Two birds, one stone, and 38 books.
Oh, the Places I’ve lived!
Have you ever googled yourself? If you haven’t you really should. Honestly, I would check at least once a year.
When I have time, I’ve been sitting at my computer and tightening up information about me, my businesses, and my data online. I’ve been going through apps, programs, emails and making sure everything has been updated or deleted. That I’ve unsubscribed to endless spam emails. There is a significant amount of information that I’ve got to update and it takes time, While I do have an online presence, some of my life is private and will always be that way. Making sure of what info I want visible is important.
Last year, I took Facebook (my personal page) to the bare minimum, I actually took a 30 day break and never missed it. I whittled down my list of friends. Most are now family and people I have always had a deeper connection. I now see more of what’s going on with more of my friends, so it was two birds with one stone. Facebook has become the unneeded program. However to have an specific type of IG account, you have to have FB, which is notoriously hacked, compromised and really just a obscene amount of ads, “sponsored” content etc. The platform is confusing, and overly technical for businesses, and really the scammers just don’t stop.
Going through the security features on Facebook again (because they are always changing things) I noticed the tab on Facebook called—Places I’ve lived. It got me thinking about all the places I’ve lived.
5 states
13 cities
8 houses
14 apartments
I MOVED a lot.
I really feel like I’m forgetting a place or two, but it made me realized, It’s kinda my MO. Which means this idea of part time travel is right up my alley. For kicks, I’ve also had 12 vehicles, which averages a new car every 2.91 years. Here’s the thing, for me once a vehicle starts costing more than $1000 a month, it’s time to move on. Not that I’ve ever really had a POS, but only 1 car was ever new, the Jeep Renegade. All my other cars had some miles. I’ve had friends that have driven their cars until they are un-driveable and really hoping this truck is it for awhile.
My ever changing book collection.
When moving I get really good at separating what’s important and what’s not. Second hand furniture can be awesome. Making a place mine was always a priority. Dishes can be replaced, furniture changed, I really don’t need a lot..but…I LOVE making my home cozy. I love designing my space, which sometimes can get costly. IKEA was my favorite place in LA.
Books were always hard to part with. Like CDs, or tapes (which I still have) and now DVDs. I only really buy online versions. It’s taking up non-physical space, which is perfect. I gave up cable in 2018 and have zero regrets. My book collection has definitely shrunk and now since I have an audible account, I really don’t buy any physical books. I still however have a small collection of Stephen King, and all the hard copies of Harry Potter. I once had a collection of Janet Evanovich, which my friend got when I left California.
Now while I work, I am currently listening to, The Hobbit and Bren'e Brown’s - Dare to Lead. It’s taken me a bit to really dive into my collection of titles (38 so far), many, I’ve read before but are favorites. Fiction favs: King, Grisham, Tolkien, and Evanovich are a few.
The biggest benefit to having my audible account is the ability to listen to a story while I work on creating, drawing, and making products. It has been the best way to lose myself in the work and the story. The hours melt away. I used to mindlessly play Big Bang, Friends, Parks and Rec, The Office, etc, but diving into the books have been refreshing.
Leave me your best recommendations!
