I started doing house sitting around my home, to see if I like it and if it was something I wanted to do full time.

I have been very lucky, I had great pets. They were all adorable and very well behaved. Moreover, let us not forget the owner of these pets; they were all great people, very nice and friendly. Actually I been very lucky, everybody I house sat for where excellent hosts and excellent pets.

That is why after all these great assignments; I decided it was time for Europe.

I input my profile for all the countries I wanted to go and before long, I had an invite for 8 weeks to Coventry, England, to house sit for two cats.

I was so happy; finally, I was on my way to being a real nomad.

I did not have much time to prepare, because I did a house sit in North Carolina, from there I went straight to Maryland and after Maryland I only had 5 days to go home and prepare to leave.

I work great under pressure, and in my mind, I had it all planed.

First thing I needed to do was getting rid of my belongings.

I will not say that it was easy, but that is what I needed to do if I was going to be traveling for the next 2 yrs, or if I was lucky maybe more.

After my daughter and granddaughter took what they wanted, I called Habitat for Humanity to come and pick up my furniture; I also took most of my clothes and household items to their store. All my books (1000+) I donated them to the local library.

I still have some winter clothes at my daughter’s house, I packed my summer clothes in a suitcase, and I was ready to go.

All I own in the world I can fit in two suitcases and a backpack. I only carry the one suitcase and the backpack, the other one is at my daughter’s, just in case I will have to spend a winter someplace, otherwise, I will get rid of it soon.

As I stated before, it was not easy to get rid of everything, but once I started, it got easier, and when I was done, I felt so free.

I do not own anything, I have no bills (except for the student loan, I will never get rid of that one), no responsibilities, I am free!!!

It feels good, it is so liberating, that I can shout from the top of my roof, I am free. Well, from the top of somebody’s roof, because I do not have one.