Author Archives: The Traveling Rabbit

My Journey into the World of On-Demand Work

(UPDATE: You can hear me talk for 5 minutes about my work adventure on PRI’s radio show “To The Best of Our Knowledge”:  http://www.ttbook.org/book/what-its-work-demand-economy) As I’ve mentioned before, I’m an overeducated 40-something year old woman who spent years in research … Continue reading

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Airbnb Adventures

As promised, here are some of the Airbnb accommodations that I stayed in (usually on a monthly basis) during my adventure (over the course of a year, I lived in about 20 different Airbnbs in 19 different towns across the U.S. and … Continue reading

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The Road Less Traveled

Ok, back to summarizing the adventure. As some of you know, just over a year ago, I quit my miserable corporate job and decided to veer away from the life/career path that I thought I was “supposed” to be on. … Continue reading

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A Year of Stanley – Continued!

Ok, phew. It’s been a while since I’ve posted. The last couple of months have included: taking a bit of a break from my adventure to support a very dear friend going through some rough health issues traveling to a … Continue reading

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Shadow 2

“The message is unmistakable; our own healing proceeds from that overlap of what we call good and evil, light and dark. It is not that the light element alone does the healing; the place where light and dark begin to … Continue reading

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Tears at the Shelter

I might be spending at least a few months in one place, starting in June. Details on that coming soon (I’m very excited!). But until then…one of the super fun parts that I will tell you now is that I … Continue reading

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You Reading This, Be Ready

Starting here, what do you want to remember? How sunlight creeps along a shining floor? What scent of old wood hovers, what softened sound from outside fills the air? Will you ever bring a better gift for the world than … Continue reading

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My First Talk About the Adventure!

Hooray!  I just received news that I was accepted to talk about my past year adventure at Ignite San Francisco later this month.  I’m so excited (and nervous)!  GULP!  I just hope the audience will enjoy 5 minutes of Stanley pictures!! … Continue reading

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A Year of Stanley – Part 3

Part 3 of the series to celebrate Stanley (my travel partner) and all of his mischievous ways. We both hope that his antics will bring you some little smiles! Stanley’s first time seeing a snail! checking out books from the Stanley library! in … Continue reading

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Favorite Spots from the Year #6: Puget Island, WA

         So, one of the clear favorites from this adventure was a place called Puget Island. You will all say that you know where it is because, of course, it’s in the Puget Sound region. This is … Continue reading

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