My wandering lifestyle is more of a part of me than I ever realized. Not to say that I go far, or anywhere crazy or do anything too far out of the box. I wander with the sole purpose of seeing the people I love and wherever that takes me, I go. I make my rounds regularly within my northeast radius. And though I never get too far from home, you never quite know what state I’m going to be in on any given day. And neither do I much of the time. My vehicles have always been a second home and a bulk of my wardrobe remains in bags until I unpack, wash and repack, repeat.

I did expect that buying a house would make me more stationary. And in some senses it did. But it didn’t move my people – only put me closer to some and further from others.

I expected that getting a new local job would make me more stationary. It did essentially remove my commute time, but that didn’t move my people any closer either…Oddly. So weird.

Have a baby they said. It’ll keep you in one place they said. But I guess I just laugh in the face of one place. There was only one day in my life that (almost) everyone I loved was in one place and that was a really really expensive day. The most amazing day ever, but it was one of those ‘once in a lifetime’ kind of deals. On all other days my people are scattered about.

Insert baby here.

That’s exactly what I’ve done so far and it seems to be working out just fine for now! Goal: Embrace Lydie as a new addition to your life and keep living it. Incorporate her life into your own.

Granted – newborns sleep a lot and they aren’t mobile or verbal and they aren’t exactly causing scenes in restaurants (at least ones that aren’t easy to remedy) or wreaking havoc on your friends homes (yet). I realize that with each age and stage children grow and learn and present an onslaught of new and different challenges. And I’ve heard those new challenges seem to present themselves just as you’ve mastered what was required of the last one. But I’ve adapted to my Lydie’s curveballs thus far and intend to keep rolling with her tiny adorable punches. I’m looking forward to seeing how this little extension of me tucks herself right into the rest of my life as if she was always the most perfect part of it. So she’s coming along for the ride. My awesome riding-everywhere-to-see-everyone ride. I’ve so enjoyed all of our little road/rhode trips so far and introducing my new tagalong to everything and everyone that she will grow to love too.

It may take me an entire day to get out the door – I’m not saying it’s easy… But when your people are as wonderful as my people. It’s worth every bit of every effort to get to them.

So far. Success.