The way I saw it, I had two choices: Not work at all and become homeless after my money ran out, or try to find a way to generate a simple income to sustain my simple lifestyle. Keep in mind that holding down a job is not the only way to create an income. It took me a long time to get that into my head – All part of society’s programming, I suppose. Read the rest of this entry

The two months I spent back at home proved to be invaluable. It provided the time and space I needed to do some serious planning. In fact, it would have been perfect had it not been for the fact that I sensed some resentment among other family members. Yes, I’m sure they thought I was “back home for good” – home to sponge off my parents. Hey, it’s not like I was 20 again. At 46, that would have been weird, and it’s simply not the way I wanted to do things. Read the rest of this entry

So I thought it would be best to start where I left off last December.

I moved from the city just before Christmas, put my few meager possessions into storage, and went to stay at my parents’ home for a few months. This gave me time to think about my next move.

They live in a very small, quiet town in Northern Ontario – the perfect place to really do some serious thinking, write a novel, or retire. I really valued that time as it was the turning point for me in many ways. Read the rest of this entry