Best piece of advice

I read this today from an interview that the author of I Miss You When I Blink did with Allie Brosh from Hyperbole and A Half.
Allie was asked about her favorite piece of advice.
She said,

“Be an unsinkable ship.” Basically, making yourself seaworthy is easier than trying to control the sea.

Word.

What's the best advice that you've heard? Care to share?

-Rachel

If All Else Fails

I found a blog post from Alexandra Franzen's blog about the worst that could happen.

She put together a FANTASTIC list of what else I could do if this whole quit my job and my benefits thing doesn't pan out.
I have a lot of faith in myself, but at every step in this process I have to think, and evaluate. I question whether I'm taking the right step, and I have to steel my nerves.

If all of this goes bananas, here are my top 3 'all else fails' kind of situations

1. I go back to working retail - or sell cars. I 1000% think that I could sell cars. Would I want to - no. Could I - yes.

2. Instead of volunteering to teach english, I'll make my way to Asia and do it for the real $$$. I'm a kick-ass teacher. This doesn't seem like an 'all else fails' but more like a new trajectory.

3. I'll learn to code and become a permanent housesitter. This also doesn't sound like a bad idea. I can water plants and play with puppies like nobody else. It's a gift.


Am I missing anything?

-Rachel

This I need before the trip

1.  Rain Cover for backpack
2. Compression Sacks
3. Fishing line
4.  Roll o' Duct Tape
5. Insect Repellent - premethrin and DEET
6. Sunscreen
7. Baggies
8. Immodium

10/2 Passport renewed

Feast for the Eyes: Cusco Peru

Can you guys tell me what you want me to post about?

I have a feeling that I'll be so busy finding ways to:

• stumble through Spanish
• order coffee
• buy toilet paper and
• buy bus tickets
• and consume everything below

 

 That in the tiredness and excitement, I'll lose any ability to think of what to write about.
So I'll leave some of it to you. Please ask me questions, and tell me what I'm missing. Post links and other things. I want to be able to look back at all of this someday and really see the experience.

This is gonna be ExCellAnt!!!!!

-Rachel

Feast for the Eyes: El Chaltén in Southern Patagonia

For when you're in the cloud

I learned something very valuable over the weekend.

R1 is a great partner in bouncing things off the wall.

She brought up being able to use the tried and true, improv move of

'yes, and'

When obstacles come up, or there are reasons why-not, then all you have to do (that phrase makes it sound easy, although it's a muscle that you have to work), all you have to do is say, 'yes AND'.

So, I'm going to give it a try. When you don't know which way is which, and you need something do move you in any direction but down.

Say - Yes, AND...


-Rachel