Here’s Everything!
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Family → Life as it happens with my daughter (Nikki), Auntie M, and the characters in my life who keep things interesting.
Health → Co-existing with a body that likes to do things differently… living with MCS, food allergies, and other health-related happenings.
Notes → Thoughts, reflections, and scribbles that don't fit the other topics. This is probably the heart of my blog.
Portable Living → My Connie-style nomadic life, the places I call home, and the road in between.
Sparks → Posts inspired by a fellow Blogger or a writing prompt I happened to come across. You never know what might spark a story.
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- 11 Years Nomadic and Still Figuring It Out
- Another Birthday Snuck Up On Me
- Something That Goes Thunk In The Night
- Some Things Just Can’t Be Unseen 👀
- Coffee, Bees, and the Week Ahead
- Hee-Hawing My Way to a Decision
- Either Way, Murphy Wins
- From Chaos to Peace to Whatever Comes Next
- It Really Is The Simple Things
- My Eyeball Says I Don’t Listen
- Simply Unbothered
- Heat, Humidity, and a Hasty Hell No!
- Coffee, Doodles, and Mrs E
- Hotel Living - Microwaverly
- The View Thru the Sheers and Beyond
- A Hotel Trial That Didn’t Work Out
- Realizing I’m Not Invincible
- Every Screenshot Was a Reminder
- And Just Like That… I’m Free
- What Do These Photos Tell You About Me?
- It Was Just Smoke
- Miss Calico is Back - For Meow
- Oh No! Where’d Miss Calico Go?
- I’m Back at the Campground - and Someone is Cooking Bacon!
- Sometimes You Have to Pick Your Poison
- Miss Calico Moves In
- Wrestling with Van Life Laundry
- Did the Cat Distribution System Just Pick Me?!
- When One Door Closes - Trust the Banana Boat
- I Think the Road Is Calling - Should I Answer?
- My Favorite Part of the Day
- What I Advocate For (Probably Not What You Think)
- My Favorite TV Shows and What Draws Me to Them
- Campsite Bunny Makes a Wish
- Today’s Battle: Stubbornness vs Common Sense
- My Typos Have a Reputation
- Saturday Morning - Before the Humans Wake Up
- Visiting Paradise Cove in Winslow Illinois
- My Emotional Support Campsite Crew
- I Sleep Well (I Think) but I Wake up Tired
- It’s Just One Cotton-Picking Bad Day - But It’s Telling Me Something
- Lena’s Still Standing - Tornado Aftermath Song and Video
- An Unusually Peaceful Weekend Morning at the Campground
- Assessing Auntie M’s Tornado Damage
- Storm Chasing in Reverse?!
- I Have a Death Stare and I’m Not Afraid to Use It
- Morning Views From Behind the Tint
- My Morning Ritual at Edgar Evins State Park
- When You Share Your Van Home With a Tiny Carnivore
- Noisy Squatters Invade the Campground
- Leaving Reed Bingham State Park - Preparing for Atlanta
- I May Have Mooned a Neighbor (Again)
- Morning Campground Observations in Southeast Georgia
- Pondering My Nomadic Lifestyle
- My First Night Back in the Van
- It’s Time to Say Farewell to the Fourth Floor
- Here’s the Thing About My Blog…
- Three Days Left on the Fourth Floor
- I Still Haven’t Learned My Lesson - and Possibly Never Will
- I Don’t Notice the Palm Trees Anymore
- A Catiful Morning at the Park (and the Kitty That Made it So)
- My Fourth Floor Peeping Tom
- Defeating the Procrastination Monster - Turns Out I Just Needed to Start
- The Procrastination Monster Held Me Hostage but I’m Calling a Truce
- My Morning Ritual from the Fourth Floor
- Out of Sight, Out of Mind - I Think My Van Is Judging Me
- My Hair is Driving me Nuts but No Poodle Cuts Please!
- I Should Be Looking Forward to Summer but I’m Not so Sure
- When The Universe Speaks, I Listen (Most of the Time)
- Getting Real About My Current State of Being
- A Trip to Key Biscayne Gets Cut Short
- I Keep Forgetting to Enjoy the Moment
- Why Can’t People Just Get Along? A Thought I’ve Had Since Childhood
- My Take on Personal Blogging - The Best Rule is No Rules
- I Can’t Believe my Daughter is 30 Years Old Today
- A Mom and Nikki Day-Trip to Key West Florida - 2026 Edition
- I Never Thought I’d Have to do This in South Florida
- The Falling Iguana Warning in Florida is a Real Thing
- I’m Kinda Diggin’ Hotel Life over Van Life this Winter
- I Pay Someone to Beat Me Up and It's Worth Every Penny
- January Plans Gone Askew
- A Little Coffee Lover Fun - Questionnaire Style
- A View of My Morning from Solitary Confinement
- My Van is in the Shop - My Calendar is Clear - And I'm a Little Antsy
- Surviving a Power Outage - Hotel Adventures
- I'm Always on the Outside Looking In - And the View is Great!
- Help! I'm Having an Existential Coffee Syrup Crisis
- Plans for January After Semi-hibernating in December
- Sometimes You Just Gotta Laugh At Yourself
- Hand-Washing My Clothes - One Part of Nomad Life I’ll Never Love
- My 1989 New Year's Resolution and Why I Still Keep It
- Van Life vs Hotel Life vs a Connie-style Hybrid Nomad Life
- Mistakes Happen - Lessons Get Learned