From the Beginning

Have you ever stopped to think about your routines and your comfort zones? For me, it was a Wednesday night right before I closed my eyes to sleep, when I realized I had completed a simple routine every single day that entire week: work, gym, home, TV, read, bed.

In a one bedroom on a third-floor walk-up in the North End of Boston, this is not too shabby of a routine to have. But then I started to think about how I’m at an epic point in my life - my early 30s - and I don’t feel ready to have this routine just yet.

I think it's important to help you understand that I’m not doing this because I’m unhappy or lost or unloved. In fact, it’s just the opposite - I am happy, loved, and content. But that last one is what got under my skin.

So, I just gave my notice at a dream job at a great organization, bought a one-way plane ticket to Europe, and am bracing for an epic adventure.