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written from a university parking lot in Portland, where we are parking our RV for the night I used to blog as a hobby. I was too scared to admit it could be anything more. I did my best to … Read More

Nothing says summer better than the beach and a road trip and the Pacific Coast Highway delivers on both and more. As my husband and I prepared for our trip, I often took to Pinterest in hopes of uncovering the hidden … Read More

This is a guest post by Alyssa Padgett. She’s traveling to all fifty states filming a documentary about hourly employment, because well, she’s my wife. You can follow her blog at www.AlyssaPadgett.com.    Nearly every time we meet people along the … Read More

written from our kitchen table & overlooking the Pacific Ocean off Highway 1 (Saturday June 21st) So much for packing small amounts of winter clothes. It’s not even July yet and I’m freezing my butt off in northern California. My … Read More

Watch the trailer: Hourly America is a documentary that follows my journey in work, from a job I hated to experimenting with 50 different hourly jobs all over America. As featured in:  What is Hourly America About? Some people in … Read More

For those of you following along, here’s an update from state number five, the glorious state of California. We drove five hours from Las Vegas to Manhattan Beach,  and while most of southern California is desert, approaching the coastline is a … Read More

The hardest part of anything is your first action item. It’s that first step that suddenly makes a project real and tactile and maybe a little bit more terrifying. If you never take that first step, it doesn’t have to … Read More

written from a little RV park outside of Las Vegas called Duck Creek I’ve been writing more and more over this past year and now I’m close to 1,500 words a day. It’s the best habit I’ve ever developed. With … Read More

written under a cabana next to the Oasis RV Resort pool in Las Vegas Alyssa and I have enjoyed our first couple weeks on the road. Life has been chaotic and we’re loving it. This past week as we made … Read More

Some of the earliest memories of my childhood are swimming lessons. I’m pretty sure my parents forced me through swimming lessons at least three times before I could swim without floaties. My older brother learned to jump off the deep … Read More