Is daydreaming a distraction from work, or work a distraction from daydreaming? Marty Rubin It’s Friday happy hour. The waiter brings over the shishito peppers, which are bright green and blistered from roasting. We’re just finishing our patatas bravas, which taste just like the ones we sampled for the first time at Madrid’s Mercado de…
Can I Still RV Full-Time During a Coronavirus Outbreak?
Hello! Unsettled Essence here. I’m finally digging myself out of my lethargy and working on my next post. In the meantime, I’ve thought about how the Coronavirus threat has changed my day-to-day life–I’m teleworking full-time, I can’t go out for a nice dinner, and I can’t hang out and play cards with my boyfriend at…
The 5 Best Ways to Clean out a Peanut Butter Jar Like a Boss
Do you recycle your food jars or toss them straight in the trash? What about messy containers like peanut butter jars? Are they still worth the trouble to wash out? You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to know how to clean out a peanut butter jar. You can be practical or more creative…
One Persistent Step at a Time: What Jeff Olson’s Slight Edge Taught Me About Success
There was a guy named Steve who dreamed of being in show business. Comedy was his specialty. But when he was younger, he didn’t stand out in any unique way. He couldn’t sing, and he had no rhythm. For Steve, the road to fame was a slow, uphill struggle. Nonetheless, over time and through perseverance,…
4 Ways People Sabotage Their Progress: How to Sidestep the Traps
I have a shortlist of goals to keep me on my path to full-time RVing. One of them is saving enough money to buy a decent used rig. Recently, I reviewed my January budget and, no denying it, I fell short on my RV savings goal. At first, I was dumbfounded: What happened? After trying…
