Chasing A New Lifestyle (location independence)
I’ve been putting off writing on this blog for a while because I was unsure of what I wanted to say or where I wanted it to go. As it is this is just a catch all blog for random thoughts and posts that don’t fit anywhere else in my little online world. I blame this mostly on my lack of adventures lately. My last trip was to Puerto Rico in March and since then I have just been hanging out in Memphis working hard to build up something that will allow me to leave Memphis.
That’s right, I am leaving Memphis. I am one of the few people that actually loves Memphis and supports it when others bash it, but I am leaving the city for something new. I had been planning to move out to my own place in Memphis. I kept saving money for that occasion but I couldn’t stop the desire to be somewhere, anywhere, everywhere else. I can’t tame the wanderlust so I am surrendering to it.
I’ve been working the last few months on saving money and building online income that will allow me to do this without needing to find a job immediately wherever I settle. I am making a bit of money off my own blogs and websites now and last week I was hired for a staff blogging job. That will be a great help since it is steady income from a job that doesn’t take much time and I can do anywhere.
Since I am great at living and traveling cheap I am almost set to drop my current gig and set off. I will most likely end up in Oregon with an awesome friend after bouncing around the country for a few fun events in July. That is not set in stone, but my decision to quit my current job and pursue a location independent lifestyle is.
Working from any location has always sounded like a dream for a travel lover like me. Lately I have been reading numerous case studies of people who are already doing this. Their decision to live lives designed the way they want, without the normal ties to a certain location, has inspired me. I will always be a Tennessee girl, but there is more of the world I want to see and I am going to see it.
