Just an interesting thought/question this week? What would you do if you could be doing something else with your life? My passion in life is programming and being creative when I code! There are many things I would love to do in my life, but I know I couldn’t give up my keyboard and being creative. I do find myself dreaming about what I’d love to be doing, mostly when I hear about someone having fun doing things I’m not. The grass is probably NOT greener on the other side, but it would be fun to try it out.
This is just me thinking of things I’d love to be doing, but why I’m not.
Living the van life
One of the things, I would love to try is living in a van equipped with everything I need to live off grid. Driving around the country seeing the world and working remotely. This is probably on the top of my list. I watch several videos a day where people are quitting their jobs (or keeping them), building out a van, and living off grid. They make it look like it would be super fun and doable. Unfortunately, I couldn’t do this. I have a son in school and a house full of stuff. We could use one for trips, which would be fun.
Living off grid in a tiny house
Another thing I watch a lot of is living in Tiny Houses. Living off grid, collecting my own water, storing my own energy from the sun. It sounds super awesome, but you have to give up a bunch of luxuries. The luxuries are different than living in a van, but there are some sacrifices. I could work from home (if I could get internet out in the boonies).
We have way too much stuff and like our space, so this is probably not an option. This could be a nice thing to have for a summer getaway or Airbnb?
Survivalist
Hopefully you are seeing the trend here. I’m super impressed by the survivalist that can start with nothing and build a shelter, start a fire, and survive with nothing. Fishing and Camping was one of the things I did as a child, and I think that is something I’d love to do more of now! The reason I don’t do that now is because i’m so lazy! Getting everything ready, finding a camping spot, and a bunch of other excuses keep me from going out. This option wouldn’t work out very well.
I do need to take my boy camping more and experiencing the world more. We went with our neighborhood a few years ago and he still talks about it. It was a super fun time and we survived!
Keep Dreaming
I’m going to keep dreaming, and keep my laptop and keyboard handy. The grass on the other side always looks greener, but who knows if you’ll ever find happiness. I applaud people who cross the grass and find happiness on the other side. If you are searching for something better, good finding it!