Objectives

Driving home from work yesterday, I contemplated this question: What do we want to accomplish while we're fulltiming?

At the risk of making this lifestyle change sound like a work project (which it's not!), I started to make a mental list. At home, I asked Boris for his thoughts on the question.

"I don't want to think about it that way," was his thoughtful reply.

I know. I know. Neither do I. My thinking is that if we can get clear on a few "big picture" objectives before we go, if there's anything we can do now to help set things up for success life on the road, I don't want to miss that opportunity. And, somewhere down the road we'll ask ourselves how things are working for us as fulltimers. Intuitively, we'll know that we love it (or we don't). Checking in our objectives will give us an idea of why. Besides, right now fulltiming feels like it's all about getting rid of and moving our stuff, selling our house and getting out of here. While I'm fine with all that, me thinks I'm needing to get a clearer view of the bigger picture here and the really good stuff that's ahead of us.

Am I overthinking this?

Maybe so. For now, I'll keep it really simple.

Our fulltiming objectives:
* To enjoy ourselves and each other everyday
* To experience the freedom to explore North America when and how we wish
* To live simply and spontaneously
* To express our creativity
* To reinvent what work might be to us, if anything
* To be active in a community of people who are passionate about doing the same things we are

Sounds good. No, actually. That sounds GREAT!

I'm ready to get to work.