Why?

 Why?

This question has been asked to us numerous times and each time it seems like we give a bit of a different answer.

At this point in time (16 days into minivanlife) our “why” for this adventure is simple:  Life is short.

The past few years have not been easy on us, or most of you for that matter. COVID, car accidents, cancer, terminal illnesses, the list of things is never ending. These unknowns are a driving force behind us. Life is too unpredictable and too short to wait until retirement to start living life and travelling. 

At our jobs we were seeing colleagues retire and hearing about their dreams and plans, only to read their obituary a few years later. It started wearing on us that we were stuck in a loop of working during the week, then relaxing on the weekend so we could return to work on Monday.  We were becoming stuck in work environments that were no longer providing the fulfilment or excitement we were looking for. Co-workers left, higher ups changed, and we were both becoming more dissatisfied with our lives and wondering where we were going.

That’s why we decided to quit our jobs, sell everything, and hit the road.