Eating healthily. Not spending loads of money on eating out. Those are two of the biggest challenges you face when going on a lengthy road trip. They're also two challenges we're facing right now. That's because Shae and I are on a 5 year, 50 state road trip, so eating … [Read more...] about Save Your Waist & Wallet: How To Bring Your Kitchen On A Road Trip
Road Trip Preparation
Our 50 State Road Trip Starts Today – Here’s Where We’re Going In Year 1
The day's finally arrived. We decided to go on a 5 year, 50 state road trip more than 18 months ago. Since then there's been a lot of planning, we got rid of nearly everything we own and did a lot of travel in the meantime. It's so exciting to be setting off on this … [Read more...] about Our 50 State Road Trip Starts Today – Here’s Where We’re Going In Year 1
6 Weeks Until Our 50 State Road Trip – Here’s How Our Planning’s Going
I wrote a post back in July setting out all the preparation we still needed to do in advance of our 50 state road trip. I then wrote a follow-up post six weeks ago providing an update on how our preparation was going (spoiler: it was going better than I thought it … [Read more...] about 6 Weeks Until Our 50 State Road Trip – Here’s How Our Planning’s Going
Extreme Minimalism: Week 22 – Everything Must Go Edition
So this is it. We've been minimizing our possessions for the past 21 weeks before we head off on our 5 year, 50 state road trip. We started the process by getting rid of three items and have been increasing by three the number of items we let go of each week. When we … [Read more...] about Extreme Minimalism: Week 22 – Everything Must Go Edition
Why We’ll Be Homeless Sooner Than Expected
One of the things that feels most weird about our 50 state road trip is that it means we won't have a home for the next five years. We'll usually be moving every 5-6 days and so just as we'll get settled, it'll be time to move. It's also why we're getting rid of nearly all our … [Read more...] about Why We’ll Be Homeless Sooner Than Expected
Extreme Minimalism: Week 21 – My Preciouses Edition
Shae went through loads of her clothes last week and minimized her wardrobe. This week it was time for me to get rid of some stuff, so I focused on the kitchen. I'm not very sentimental about possessions, but the kitchen's my domain and so it's always harder going through the … [Read more...] about Extreme Minimalism: Week 21 – My Preciouses Edition
Extreme Minimalism: Week 20 – Nakey Edition
I can't believe November's already here. That means it's only four weeks until we head off to New Zealand and Australia and two months until we leave on our 5 year, 50 state road trip. Despite us minimizing our possessions over the past 4-5 months as part of our Extreme … [Read more...] about Extreme Minimalism: Week 20 – Nakey Edition
Extreme Minimalism: Week 19 – Sugar & Spice Edition
We're down to the final few weeks of our Extreme Minimalism challenge. It's less than a month until we'll have moved out of our apartment, at which point we'll officially be homeless! If you're new to our blog, being homeless isn't a bad thing - it's a deliberate choice as … [Read more...] about Extreme Minimalism: Week 19 – Sugar & Spice Edition
Extreme Minimalism: Week 18 – Toiletries & Frames Edition
It's been another easy week of minimalism for me as we're still working through Shae's stuff from last week. All of the items we minimized last week were toiletries and we still had some left over. There weren't enough bathroom products to use for this week's edition though, … [Read more...] about Extreme Minimalism: Week 18 – Toiletries & Frames Edition
Extreme Minimalism: Week 17 – Toiletries Edition
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that our Extreme Minimalism challenge was getting harder by the week. In case you're new to our challenge, Shae and I are getting rid of most of our possessions in advance of us setting off on a 5 year, 50 state road trip. This week's and … [Read more...] about Extreme Minimalism: Week 17 – Toiletries Edition