I’m sitting in front of my computer with a glass of Gewürztraminer with the knowledge that in two weeks I’ll be jobless. I decided against most people’s better judgement to hang up my career at a well-established corporation with medical benefits, a 401K, and room for growth to be unemployed.

Well, I must be insane.

This decision wasn’t rushed. It came slowly. I started noticing how much of my day was spent with the same frame. Imagine your eyes as cameras. Imagine that camera being on a tripod and focused on a space on a wooden bench table. Sure the subject matter changes but, your world slowly becomes that frame. I found myself waking up in the morning and realizing my dreams were me wandering in the woods. Standing on a massive vista overlooking trees, and world, and life. I could smell the forest; the wafting aroma of moss covered in decaying leaves. I would shake off the feeling and make coffee. As the aroma changed from trees to the smell of a productive morning, I would drift back into reality. Back into frame. The wooden bench table.

Don’t get me wrong. I love that damn table. I could stare at it for an eternity. The thing is… I don’t want to. So instead, I quit my job and I’m going to travel the country.

My first stop is Louisville, Kentucky for my annual attendance at the SkillsUSA National Skills and Leadership Conference for five days. After it’s conclusion I’m going to beeline it to California to catch up with friends. I plan to drive down the coast to San Diego and then cruise up to Colorado to revisit Crested Butte and Denver before heading back to North Carolina for vacation with my family.

When I come back, I guess I’ll have to find a job. Or figure out how to keep traveling. Either way, bon voyage.