See Beyond – July 2019

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Since we run our business from the phone and
Internet, we could work practically anywhere.
And as anyone who knows us will tell you, we are
spontaneous. I just looked at Gaye and smiled.
Moving out with nowhere to move to might seem
absurd to some, but not to me. This idea, in truth,
seemed to lead us toward a much sought-after new
perspective.

We gave the idea some breathing room. Besides
a trip to Indiana to see my brother Dan and his
wife Sherry, we had no travel plans. Just a couple
of days later, the phone rang. Our good friends
Marcus and Sheila were heading out of town and
asked if we might house-sit and care for their dog.
We would be at their home in Scottsdale, Arizona
for three weeks while they went to Europe. We
also wanted to visit Bob and Nancy in Spokane,
Washington and check that area out. All of a
sudden, we were planning trips to three other
states. Our good friend Sara offered two rooms of
her townhouse in Westlake Village, California as a
home base. Clearly, the Universe was making this
possible. We sold what we could, put the rest in
storage and hit the road in July.

Our visits became surprisingly better when we had
more time. Instead of four or five days in Indiana,
we stayed longer. No one was in a hurry to get a
lot of activities in. Instead, we really talked.

Staying at Sara’s afforded us the opportunity to

unpack a little more. If we were going on ap-

pointments or traveling to a trade show, we took

just what we needed. Removing the back seats

of the PT Cruiser really helped, too. We packed

just enough clothes, our laptops and monitors,

business files and hung some coats on the rack.

The smallest suitcase was perfect for hotel stops.

The larger suitcases were accessible in the car if

we needed dressier clothes. We crammed what

we could into the available space, including our

special pillows. While driving, I had to rely on the

side mirrors and a prayer to see behind me.

If I add up all that has happened in the past twelve

months, it would include staying with our friends

in Arizona three times, spending quality time in

Indiana, traveling to Texas to see kids and grand-

kids over Christmas and New Year’s, flying up to

Washington and staying with Bob and Nancy in

October and again in January, numerous trips

back to Sara’s, our home away from home, and to

Christina’s in Long Beach, California, and Gaye’s

sisters’ homes also in Long Beach and Seattle,

Washington.

Amidst all this activity, we constantly searched

for a place to live. We asked a lot of questions,

took notes, met great people and even picked up

some new clients. We attended our industry trade

We sold what we could, put the rest in storage and hit the road.