The Experiment:

Could I pull off getting my house ready to rent in Ohio and move to Oregon in 30-days?

The Creative Parameters:

Write every day documenting the day's progress. No editing.

Ohio to Oregon

Day 6: Acclimate Slowly or Dive In

Day 6: Acclimate Slowly or Dive In

Chosen change can be disastrous if, in addition to selecting the set of pros and cons we can most likely live with, we aren’t also considering our current relationship to...

Day 6: Acclimate Slowly or Dive In

Chosen change can be disastrous if, in addition to selecting the set of pros and cons we can most likely live with, we aren’t also considering our current relationship to...

Day 5: The Perfect Peel

Day 5: The Perfect Peel

I’ll save you from the cliche metaphor of us peeling back our layers. You’ve heard that enough times. I want to point out this one key distinction, however: trees can’t...

Day 5: The Perfect Peel

I’ll save you from the cliche metaphor of us peeling back our layers. You’ve heard that enough times. I want to point out this one key distinction, however: trees can’t...

Day 4: The Real Risk

Day 4: The Real Risk

I recently encountered a definition of moderation by Dan Koe that struck me: moderation is moderating the time we live in either of the extremes. What I love about this consideration is that...

Day 4: The Real Risk

I recently encountered a definition of moderation by Dan Koe that struck me: moderation is moderating the time we live in either of the extremes. What I love about this consideration is that...

Day 3: If Writing a Resume Were An Episode of Grey’s Anatomy

Day 3: If Writing a Resume Were An Episode of G...

Much to my surprise and possibly to the detriment of this blog post (TBD), the first thing that came to my head was the song we’ve all heard way too...

Day 3: If Writing a Resume Were An Episode of G...

Much to my surprise and possibly to the detriment of this blog post (TBD), the first thing that came to my head was the song we’ve all heard way too...

Day 2: What’s Love Got To Do With It?

Day 2: What’s Love Got To Do With It?

“So Oregon’s your place, huh?” people ask me. If I answer yes, I also have to include Montana, Michigan, and many other beautiful places. I could be happy in so...

Day 2: What’s Love Got To Do With It?

“So Oregon’s your place, huh?” people ask me. If I answer yes, I also have to include Montana, Michigan, and many other beautiful places. I could be happy in so...

Day 1: I Am More Than A Soldier

Day 1: I Am More Than A Soldier

The challenge is that we don’t always know until the moving truck is packed in the driveway. Part of what I was overriding last summer was wisdom attempting to deliver...

Day 1: I Am More Than A Soldier

The challenge is that we don’t always know until the moving truck is packed in the driveway. Part of what I was overriding last summer was wisdom attempting to deliver...