The Long Journey to the Conch Republic

The Long Journey to the Conch Republic
I’m not going to claim things are 100% perfect here, because it’s rainy today and I have mosquito bites all over my legs and my bike has coffee stains all over it because I don’t have a proper cupholder yet and our icemaker won’t turn off. But it’s as close to perfect as you could realistically expect, and I’m really ...

101 Things v2 Progress Report: September 2015

Begin Date: April 4, 2013 End Date: December 31, 2015 Items Completed: 50 Items that won’t be Completed: 5 I finished 1 item in September 2015. #98 Move away from Minnesota (We’re officially residents of Key West.) Items currently in progress: #27 Double my net worth #93 Do Project 365 again in 2015 (Nine months complete.)   #99 Put $20 into savings for each completed task on this list, and ...

Farewell to the Northland 5

Farewell to the Northland
The big move is this Sunday! Our schedule for the rest of the week is set: Matt’s parents have arrived in Minneapolis. They’re staying in a hotel near the airport. They’ll hang out while we finish packing, and we’ll have dinner at Brasserie Zentral tonight. Tomorrow we both have a going-away party at work, and then will haul our computers home, pick up ...

101 Things v2 Progress Report: August 2015

Begin Date: April 4, 2013 End Date: December 31, 2015 Items Completed: 49 Items that won’t be Completed: 5 I finished 1 item in August 2015. #32 *Finish Moroccan Days, Arabian Nights (This was a project 4 years – on and off – in the making. I’m going to wait to block it til after we move, because it will take up an entire room, but it’s ...