Listen to your BARK!

Thank you for being here with me…I’m about to spend a month on the road with my new sidekick “Freedom”, exploring sites around the south and figuring my shit out. I haven’t always felt like I was going crazy…but man, don’t I feel like it now.

Lots of you will come here because you know me or “think” you know me, and hopefully some of you are complete strangers. I am and always will be an open book , eager to share my journey of what brought me to this point in my life where I am fortunate enough to have seen some early warning signs of a complete breakdown, and blessed to have the love and support of family and friends to support my crazy ideas on how to get myself back on solid footing.

In a nutshell, I recently resigned a job of 15 years that I absolutely loved because I don’t possess the magic to balance me as a person, and me as a professional. I’m tired of being mad at myself for not enjoying everything else in my life! Some days I wish I could just put a set of headphones on and listen to a few songs un-interrupted, spend an hour flying my drone, study up on a new favorite hobby or for heavens sake…just be more present with my family. I’ve been stuck in this cycle for too long with my head down in my work…and too tired to invest the energy to better myself both at home and at work. I kept thinking that I was waiting for something to change and for everything to get better or even out…shit, that’s like waiting for the cable guy to come! He never shows up! So, I’ve taken the matter into my own hands…

…I left my job, bought a camper and rescued the sweetest and most handsomest dog ever. A dog you say? Well, he’s more than just a dog…he’s a soul that understands me, a heater at the end of the bed and a sympathetic ear when I’m talking to myself. “Freedom” is more than his given name. I openly acknowledge and accept the he is the one doing the rescuing these days.

If you are in the hospitality industry…this blog is for you. If you are in the Non Profit industry…this blog is for you. Heck, maybe you just like reading about how someone almost lost their mind…and again, this blog is for you.

We embark on our journey February 10th, 2022…please come along for the ride with us. There will be farms, fields, breweries and tons of stuff to see…mostly Freedom being his naturally handsome self making friends wherever he goes and me blabbing on and on about what I figure out about myself.

I’m looking for the lessons that you can’t teach, and all the life treasures I’ve inadvertently hidden from myself.

Stay tuned….