Abbey's Road

I can’t believe it’s that time of the year again, already. This year has really flown by. Abbey and I have had a very interesting year. At one point I thought I had had enough of life on the road and was thinking that I would sell my RV at the end of the year. But since then I’ve had a change of heart. I do want to slow down and stay in a much smaller number of places for a longer period of time – a few months or more – but I plan on using the motorhome as my base still. If you missed it in a recent post I just bought a car which I can tow. This will be a lot more convenient for me, especially since I won’t be moving around as much. I hope to continue working with Habitat and possibly some other non-profits. I have already signed up for another stint with Habitat in the Florida Keys starting in the end of January. I figure if you’re going to work hard, you might as well do it in a nice location. Speaking of working, I have made a deal with my brother to start doing some work for his company come January. The beauty of it is that it will be part-time, very sporadic and I can do it from anywhere, including from my RV in a remote campground somewhere, as long as I can get satellite reception. So, rest assured if you’re starting to worry that I might be going back to the coporate grind. I’m hoping never to have to do that.

I didn’t visit as many friends this year, but I was able to catch up with many that I didn’t get to last year. I also made some new friends along the way, especially from my two Habitat builds. I’m not sure where this year will take, or who I will meet or what old friends I will see, but I’m looking forward to it with excitement, and also a little bit of apprehension. When I started on the road a year and a half ago I wasn’t sure if I would last more than 6 months, and at this point, I still don’t know if I will last another 6. But I’m trying to take things a day, a week, a month at a time. I try not to plan things too rigidly so when the “right” thing comes along, or I find the “right” place, I’ll know and I’ll be able to take advantage of it.

I’d like to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas. May 2007 be a year of peace and good health for you and your families.