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A Month in a Minivan: Day 25

February 26, 2018February 26, 2018 ~ Kit Vantastic ~ 11 Comments

  I almost stayed in a hotel tonight. All day long I toyed with the idea, like a hungry cat first toys with a death-row mouse. There is a certain adrenaline that comes with the hunt; a rush that accompanies chasing something down and eventually eating it. The seed was planted early in the day, … Continue reading A Month in a Minivan: Day 25

A Month in a Minivan: Day 24

February 25, 2018 ~ Kit Vantastic ~ 5 Comments

Today’s little journey is brought to you by the magic of “curiousity”. So, with Curiousity steering my ship, I managed to drift exactly 20 miles from last night’s port! Ha!  If youre going to be curious, do not be in a hurry. Do be ready to ask questions, and follow your wandering wonderings. It was … Continue reading A Month in a Minivan: Day 24

A Month in a Minivan: Day 22

February 23, 2018 ~ Kit Vantastic ~ 3 Comments

Anxiety is whipping around me like a strong Arizona wind, of which I now have first-hand knowledge. Instead of running away, I try to lean into it. As if it were a gentle breeze, and I a bird who could float on top of it, without being swept away into the up-current. It’s a strange … Continue reading A Month in a Minivan: Day 22

A Month in a Minivan: Day 21

February 23, 2018February 23, 2018 ~ Kit Vantastic ~ 2 Comments

Quartzsite will always be my first “desert love” because of the RTR and the WRTR,  but I have to tell you all - if you draw a 100-mile circle around that quirky little town, there is a whole world to discover in this part of Arizona - all vastly different from Quartzsite, and uniquely beautiful. … Continue reading A Month in a Minivan: Day 21

A Month in a Minivan: Day 20

February 21, 2018 ~ Kit Vantastic ~ 4 Comments

NEWS FLASH: Garbage disposal results in Road Trip. What began as a one-agenda day (the agenda item being a trash can for my one bag of garbage) unfolded into quite a memorable day of meandering that met a number of my needs. It unfolded a little little like this... The Question: Where will I deliver this … Continue reading A Month in a Minivan: Day 20

A Month in a Minivan: Day 19

February 21, 2018 ~ Kit Vantastic ~ 2 Comments

Rainy, cold days are an obvious time to anything (inside my van) I have been procrastinating. My obvious task today was dealing with my garbage. Yesterday, I hid it behind my friend’s shower tent; a typical “out of sight, out of mind” strategy. But like Edgar Allen Poe’s  “Tell-tale Heart”,  I could hear it over … Continue reading A Month in a Minivan: Day 19

A Month in a Minivan: Day 15

February 16, 2018February 16, 2018 ~ Kit Vantastic ~ 8 Comments

Today I hung my wet clothes on a bush. It’s the first time I’ve ever done that. Not a big deal, I know, but it seems to represent a change that has happened since moving into my van. (Hm, that’s interesting, I just chose to say “moving into” instead of “travelling in”... something else has … Continue reading A Month in a Minivan: Day 15

A Month in a Minivan: Day 12

February 13, 2018February 13, 2018 ~ Kit Vantastic ~ 16 Comments

If a person experiences too many changes they didn’t choose in life,  goodbyes can incite an internal riot. The day started peaceful enough. No wait, no it didn’t. The sky looked different. The lighting was weird. Clouds threatened my glorious sunshine. There was a chill in the air. I was anticipating yoga but learned there … Continue reading A Month in a Minivan: Day 12

A Month in a Minivan: Day 11

February 12, 2018 ~ Kit Vantastic ~ 5 Comments

Crazy windy night last night - the howling woke me up numberous times, but I was happy to find the canopy still  fastened to the ground this morning (thanks to the 8 inch spikes I use for tent pegs!) and everything stored  beneath it, still there. The wind blew in a bit of a cold … Continue reading A Month in a Minivan: Day 11

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