Whirlwind.1.anything resembling a whirlwind, as in violent action or destructive force. 2.any circling rush or violent onward course. 3.Monday, July 28th for Rhys and Indi Martin. What a day! Indi goes to work this morning (which was a rush in and of itself) and I slept in. That was nice. I got up, got ready … Continue reading Wow. →

Well, the first weekend is done, done, done, and what a success. We raised far more than we expected to, and had some awesome help in Rhys' mom Lory, and Nikki. We were soooo busy, could not possibly have done it without those two, seriously. Stupid Estate Sale companies. Here are a few of their … Continue reading Point of No Return →

Wow, what a success!We were out WAY too late last night, but for a good cause: we got to see Jay and Brad's respective bands play out @ Exit 6C and had a rockin' good time. I got to sleep at about 4:30. At 6:00, I had to get up and go to training...seems I … Continue reading Estate Sale: Day One →

We've placed ads in various local papers and on Craig's List about our estate sale. It's going to be this weekend and next. Hope we get everything sold quickly. I also posted our home for rent. Woot!

Well, due to our outlying nature the Estate Sale folks won't hold a sale for us. Looks like we're going to have to do our own.OR!We've recently started looking into possibly leasing the house fully-furnished. A quick look through a few sites like craigslist shows quite a market for that kind of thing. We are … Continue reading Change of Plan →

As we're mentioning our forthcoming travels and plans to friends and family, Indi and I have been surprised at how many people have asked to buy stuff of ours. We're considering forgoing the formal estate sale process and just doing one ourselves. I'd hate to be left with riff-raff stuff that we'd just get rid … Continue reading Estate Sale →

We met with a realtor today. Signed all of the paperwork and all that jazz to get the house on the market. We also got some cheap plants and such for the cobblestone area @ the front of the house and are borrowing Lori & Danny's bench to make it look all nice. So our … Continue reading Back to Life…back to Realty →

On the welcome page to our site, I call our journey the 'New American Dream'. Indi mentioned that she didn't quite agree with that, and I realize I have not really explained myself. So here is what I think:The old 'American Dream' is exactly what we've been doing. We own a home, have respectable jobs, … Continue reading The New American Dream →