I did outfit photos a couple days ago and then when I looked through them decided I hated the outfit and went and changed, but I liked this picture, so here it is. I think I just like the contrast of colors, with the fuschia Fireweed, green sweater, and red hair.
It's funny, I'm already thinking about the end of my journey, before it even starts (I mean, assuming the journey ever really ends...). I know I will love being on the road. It's a very natural place for me to be, I think. At the same time, I know it will be hard not having a home base. It was funny, Simon and Little Bit were play fighting downstairs the other night, and every once in a while Simon would run over to the stairs and sit down on the first step. It always looked like he would run there and say "BASE!" with his body language. Little Bit wasn't allowed to get him when he was on the stair. Too cute. But the concept of having a base, a place where you are safe and nothing can get you, it's a comforting one, and I'm kind of giving it up. Thinking about not having a base for a while has made me start thinking about my eventual return to a base. I'd like to end the trip having a base of my own, not just coming back to my parents.
I think I really want to end up by the ocean. Definitely Pacific Northwest. I've discovered that I really love the rain and the ocean. I just like being on the coast. It feels so free. Like you could just get in a ship and leave. Looking over the ocean is like seeing possibilities. I'm not sure if I'd like being landlocked. I guess when I close my eyes, I always see myself parked by the ocean in the Winne.
And I feel like I'm going to always like living in small, simple, organic houses (for some reason I see the Brave as being organic, even though it's a metal box on wheels with an engine). My best friends in Talkeetna are living in a Yurt, and I used to think they were weird and hokey, (and I generally dislike circles in design...) but I really love the simplicity and openness of their Yurt. Plus, it's a really simple way to live. And then I discovered this whole tiny house movement, which is super cool. I think maybe I just like tiny houses and motorhomes because they are very much like playhouses and treehouses, both of which I adored as a child. I used to try and build really makeshift treehouses with my neighbor friends in the woods behind our houses. We would play "bush family" instead of "house"... you may have to be Alaskan to really understand that. I digress.
I love the idea of living very simply. I loathe any sort of debt, so living in an inexpensive house like a Yurt or even my Winnebago (inexpensive as long as it's not sucking down gasoline) is extremely attractive to me. Of course, this is all very far ahead, so I'm not planning anything, just getting seeds planted in my brain.
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well i guess that's the thing about the brave. it may suck down gas, but you'd be saving on rent and utilities. i'd be interested to see the cost/environmental impact comparison for that type of dwelling.
on a more carefree note, i'm looking forward to the updates of your trip!
I know what you mean about having a home base. I'm gone for 9 months of the year living in a small apartment and it's always nice to have some place to go on breaks and during the summer. I hope you are able to find a place that is all your own after this grand adventure with Brave. What a blessing that would be!
Exciting times! enjoy every moment.
I agree that the colours all look beautiful together xxx
i have TOTALLY fantasized about having one of those tiny houses! i love their website. makes you think about what you need to be happy. not everyone has to have a big house to call home!
That tiny house project looks so cool! I think I personally would need a little more space though. But its really something to think about. I'm excited to see your blog as you start your trip!
Tiny living is interesting. I always loved going to Ikea and looking at the decorated floor space for tiny apartments.
The tiny houses are really cool.
you are so pretty! i think the tiny house idea is cute and practical :) i have too much stuff though for it but in terms of being smart and practical--- GO FOR IT!
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That photo is adorable, and I'm sure whatever path you decide to go with Brave it will be an adventure of a lifetime. Enjoy it!
I am so excited for you to start your trip! I feel like what you're doing is my ultimate dream. Travelling across the country, just going wherever you want. I think I have kind of a glorified vision of hippies and guys like Woody Guthrie who did the same, and now you're embarking on a similar adventure. I'd be scared about giving up my base too, but I'm still really excited to hear about your trip.
You have the perfect color of red in your bangs, it goes so well with your skin tone. And I totally agree about the contrast of it with your sweater and the flowers.
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I am excited for you! I hope that you find your simple place after your trip, it is good to think ahead sometimes. I mean, to have a plan so that you are not bummed out after the excitement of the trip :)
Those tiny houses / yurts are both so awesome! I'd seen yurts before, but the tiny tumbleweed houses are so adorably perfect, and sustainable which is fantastic.
Understand on the home base. Moving from Atlanta to Alberta to Vancouver is insane when I consider it. But I've learned so much and grown from the experiences.
And if you're thinking Pacific Northwest, make sure you come visit Vancouver. Rainy, beautiful, beachy and everyone seems very interested in a "green" lifestyle. Let me know if you're ever in my area. :)
I don't blame you for wanting to end up in the Pacific NW. That's where I grew up, and I absolutely loved it. I have been stuck in the South now for close to seven years, but I hope to someday end up back in the NW :)
Ah, to live by the ocean. It does feel free. I live on the ocean (literally. I live on a sailboat.) and I love it. I grew up on the water and I do like looking out over it knowing that a whole other world lies beyond it. And life on the road sounds nice, too. Not to be stuck in one place but to be free to go wherever whenever you want. Lovely. :) I love your picture, by the way. The color contrast is very pretty.
I love this photo and the lovely colors. You are so beautiful Elizabeth.
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yeah, living without a homebase really sucks. at least you'll have the winnebago as a sort of homebase. its mobile, but its completely yours and its a place to keep all your stuff. my mom had to move basically the same day i left for college so i don't have my own bedroom in her house or my dad's house and my college years have been and will continue to be spent as a sort of nomad. in and out of dorms, summers in my parents' guest rooms, stuff in storage, no place that's really mine. but its also very exciting. i don't have any real ties to any particular place and i feel this infinite potential to go anywhere.
