6:31 AM: I couldn’t fall back asleep after a 4:30 911 call I received at the ambulance corps so I thought I would give you guys a little update about what’s been going on with me.
Minimalism Clothing Experiment
The clothing experiment worked out pretty well. I was able to narrow down my clothes to only a 1 week supply (plus some specific items for special events) and it worked out very well. I had some trouble keeping track of all the items but I have set up some safeguards that should prevent that from happening again.
I am taking this to the final stages which will mean throwing out and donating all the excess clothing I have and be completely sufficient off of the few articles i have chosen. Because this has worked out so well I am getting ready to start some other experiments and minimalist practices so that I can de-clutter other areas of my life. I’m not going to go into detail but once I have finished everything I will be proud to show it off.
Egypt
My Egypt trip is in peril. I have found myself in some debt and it is more than I am comfortable with having right now. The Wonder Berry Shop is not picking up as I was hoping it would and without a stream of income this trip may not be possible. I need to either find the $3000 I was planning on spending on this trip or pay off all my debt, or both. 
I am trying to find some other methods of income. I have found my role models, other individuals who are able to make a living and sustain world travel through the internet and I believe I can accomplish the same I just haven’t quite found out how. I’ll get there.
My friends and some of my family keep urging me to find a ‘real’ job, which I find kind of discouraging. They seem to scoff at my beliefs that I can hit my goals without one. Sometimes I start to believe they are right, I even applied for a job that I really didn’t want, but I don’t want a backup plan. A backup plan will only give me an excuse not to push as hard as I need to to make this work.
In the mean time I am trying to find inspiration and support to keep me going.
Family Mix
I have started taking a more active role in helping my mother with her parenting workshop. We have scheduled one for the summer and we are working towards building a parenting community through her website FamilyMix.com and by speaking at some local parenting groups.
Upcoming Special Project
I have another project in the works for the early part of the summer that should prove to be a lot of fun (as well as give me plenty to write about!) and I am very excited to get it going. I’m not quite ready to talk about it just yet but if all goes as planned I’ll have some stuff for you in the coming weeks.
Niagara Falls
The images at the top of the page is one I took at Niagara Falls when I was up in Buffalo on vacation with my family. It was absolutely beautiful and I can’t wait to go back get some pictures from the Canadian side. I especially want to try to get some shots at night during the lighting festival where it’s lit up in a bunch of gorgeous colors. A full gallery is available here on my Flickr Account. I took them using my Canon Rebel T2i D-SLR and they came out pretty good.
That’s all I got for now. I’ll be updating this site from time to time and once my summer project is under way I should be here quite frequently. I hope you will come back and check it out.
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