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Saying Goodbye in Two Weeks vs. Eight Months
When Tara and I plotted our escape from the Pacific Northwest in 2018, we had a lot of time to prepare. About eight months from the moment we made that decision over mozzarella-wrapped fried pickles in a Rapid City pub one warm fall evening. So much time, we embarked upon a “PNW Farewell Tour,” revisiting…
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Reverse early-bird special.
Pro tip: if you’re going to have a garage sale, don’t post it 48 hours early. I made that mistake today. Not that I blame myself; we have a million and three things going on, and I’m trying to be as efficient as possible. Stayin’ on top of shit. We’re planning a big garage sale…
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(How to) Manifest Destiny
Good hell. You guys and this move are like some cosmic anomaly. Ashley Johnson My friend Ashley isn’t wrong. Call it fate, or karma, or extremely good luck, but for whatever reason, everything has been going pretty smoothly with this move so far. I’d knock on wood, but it’s all been boxed up. Case in…
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Give me a home where no buffalo roam.
Now that we’re packing up all our worldly possessions, we’re running across things we no longer need or use. Case in point: I found a check register from 2010. If you’re a certain age, you might not even know what a check register is. For the uninitiated (I’m looking at you, Millennials!), it is/was a…
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Flamingos, fireflies, and mosquitoes, oh my!
“I feel like a dog that’s been chasing after a car and finally caught it. Now what?!” Tara Petruska Man, I get that sentiment. I’ve been so hyper-focused on finding a job — the kindling to get this fire started — that after the initial wave of jubilation faded, reality set in. Namely, we don’t…
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Letting the cow out of the bag.
I’ve been keeping a little secret, but it’s time to let the cow out of the bag. I was in Madison, Wisconsin again last week. Just me; Tara stayed home. I left on Saturday morning, driving to Sibley, Iowa, where I spent the night. It was a charming little town. Quintessential Midwest. I chose Sibley…
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