I can see how it sounds like a frightening thing, not having a base of some sorts to ground you when you're adrift. Personally I have yet to do that, and the thought of uprooting myself is terrifying. But at the same time, it's necessary, isn't it? As much as I'd avoid saying so. You shouldn't dwell quite so much on the end, rather look forward to the journey (wow, that was cheesy). :)
And I love all those contrasting colors in your photo!
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really pretty shot. just live in the present every second during your trip or when traveling in general. it will be all the little things that will make the best memories.
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Thats a very lovely picture! Loving the colors! xXx bisous!
I absolutely understand your thoughts on having a 'base' - back when I was in university and living in a dorm room, my dad sold our house & moved to the states for a job. (I'm from Canada) - it was fine during the school year, but when summer rolled around I realized I had NO HOME. All of my possessions were in a dorm room, and I had no place to live come summer! It was a very very strange feeling to know you had to carry everything you own around with you. I packed up my dorm room into my car (leaving whatever couldn't fit behind) and stayed with a friend for the summer, but the whole feeling was so strange. So I hear ya! But the Brave looks like it will be a lovely little home. And I really, really love that first photo of you! I agree, it's the contrast of all the colors, so very pretty.
I just checked out that tiny houses thing and OMG I sooo want to live in one of those! They are just so cute and compact. I love the idea of living in something so compact but yet it still feels so homely and open.
I can't wait for your blog updates from your trip, i wish i could do something like that too. It would be such an amazing experience!
I dream of tiny houses too! I know there are some with wheels that you can attach to a car (or winne, heh) and take it anywhere with you! You can literally plant yourself in the mountains or the beach! (I think you'd really like Humboldt or Santa Cruz, you get the Pacific coast, mountains, AND green living communities!) This is the first time I've heard of Yurts and it's definitely love at first sight! What can I say, I'm a whore for simple living :]
Maybe it's just anxiety taking over for you, but the Brave could definitely be a "base" on your travels. No matter what you will have a roof of some sort over your head. Besides...you can make a home anywhere you want, especially if you have great people around you (or dogs!).
I hope you have a great trip and I'm looking forward to uppdates. I totally agree about small houses. They are so warm and sustainable. Too often people spend beyond their means looking for happiness through things they think they need, like houses they can't afford, when sometimes the simplest things are the best!
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Love the picture of you. You're right, the contrasting colors are great!
I feel connected to the ocean for the same reason. There is an air of freedom around it and mystery as well. I feel like in the earlier centuries, I would have been one of those people out at sea, searching for new lands.
I know how you feel...getting ready to go off on your own exciting adventure! My fiancé and I drove across the trans Canada highway two years ago from Windsor , Ontario (Across the bridge from Detroit, Michigan) to Vancouver, British Columbia. We pretty much had nothing but a 1994 Ford truck and a small U-haul packed like a Tetris game to the roof with old records , bedding, clothes....everything from our lives growing up in the midwest. And driving across Canada with our three ferrets (Chino, Ducky and Harper) we hadnèt even found an apartment yet in Vancouver....we just knew we would be ok because we had each other and our ambition. Turns out, following the wind was the way to go....I am now a high school teacher and my fiancé , a computer consultant. Just know that you will be ok. Before our journey, someone told me to not be afraid "You just gotta jump" they said. In the words of Alanis Morissette "The moment I jumped off of it was the moment I touched ground" Good luck, you'll be fine.
I love your photo. Great color combo. I too want to end up at the coast, not that Portland is that far from the ocean. The San Juan's Islands in Washington have always seemed like a great place for a simple life.
Love that picture, you look stunning.
I absolutely agree about being on the coast. The beach is the only place i feel completely free. It's something about being able to see the horizon stretching out endlessly in front of you. Really excited to follow along with your brave trips! and wishing you all the best.
I am a HUGE fan of jewel-box living and am actively doing it now. I show pics of my little haven on my blog if you want to check it out.
And we are kindred spirits when you talk about the rain and the ocean. Overcast days do something for my soul.
Safe journey!
You are terribly beautiful. (:
I can't imagine living like that myself, but I do admire those who choose to. And yes, it'll definitely an adventure to remember. <3
i looked at the small house website and think it is excellent. I'm a minimalist. I really don't have too much stuff at all. As for clothes I buy and resell and cycle through constantly. I just don't really like stuff. People think it is crazy that I have a bit of an empty house and only buy what I need food-wise for the week (while my parents have two fridges and I cleaned them out for them yesterday and threw out half a fridge because of all the expired stuff. . .they have about 7 tubs of butter even that I grouped together. .my mom just buys things she thinks she needs when she has too much). I'm really an anti-clutter person so I just love love love that small house idea. It is awesome.
Is it possible that you could change the engine so that it can run on veggie oil? I know someone who did that to their RV, and someone who runs their van on Peanut oil. They never pay much for veggie oil and just go to food places and take whatever is being thrown out or something like that. It is crazy convenient.
I really love that photograph of you by the way. it is super pretty!!!
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SUCH a gorgeous picture!!! your hair looks amazing with that green!
Love the sleeves and white detail on that dress. It's very pretty.
My question is ~ what do you think is the best way to show off an outfit in a photograph?
Happy Blogversary!!
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