I’m couch surfing with a friend while waiting for my hives to subside and the weather to cool off enough so I can get back on the road. Right after dinner one of her cats brought an animal into the house. It struggled in the hallway until I got up to see what it had. A baby bunny hung from his mouth and as I reached for it, the bunny dropped and scrambled away. I caught it, cat on my heels of course to help. It’s young and fit in …

I found this website today and love the idea, although the name doesn’t rock me, the concept is generous and wonderful, and as any marketer knows, the name lets people know immediately what the product is for. Maybe “Street-people sacks?” Doesn’t have the same ring, but I won’t complain. I think the good outweighs the name and if we give them out at Halloween, maybe we can remove the stigma by making “Beggar Bags” for kids and anyone who needs a quick snack eh? Anyway…..the idea DEFINITELY nets Lisa an …

“Your attitude towards life defines not only who you are, but the quality of life you are after.”
I read a lot. And I talk to a lot of people. And I’m firmly convinced that our moods, for 90% of us, are directly related to our attitude about our lives, our situation, our happiness. A friend sent me an email this morning with dozens of photos of this boy and his artificial legs, his smile and his obvious involvement in a very active life around him. He has, it seems, a …

I’m at the point now where people send me lots of stories about other homeless people. It’s cool. People send Seth Godin stories about remarkable businesses and cool new products. They send Chris Guillebeau travel tips or news and stories about places they’ve traveled where he’s been. They send Elliott their travel horror stories. Me? I get pure inspiration. Because people send me stories about other homeless people who are down, or have been down and have gotten up, or gotten out, or are in that process. And that my …

I get a lot of questions from readers about van-dwelling, so I’m going to talk more about that this week. I promise. I’m also in the process of writing an ebook about how to start, what to consider, how to find parking spots and how to “survive” and “thrive” on the road….Hint: to do it legally, you need to work at something!
Originally I wanted to be a full-time RV’er. I surfed websites for RV’s, and read all the camping stuff, did the traditional thing of buying a camper and finding …