Riles on the Road

Over the past month, I was more or less inactive on social media, so I’m here to update those who care. After Thanksgiving, my mom and I road-tripped across the country, from Colorado Springs, CO back home to Carrboro, NC over the course of a week. We watched documentaries on wind turbines after seeing them…

I think when people picture living a nomadic lifestyle, they envision communities of free-spirited people walking around with no shoes, no bras, and no work. At least, I kind of did. But the thing that I’ve realized about this lifestyle is that you define your own experience. What I mean by that is you can…

Over the past few weeks, depression has rocked me. I’ve been exhausted, lethargic, and lacking any motivation. Worst of all, my self-confidence has been lower than it’s ever been before. Before I realized I was experiencing nearly every symptom of severe depression, I thought that this was the new me. That was the most frustrating…

Thinking back to a year ago is absolutely wild. On December 19, 2019, I can tell you exactly what I did because it was the same routine as every other Thursday that year. I commuted 30+ minutes to work, sat in an office merely tolerating my desk neighbor shaking his leg for 8 hours a…

Recently, I’ve been struggling a lot with what content people want to see about my adventures, who my target audience is, and what platform(s) to use. I can see myself becoming wrapped up in the likes, views, and subscribers, forgetting why I’m doing what I’m doing. I talked to my mom about this the other…

In my research about fulltime RVing, I found a lot of people saying that going fulltime is as expensive or as cheap as you want it to be. Obviously, I have been aiming for the latter. It wasn’t until after my departure that I truly cut down my expenses. Before my departure, I planned out…

I was sad to drop my sister off at Logan Airport today, but at the same time, I’m so grateful for the adventures we get to take together. From Kansas City to Kentucky to Kill Devil Hills, Kelsie is always down for whatever I have planned, no questions asked. When my parents and I moved…

I started writing this brain dump on Friday, intending to post it on Sunday (my 1 week nomadiversary). On Sunday, I headed eastbound about 4 hours from my campground in Stuarts Draft, VA to my first Harvest Hosts stay in Prince Frederick, MD. I can’t even fully explain how different these two stays are from…

Here’s a little riddle for you: What do Joanna Gaines and Christina Anstead have in common? They both make renovating look so easy. Plot twist: it’s not! For the past 4 weeks, I have been using every free minute I could find to work on renovating my new-to-me RV. My two main goals were to…

This week is a big one in the Rogers household! Tomorrow, my parents move into their brand new house. They were supposed to move in about 3 months ago, so don’t talk to my dad about it. He and my mom have been living with me, our two cats, and my two dogs in my…

Update 1: I have a tenant! They say third time’s the charm and that’s exactly how many showings it took for my property manager, Nicole (with Acorn + Oak), to find a renter. As soon as I got the signed contract confirming the May 1 move-in date, I reached out to the owner of an…