Chickens, Carrots & Complacency

Let this be stated: I am complacent.

I am complacent in the sense that when I am asked where I'd like to go for lunch I reply with I don't care. Because truly, I don't care.

Am I thinking of things that mean much more? Am I so disconnected from food that it doesn't matter what I eat because it is all equally the same? Am I ignorant in choices? Do I lack desire or drive?

I am complacent and this scares me because I do not want to get stuck in the typical american life, working 9-5 for the man and in society. This not my dream. It has never been my dream.

My dream consists of simplicity, vegetables, working where I live, living where I work, a husband, a child. Please note that not once did I say money to buy any of these things. If I never had to touch a dollar bill in my life again I'd be happy. When I was a child I didn't understand the concept of money or of buying things. Maybe this is because I was provided everything I needed, food, shelter, love, or maybe this is because of my complacentcy. One time I told my mother: I don't want to have money. I don't care about money. My mother couldn't understand this, I couldn't understand her. I couldn't make her understand me and she couldn't make me understand her. So I was silent. And I have been silent for so long. Partially because I didn't understand myself, but now I am beginning to understand. And now I realize that this is what I should have told her: The world is not made of money but rather based on it and this is wrong and I have trouble living my day to day life within these confines. If I have a chicken, but need carrots. And my neighbor has carrots but needs a chicken. I should be able to do one of 2 things. Give my neighbor a chicken in exchange for carrots or share in our bounty and make chicken soup to feed us both. I am an odd person, I know, but I don't understand how things became so over complicated.

Whisper this to yourself everyday (or scream it off of your roof top. I don't care, just do it):  Homesteading is the act of simple self-sufficiency.

What I'm into lately:

http://www.120squarefeet.com/ 

Why do so many of us willingly compromise our dreams and passions?

http://tinyhouseswoon.com/
Fall Fashion: Burton's Lookbook

The News according to Adventure Journal, November 1st, particularly the Sugar Mountain part.
Halloween colored Lobster

Becoming a Digital Nomad + another Halloween photo

I think one of the best things about having a blog is the ability to share whenever, whatever and WHEREEVER. This blog has really evolved since I first started typing away almost 2 years ago. Evolving from a place to share my thoughts and confessions about scary after college life to a lifestyle blog where I dream about what is and what isn’t and I share my confessions about scary after college life (okay maybe things haven't really changed).

Keep reading and you'll get to see how Adam and I spent our Halloween.

I have come to realize thru this blog and my daily ramblings that I have a huge issue with living in society and I fuel myself by creating dreams of adventure and simplicity even if a huge part of me thinks they will never come to fruition. I dream them as a drug to keep myself stable. This week I am dreaming about location independence. I am not a technological geek, but am inspired by the idea of working and living from anywhere. The closest I have gotten to achieving this is working in the travel and tourism industry in cool places like the Outer Banks, Raleigh, and Boone. My job alows me to be a visitor in my own city and to share my city with other visitors. Pretty awesome! But, my desires to be location independent is driven more by my desire to be in the Applachian Mountains living like a nomad. So maybe I am not interested in being a digital nomad at all, but rather am interested in a lifestyle devoid of restrictions.

I am trying to work all of these things out because one day I won't be here dreaming of living elsewhere and of doing other things, but instead I'll be doing them. Sounds simple enough.

Here's the Halloween photo I promised you. Adam and I drank pumpkin beer and watched scary movies for our Halloween. This beer was awesome and bright orangish-red in color. The photo doesn't do it justice.

What I've been into lately:

Fall Fashion: Burton's Lookbook

The News according to Adventure Journal, November 1st, particularly the Sugar Mountain part

The most awesomost fall playlist: Daydreamers Delight

Having my Performance Review at work and this is all I can think about.

Hobbit holes actually exist!!!