Well life in a Van is very different but also has given me freedom. I will share my experiences and thoughts with you as l journey into discovering my new life and how I can help others and myself along the way. Griffin my Cavoodle is my travel companion and my Vans name is Lilly, named after my snake that is no longer with me but forever remembered. I have no idea what will happen and what’s to come but I will share my life with you as much as l can.
Sounds much as when i separated with my ex after founding out the whole love affair with another guy. My then ex becamed a horrible person and it was my ex apartment and everything since i did not brought anything when i moved to belgium to live together with my now ex. Did not knew anything better so i took what i had and moved back to Sweden. Thats 3 years ago and well...sum days are still hard cuz not only was my ex cheating, i lost my father, gotmy own helth issue's etc. Life is not always easy, i have felt that, when i thought i had it all to now nothing. Now Im a cat dad and honestly have zero intrest in a new relationship.
It’s such a roller coaster ride with our emotions and being hurt, losing then your trust of people and having to pick up the pieces and keep moving forward takes time. There are good people out there that can be in your life as good friends but will take time to trust someone to begin a relationship again. Take your time and look after you first. 🩷🩷
It’s such a roller coaster ride with our emotions and being hurt, losing then your trust of people and having to pick up the pieces and keep moving forward takes time. There are good people out there that can be in your life as good friends but will take time to trust someone to begin a relationship again. Take your time and look after you first. 🩷🩷
From where I sit I see that you want to live and let live but the people you are dealing with do not want you to do this and in my opinion you must be on the defense and protect your life and wellbeing physically and emotionally. I think that you are making all the right moves even though it is uncomfortable. May peace and love be with you and your little pup.
Thank you Brenda, things will settle down and l will just keep on staying as positive as l can and hope that each day l can find peace with everything.
I think you speak very well. I’m 63 years old and still have feelings of hurt from when I was a kid. I can be having a nice normal day and out of no where a horrible memory will pop in my head. All we can do is try to keep moving forward.
Hello Kriss and thank you. I think they will always be with us. We know they were memories from past, we try to remember they are not our present and let us have more of those horrible memories of the past, fade as we make better ones. 🩷🩷
I’m so sorry you’re still dealing with family issues…I had similar a few years ago where I had to turn my back on my daughter due to verbal and emotional abuse…my granddaughter was about 9 then…she’s 12 now 😊…daughter was very angry most of the time…it is depression and she’s getting counseling and medication now which helps so we have a relationship again and me and my granddaughter also..I practically raised her til she was 5…my relationship is very tentative with daughter but at least we can have some fun now and then and me and granddaughter spend more time together…I’m teaching her how to crochet and she loves it…you know sometimes when people have no one to blame for their problems, they kinda start looking at themselves cause no one else will listen to their nonsense…we mommies often end up getting abused because we love our children and keep trying to make things work…it was a hard thing to walk away for about 6 months…she’s not right in the head yet but she’s trying and I’ve told her I’m proud of her for that. Your daughter may come to terms also…In the meantime do what makes YOU happy…
Very similar yes, l have not seen my daughter or grandsons for a couple of years now but l have pictures of my grandsons on a wall in my van. I hope one day to have a relationship with them as you are with your granddaughter but l don’t see that happening with my daughter. She continues to deny doing anything wrong and she will never admit to the abuse she did. I just hope that the boys be happy with their lives but knowing my daughter, I am afraid of the opposite happening for them. I miss them as like you l bought them up, especially the first child. It’s hard not to cry at times but I know it’s not every day, l wouldn’t cope if that was how it was. Thank you always for sharing your story or a part of it with me. I am so glad you have been able to be back in your daughter’s and grand daughter’s life. Tentatively even so with your daughter is a good start, better than not at all. 🙏🩷🩷🩷
It's painful when you are suffering with this emotional abuse! Unfortunately as I go through all the time where your excsorsted mentaly, and drains you.❤ I'm hopeing your able to send your number to me again as my phone died!and I hadn't entered it . Remember when we met
❤ to grieving group and struggling. Have to keep going for my daughter. I am so glad you have great friends ❤️ ❤I don't have any around me and have a hard time trusting😢❤
I understand your difficulties and yes l have a few good friends who are here for me more than my family is. I would prefer to have my family be that way though. I don’t know how old your daughter is but as mums we do need to and keep going for our children who do very much need their mom around. Mine are now all grown adults and have families themselves. Now mostly l keep going for my grandchildren. We are mothers forever and our children will always be the ones to keep us going. That is a good thing though I know that it’s also huge emotionally on us who deal with trauma in our lives. Trust won’t come easy but don’t give up, stay strong, you are important and we need to remember that. I am here, if ever you wish to talk privately about anything please email me as the address is in the description. 🤗🩷🩷🩷
Never apologise for being you. I am so sorry to hear about your family situation and can only hope that day by day you can gain strength and be kind to yourself.
