban mother's paradise, my own private nightmare. I love my life, my family and my friends. I appreciate what is. Yet it left me longing for something.
And thus was born adventure in real life. No, not the blog or the business, not yet. First, it was just little things. It was just an effort to incorporate little adventures in my real daily life. As soon as they could both walk, I'd pack up my littles and we'd find forest to hike. Most days, I stay close to home, where real life still happens. But on a day that I really need some quiet time or something special out of my little adventure, I'll drive a few hours to find the right scene.
It was a few years ago that I started extending my little trips into a few days at a time. And it was then that I really started to understand the value of solo time. So, each year, I take a solo backpacking trip or two. I take three or four nights and I immerse myself in the silent sounds of nature. Those are the best trips and the ones where all of my best ideas are born.
Like all the best things, though, it takes time. Adventure in Real Life, in all its current and future forms has been swirling in my head for more than a year now. I've been dreaming about (and gathering material for) an adventure blog for a while now. As an avid Instagrammer, I follow some pretty amazing adventurers....so, how can I compete with that, living in Wisconsin, having a job and raising a young family? That's just it. My adventures are in "real life." At least for now, I have some real life obligations that keep me from packing up and drifting for the next ten years, though I dream about that most days! But I have managed to build into my regular, real life adventures that keep my soul aflame and my ache for nature and silence at bay.
So, Adventure in Real Life is here to inspire and encourage a community of women and men who, like me, are tied to certain responsibilities but long to live a more adventurous life. I'll take you on my journeys and share with you my insights as I do. Some stories will call to you and some won't, but that's the beauty. We each cultivate our own spirit by what we do and see, and by determining how all of it makes us feel. So come follow my adventures and be inspired to find your own!
No part of me has ever been average. I've always taken the crooked path instead of the straight. Yet here I found myself living a typical suburban mother's paradise, my own private nightmare. I love my life, my family and my friends. I appreciate what is. Yet it left me longing for something.
And thus was born adventure in real life. No, not the blog or the business, not yet. First, it was just little things. It was just an effort to incorporate little adventures in my real daily life. As soon as they could both walk, I'd pack up my littles and we'd find forest to hike. Most days, I stay close to home, where real life still happens. But on a day that I really need some quiet time or something special out of my little adventure, I'll drive a few hours to find the right scene.
It was a few years ago that I started extending my little trips into a few days at a time. And it was then that I really started to understand the value of solo time. So, each year, I take a solo backpacking trip or two. I take three or four nights and I immerse myself in the silent sounds of nature. Those are the best trips and the ones where all of my best ideas are born.
Like all the best things, though, it takes time. Adventure in Real Life, in all its current and future forms has been swirling in my head for more than a year now. I've been dreaming about (and gathering material for) an adventure blog for a while now. As an avid Instagrammer, I follow some pretty amazing adventurers....so, how can I compete with that, living in Wisconsin, having a job and raising a young family? That's just it. My adventures are in "real life." At least for now, I have some real life obligations that keep me from packing up and drifting for the next ten years, though I dream about that most days! But I have managed to build into my regular, real life adventures that keep my soul aflame and my ache for nature and silence at bay.
So, Adventure in Real Life is here to inspire and encourage a community of women and men who, like me, are tied to certain responsibilities but long to live a more adventurous life. I'll take you on my journeys and share with you my insights as I do. Some stories will call to you and some won't, but that's the beauty. We each cultivate our own spirit by what we do and see, and by determining how all of it makes us feel. So come follow my adventures and be inspired to find your own!
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