TRAVEL & TIPS
Hiking For The Soul: 8 Reasons To Hike While You’re Traveling
Hiking For The Soul: 8 Reasons To Hike While You’re Traveling Hiking is an activity you can do almost anywhere, and it’s a perfect way to experience a new place. I had never been on a true hike before this year. I knew people in Florida that trained all year
Marathon Training Sucks (Especially While Living Out Of A Backpack)
Marathon Training Sucks (Especially While Living Out Of A Backpack) I have a confession to make: marathon training sucks and I hate it. And it sucks extra hard when trying to do it out of a backpack. Although I haven’t left to start my journey of full-time travel yet, I
A (True) Story About A Traveler Who Hates Commitment
A (True) Story About A Traveler Who Hates Commitment Once upon a time, there was a girl. We’ll call her Schmanjali. (*Editor’s note: this name and story are completely fictionalized so any resemblance to any person living or dead is purely coincidental.) (*Editor’s second note: I’m lying.) Schmanjali was a really
Here’s The Thing About Boundaries…
Here’s The Thing About Boundaries… Very rarely is it acceptable to be an outright asshole. Most people don’t take super kindly to other people being rude or obnoxious or straight-up mean, with poor intentions. It’s normally clear how to react in those situations: shut it down That said, most people
Camping As A Couple: A Guide To Making It The Best
Camping As A Couple: A Guide To Making It The Best Let me tell you a story a true story about me and camping at festivals. I hate it. I want to love it so much. But currently, I don’t. However, the upside is that I think I am slowly
Are Great Minds Born Out Of Just Being Sick Of All The Bullshit?
Are Great Minds Born Out Of Just Being Sick Of All The Bullshit? Are great meditative minds born out of just being sick of all the bullshit? I don’t consider myself a great mind by any stretch – but I do think I have a tendency to question what I’ve
The Internet Is A Bullshit Cesspool Of Competitive Mediocrity
The Internet Is A Bullshit Cesspool Of Competitive Mediocrity I haven’t written in a long, long time. And I suppose, that got to me a bit (well, not NOT writing, just the idea of having a weirdly unfinished blog on the internets). So I wanted to take some time to
Happiness Isn’t A Static Concept (So How Could Anything Else Be?)
Happiness Isn’t A Static Concept (So How Could Anything Else Be?) I’m not very consistent. Readers of The LITMO Life will know that this is true of me and everything. I’m not consistent about blogging, I’m not consistent about YouTubing, I’m not consistent about what I want to do for
Here’s Why I Think We Sometimes Lose Friends When We’re Happy
Here’s Why I Think We Sometimes Lose Friends When We’re Happy Since we’ve been married (just about four months now!), both Jonathon and I have watched in surprise as certain friendships have fallen from our lives. I’m a bit more of an all-over-the-place-social-butterfly than he is, so I had a
Introducing My New Book… “Quit Your Job & Travel The World”
Introducing My New Book… “Quit Your Job & Travel The World” Have you ever wanted to quit your job and travel the world? I’m assuming, if you’re reading The LITMO Life, the thought has crossed your mind. Since I’m so passionate about this lifestyle, I’ve just completed my first book