Hang in there, know that your conscience is clear and that you didn't deserve what you got. Karma will settle all eventually. Please get some rest and enjoy your friends later. Griffin loves you. Looking forward to seeing you soon. Sending healing hugs ❤❤🎉🎉
All we can do is one day at a time. Griff may have sensed something outside and wanted you awake…my dogs do that sometimes. I hope you have an amazing day and look forward to seeing you again soon. Please take care of yourself.
Same for me when l see people driving on the right 😁 those donuts were delicious, ld definitely stop there again. I tell you, we were in a panic, didn’t think we would be moving past my son’s place, thank goodness we found her. 🩷🩷🩷
I did, taking awhile to get the travel footage together but I will get there. I love a good storm, so long as my annex don’t blow away with it, lol 😂 The beaches were beautiful and we had beautiful weather while away. The wind has settled a little bit here but it’s not as cold as it was last week. 🩷🩷🩷
Thanks Jill it has been crazy weather and I am sure you felt it too. Hopefully spring arrives soon and that wind doesn’t reappear. Love a Milo on a chilly day, l drink way too much coffee, Milo is a break from it. Hope you are well and haven’t forgotten about catching up at some point. Need to borrow a car but l will organize that. 🩷🩷🩷
The 22nd of September will start the fall season here in the States. Hopefully we are done with the 100+F days here in Oklahoma. I’m not sure what that would be in Celsius but it’s hot either way. Great seeing you again and I hope the storms blow over without any more damage.
Yep that is truly hot, around 37c. Can be that quite consistently in Queensland but here in Victoria not so much. The weather has been pretty good but who knows what is around the corner. I won’t be taking the ropes off, though if l drive the van, guess l will have to. 😊 Might need to take the annex down and find a better solution l think. 🩷🩷
Hi Ruth, still here didn’t get blown away 😆 The beaches were beautiful but so was the weather. It was beautiful here when I left too but at least the garden had a good watering. 🙏🩷🩷
Please don’t let his negativity have ill effect on your kind heart. Seems to me you were just wanting to help but as I’ve learned many times in my life some people just can’t be helped. I look forward to seeing you in the next video and please take care of yourself.
Hello my friend, it was very upsetting to me but I’m so glad that I do have wonderful friends in my life even if l did think of him as one. I am a little more cautious now but that’s just how l feel l have to be. Thanks for your kindness and support 🙏🩷🩷
Yes indeed be kind to others…sometimes it’s best to walk away from people like this that sees no value in you and/or reject you after you’ve helped them out…we’re not friends? Wow 😔 I had a similar incident here with a neighbor I helped out…just moved into our rv park…he was like a fish out of water so we helped him set up and connect up for internet…he came to visit and complain about one of our other neighbors and called him a bible thumper…and I said well Ken I guess you could call me a bible thumper too as I touched my bible beside my chair…I don’t think badly of him that he isn’t but he apparently thinks bad of me because he stopped visiting…it’s too bad…we’re friendly with many people here in our park and if he wants to hate me for my beliefs that’s on him…I will continue to be cordial and a good neighbor to him but cautiously because these people can hurt you so bad…you bend over for them only to find out they have no appreciation or respect 🤨 So we move onward ☺️….forgive and forget…
That is our belief, to be kind to others and it can be difficult when the courtesy isn’t given to us. I read my bible too and would be very proud to say this to anyone, it is our faith in it that l feel guides us through our lives no matter how difficult it might be at times. Being kind to others is so much easier than being rude and mean to people and l know, you know that. Yes better to just walk away and remember not all people are like that. Staying true to ourselves and our values and beliefs is what we do, you can always make a difference for others by acts of kindness even if unappreciated. 🩷🩷🩷
Keep your kind spirit nurtured. You don't need to explain yourself to anyone. It's his loss for sure. The Universe sees your kindness. ❤❤❤🎉 have a great trip!
