Thanks for stopping by! I started writing a blog to record my time spent walking on The Pennine Way in England at the end of 2012. The trip turned out to mark what I hope is a changing point in my life. ( I suppose whether it is one is up to me...) For the last 15 or so years, I have been living life in a somewhat unconventionally conventional way. Wait! How can something be unconventionally conventional?? I guess I mean that I've tried to do the things I am "supposed" to do, although I haven't always done them in quite the same ways as most people.
- Get married - check
- Get divorced - also check
- Have a job and "move up" in said job - check
- Buy a house - check (twice)
- Save for retirement - check
- Have pets or children or both - check on the pets
The most unconventional part is that I lived overseas for almost five years, in England. Not the typical American experience, and yet still so typical in so many ways. I lived in a flat, bought my groceries, did laundry on the weekends, went to work...
In the last half of 2012, I reconnected with a person from my past, Chuck. Chuck's life could never be described as typical. Although we knew each other for only a short time back in the 90's, we've developed a strong friendship now. Anyway, to get to the point, Chuck and I went on a long walk in November 2012 on the Pennine Way. You can read my story here and Chuck's here.
This was something I'd never done in the past and never really considered doing. And I amazed myself, over the course of the 2.5 weeks, in ways I hadn't done in years. The journey woke me from the coma of conventionality in which I had been living. I want my life to be different now. I want to be more like the person I was before I started doing what I thought life expected of me. I want to be happier.
So, this blog is about my life after the Pennine Way - the adventures, the doldrums, and hopefully, eventually, a Ruth who lives life the way she wants to live it.
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