A Month in a Minivan: Final Installment

March 2, 2018March 2, 2018 ~ Kit Vantastic ~ 42 Comments

The writer, Anais Nin wrote, “I write to live life twice.” I imagine she meant she had the pleasure of experiencing all the good stuff twice - once in real-time and again through writing and remembering. This may be quite true, but I love this quote for my own quirky and slightly ironic reasons. Writing … Continue reading A Month in a Minivan: Final Installment

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 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 4

February 5, 2018 ~ Kit Vantastic ~ Leave a comment

I woke up at sunrise and made a pot of coffee in slow motion. Sat in the sun and sipped, lazy as a hot desert day. The temperatures here in Quartzite are in the 80’s right now, so it becomes quite hot quickly. I start with two layers on waking and am naked by nine. I … Continue reading A Month in a Minivan: Day 4

A Month in a Minivan: Day 3

February 4, 2018February 4, 2018 ~ Kit Vantastic ~ 10 Comments

I woke up feeling disappointed and tight-chested about needing to move camp; mostly upset with myself for getting caught up in my excited -insistence on needing to be here, to the exclusion of the more practical issues, like camping regulations. Man, I hate waking up in this state and oh, do I hate making “mistakes”. … Continue reading A Month in a Minivan: Day 3

Vehicles for Change

September 1, 2017November 14, 2017 ~ Kit Vantastic ~ 11 Comments

Sometimes we get stuck. Stuck in a job, stuck between a rock and a hard place, stuck in the mud or stuck in a jam. Ug. Being stuck sucks. I hate being stuck.Who likes being stuck? Pretty much no-one I'd suppose. The thing is, it's a bit of a Catch-22. It's sucky being stuck, but … Continue reading Vehicles for Change