Roughly once but totally depends on how muddy it is outside. It’s important not to constantly wash them as it will dry them out, they have natural oils they need to prevent drying out their skin. 😊🩷🩷
Handsome Griffin! I gave my 2 a bath and clipping this past Sunday. They are reasonably good during the process, but afterwards, they do the same crazy running around as Griffin. So cute! Enjoy your day ❤🎉
Lots of good fun, love the shower we get as well. They have so much energy, l get exhausted watching him do his zoomies. I am glad your 2 behave, makes it’s so much easier for you Joan, big job doing 2 then the clipping. Griff was not good at either but has much improved now. Hope your day was enjoyable too. 🩷🩷🩷
I am lucky, gosh I have that picture in my head, one arm behind my back. 😁 Some sure don’t mind but yes l have had the odd dog not being impressed with the bath time. I remember having to use a muzzle, it worked a treat. 🩷🩷🩷
The scenery where you live is absolutely beautiful. I enjoyed seeing the footage of your snakes. I have never had snakes, but I have had well over 100 other reptiles through the years (when I lived with my dad, he said that he didn't want snakes in the house because he was terrified of them lol). Your snake room brought back memories of my reptile rooms. When you look back on the past, remember the good times with your pets, and the love you gave them. In my opinion, the people who had you leave should have considered the number of animals you had and given you a practical time frame to get them moved out. Please tell me if I overstepped by saying that. Take care!! :)
You did not overstep at all Jessica, having had reptiles yourself you know the work involved in moving them. They did not care, one week but l took a month. I miss all my animals but truly was passionate about snakes and their care. I remember all the love I had for them and forever grateful l did have them for the time l had with them. So glad you have a love for reptiles, l did have a bearded dragon as well, the only other reptile l had. Much love Jessica 🙏🩷🩷
I,m about to move into my 24ft retro Millard in Wollongong can,t wait sick of paying rent and looking after a house I,m 65 it will be me my little dog and 3 cats 😊😊😊😊😊
Good on you, l am sure you are absolutely going to love it, life is so much simpler and the van sounds great. Let me know how it all goes Julianne l would love to hear all about it. 🩷🩷
I no how you feel ,it's a big part of your life has been taken away from you, No matter what we try to do to forget or move on ,it doesn't take much to trigger every thing that's happened, I may be wrong but that's what happens to me.❤❤
You are so right Jill, we will be triggered by things and are painful for us to remember but though l was so happy with my life then, l am striving to find that again now going forward, just in a different way l guess. 🩷🩷
I loved seeing some of your old footage. I miss seeing your snakes and think do them and always wishing them well wherever they are. I love ❤️ your peaceful walks with Griff, so relaxing. He looks so happy to be exploring😊
Thank you Lori, l miss and think of them all the time. Hard to wonder about their lives today as it creates anxiety for me but l will hope they are being well cared for. Griff loves being off lead and he never goes to far from me thankfully. 🙏🩷🩷
I’m right there with you when it comes to getting out and doing things. I have little ambition to do anything on my days off. It’s not healthy I know it’s just not enjoyable without anyone to share the time with. It’s been quite hot here which will start cooling off soon. Maybe I’ll feel like getting out then. I miss seeing your snakes they were fun to watch. Take care of yourself and we’ll see you next time.
I totally understand you, it’s so much easier said than done at times but l can say to you, sometimes we need to give ourselves a kick in our own butt. I have to do this, otherwise l would have nothing to say or share with anyone. We would be rather boring but I think eventually we would get bored as well. It would be nice to have someone to share it with but l struggle to even want that now and force myself to do that, sometimes people can be too hard for me but that’s something I need to work on. I miss my snakes 🐍 now they were great company, but so is Griffin, that lm grateful for. 🙏🩷🩷
Thank you so much for sharing footage of your snakes! How nice it was to see Oscar and Amaya. You were an amazing advocate for pet snakes! Griff is such a sweetie, always checking up on you! Maybe one day, you will have a carpet python or a spotted in your life again!
I think I would have a bit of a problem trying to drive around there. Here in the states we drive on the right side of the road and the steering wheel is on the left side of the car. That was fun to watch thank you for sharing this.
