(written on the 10th from notes taken previously) I spent some time this morning cleaning the leaves out of the basement stairwell of my mom's place. Lots of big trees = lots of leaves, and that leads to a stairwell full of leaves and water in the basement. It also leads to a higher probability … Continue reading 2026-05-05 (Tuesday) — Tractors and Neighbors

(written on the 7th from notes taken previously) I definitely didn't get much sleep last night. 🙃 Probably somewhere around 5 hours ish. I listened to some uplifting music, used the bathroom in the Flying J, bought a danish since I'd used both their parking lot and their bathroom (thanks, y'all 🙏¹), and got back … Continue reading 2026-05-04 (Monday) — Back in a Natural State

(written on the 6th from notes taken previously) Good day today. Back on the road again, but I'll get to that. I was up relatively early, and I spent a little time playing hymns on my guitar. It's Fast Sunday today, but I wasn't quite prepared for it, so I went ahead and drank some … Continue reading 2026-05-03 (Sunday) — 19.95?!?!

(written on the 3rd and 6th from notes taken previously) It was cold last night again. Did I remember to reduce my layers? I think so? But maybe I didn't reduce them enough? I don't remember. 🙃 I definitely didn't get enough sleep, but that's ok. Today was... great. 😊 My days just keep getting … Continue reading 2026-05-02 (Saturday) — Rapid City Delivery

(written on the 1st and 3rd from notes) It's going to be hard to get used to writing in my journal every night. 😅 But I did it for years, so I can do it again. Let's do this.💪 Pep talk complete. 🙃 Let's hope it works. 😆 Sometime during the wee hours of the … Continue reading 2026-05-01 (Friday) — South Dakoter!

(written on the 30th and 1st from notes) I'm tired. 🙃 And I'm debating... Do I finish this journal entry tonight and make progress toward getting back to the ideal I once had of never putting head to pillow until I'd written my journal for the day? Or do I go to bed, because I'm … Continue reading 2026-04-30 (Thursday) — Winter Wonderland

(written on the 29th and 30th) I kept waking up earlier than my alarm this morning, and looking at my phone, I noticed that the Asics shoe guy from Facebook Marketplace had messaged me, saying he'd leave the shoes on his front porch at 9:00 a.m. If I still wanted them. Getting new-in-damaged box three-digit … Continue reading 2026-04-29 (Wednesday) — To Tetonestone!

(Written on the 30th from notes taken previously) I don't remember what time I got up or really much of anything that I did this morning. 😆 I think I worked on my journal a bit? Once Richard was able to pull away from work (about lunch time), I hung out with him for a … Continue reading 2026-04-28 (Tuesday) — Different Family Connections

(written on the 29th from notes taken previously) Today was visiting day. 😊 I slept in a fair bit, not leaving my little parking lot until after 11:00. As I drove away, I recognized that I wasn't going to be returning to that spot again on this trip, as it's almost time to leave. I … Continue reading 2026-04-27 (Monday) — Friends and Family

(written on the 29th from notes taken previously) As I usually do, when I spend the night at that particular Maverick, I left the station relatively early in the morning to head over to the nearby Walmart parking lot to finish my night's sleep. It was a wet morning, but I got a little bit … Continue reading 2026-04-26 (Sunday) — 🥰