This trip has been about so many things for us, but the greatest reason for leaving our jobs behind and taking our kids on the road is simple: family. Not only have the 5 of us been needing extra special time together, but there are so many family members back east that we rarely get to see. Flying a family of 5 is so crazy expensive, and to drive so far takes so much vacation time from work, that the time we would actually have to spend with family is less than the days trav

I'm tired today. My girls came downstairs at 6:30 this morning, squealing with excitement for another day of fun with friends. I wasn't ready. But I will say, it's a different tired than normal. For almost a year, I've woken up tired every day, and there has been very little I can do to wake myself up fully. It was the kind of tired that comes from stress...work problems that had us feeling defeated and undervalued that led to anxiety and uncertainty, which caused us to withd