Some things I learned as a traveler.

On September 14, 2023, I began a series of journeys. We first headed to Washington state from Kansas. The journey to Washington was a three-day drive, at least how we do it. My idea was to start a photography project and document the drive as well as our experiences upon our arrival at the various places we visited.

Photographs I got. The writing, not so much. I even have the ability to write via a mobile device. My excuse? I was out of my routine.

While I was working a 40-hour work week I had a routine. Up at 4 AM, make coffee, sit down at my desk and write while drinking my coffee. Once I retired, I did not keep the same routine. I got up whenever I wanted made coffee and then nothing. When I started the journey, my routine was even worse. When we were driving to our initial destinations we were up early, had coffee on the road or a quick breakfast then drive. If I was driving obviously no writing, but as a passenger I often became distracted. When we arrived at destinations, I reverted back to my non-routine of I had “established” after retiring.

I know it is all about priorities and I let other things, such as sitting around and spending too much time on social media become a priority. Now, I need to re-establish my previous routine of writing on a daily basis.