I intensely dislike lying - aka what a relief that 'work' now knows I'm jetting

I had the conversation with my bosses last Thursday.
I didn't get firm no, and neither did I get a hell yes.
I asked for a sabbatical.

By asking, what I got was the opportunity to be brave.
It's the difference between 'need' and 'want'.
In my heart, I had nothing to lose. In my head I had to ask.
It's a great skill to be able to look at my 'ask' from the business perspective.

In not saying yes and not saying no, I am FREE.
I don't have any guilt, any reluctance to do the things that I want, in the order that I want, and if that means not setting an alarm to come back...

Well that sounds gorgeous.
Gorgeous like mountains, and Tango and ceviche, and Malbec.

-Rachel

'This is a bad idea' - why I get this...hard.

For me it's about making a decision.
It's about changing my perspective.
It's about seeing what I'm made of.
It's about taking a road less traveled.
It's about leaving alone, and meeting new people as a brave, new Rachel.

Check out their Tumblr wehadabadidea.tumblr.com

It's nice when things touch you in a way that you think that no one else can see. Like a Venn diagram that seems incredibly tiny, but I will turn a corner and it will become as vast as the universe.

-Rachel

Everyday it feels a little closer

Often it's a relief to see little things in life that seem to affirm the direction you're going.

Here's a lovely medium roast coffee from Peru, in a mug that is so ugly it's cute. Yellowstone this summer past, and Peru in a month and a half.

I'm feeling good.

-Rachel