Skip to content

This Vantastic Life

Explore. Connect. Share.

  • Your Driver
  • Chance the Camper
  • Pippa’s Ride
  • Rest Stops

Category: Mental health on the road

Day 31: Arriving Alive (the final instalment)

April 1, 2019April 1, 2019 ~ Kit Vantastic ~ 26 Comments

I begin this last day of writing a month in a minivan in a state of art-pray, thinking about snakes. As a young girl, I often caught garter snakes to play with for short times. Other than foul-smelling pee, they were harmless. You could find them under hay bales at harvest time, and every old … Continue reading Day 31: Arriving Alive (the final instalment)

Day 29: Nature Speaks

March 30, 2019March 30, 2019 ~ Kit Vantastic ~ 4 Comments

Words aren’t working today, so I’m going with images. Apparently, I’ve used up my word quota for the week, and I remind myself that communication isn’t restricted to words. So, I’ll take you on a visual journey instead. This first collection of photos were taken up a very night mountain in Cave Creek Canyon; 8,500 … Continue reading Day 29: Nature Speaks

Day 28: No Exit

March 29, 2019March 29, 2019 ~ Kit Vantastic ~ 2 Comments

It’s 6:50 pm and dusk is turning to darkness. I’ve come in from my art-play perch by the creek, and bring Pips inside with me. She would have preferred moving indoors just as the sun dipped below the mountain, but I try to keep us both outside until dark. I have guidelines designed to keep … Continue reading Day 28: No Exit

Day 24: Pippa’s Ride

March 26, 2019March 26, 2019 ~ Kit Vantastic ~ 6 Comments

Meet Pippa; the sassy Italian Greyhound who is my constant companion and best friend. She is now two and a half years old, and has been with me since she was eight weeks. She has now spent almost half of her life on the road with me. Baby PippaCrate Training: harder for ME than for … Continue reading Day 24: Pippa’s Ride

Day 23: My Outside World

March 25, 2019March 26, 2019 ~ Kit Vantastic ~ 5 Comments

My time in Arizona is coming to a close, but I want to visit one more area before heading to New Mexico. It’s not easy to leave Indian Breadrocks; it’s been a deeply restful time deep in nature with a dear friend who loves nature as much as I do. There has been very little … Continue reading Day 23: My Outside World

Day 21: An Ode to Play

March 22, 2019March 22, 2019 ~ Kit Vantastic ~ 4 Comments

I used to hate climbing things. I would literally dread a hill or long set of stairs, bargaining with the universe to do extra sit-ups if I could be spared. Today I felt joyfully compelled to climb a rock. I climb slowly and purposefully, knowing this means a physical payment plan tomorrow, but I accept … Continue reading Day 21: An Ode to Play

Day 14: Honouring the Ebb

March 15, 2019March 15, 2019 ~ Kit Vantastic ~ 2 Comments

Life on the road offers many opportunities to experience being all in one place at the same time. I treasure this state of mind and call this being in the flow. In my experience, it opens a lot of my soul-doors. I’ve been delighting in this state for some time. But every flow has an … Continue reading Day 14: Honouring the Ebb

Day 8: Live, from the Arboretum

March 9, 2019March 9, 2019 ~ Kit Vantastic ~ 3 Comments

Sue met me in the parking lot of the Boyce Thompson Arboretum, and before we could finish proper introductions we are caught in some kind of desert-spell. My travel guide points over my shoulder mid-sentence, and we pivot to witness a large Saguaro, it’s small root ball hanging vulnerably below, in the bucket of a … Continue reading Day 8: Live, from the Arboretum

Day Four: Desert Attack

March 5, 2019March 5, 2019 ~ Kit Vantastic ~ 8 Comments

Woke up, put on coffee and ate a bag of peanuts on the east side of the van, where Pippa and I met up with Sunshine for breakfast. Sometimes she just stays like this for a minute or so. Nose up. Still. Soaking it all in. My in-house batteries (responsible for running my fridge, lights … Continue reading Day Four: Desert Attack

Letting Go of Perfect

February 16, 2019February 16, 2019 ~ Kit Vantastic ~ 13 Comments

It used to take me the better part of an hour to scope out a van-camping spot, before finally settling on what felt like “the perfect one.” In the early days, I stayed mostly at provincial parks, and even if I were the only one there, I would race around in a panic, sure someone … Continue reading Letting Go of Perfect

Posts navigation

Older posts

All Past Posts

SEARCH FOR POSTS

Van Tour Video

https://youtu.be/uMFXgzidaSM

Last Year’s Interview with Bob Wells of CheapRVLiving.

https://youtu.be/2Ao9Pgx6_jE

Stories from the Road

  • An Invitation
  • My Rearview Mirror
  • Day 31: Arriving Alive (the final instalment)
  • Day 30: Off Ramp
  • Day 29: Nature Speaks
  • Day 28: No Exit
  • Day 27: Portals
  • Day 25: A Foot.
  • Day 24: Pippa’s Ride
  • Day 23: My Outside World
  • Day 22: Close Encounter
  • Day 21: An Ode to Play
  • Day 20: A Balancing Act
  • Day 19: Today’s Traffic
  • Day 18: Notes from the Field

Hitch a Ride with Us

I’m so happy you’re coming along! You will now get email letting you know when we post something new :)

Join 1,117 other subscribers

My Inspiration!

  • Brené Brown
  • Cheap RV Living
  • Cross With Me
  • Frugal RV Living
  • Nomadland

Instagram

No Instagram images were found.

Join Us on Facebook

Join Us on Facebook

Recent Travels

Powered by WordPress.com.
 

Loading Comments...