This is my story. The journey began on January 30th, 2017. The day after my husband and partner of 25 years died.

Sometime in the months that followed I made the decision that I could not continue living the life we had planned to live, without him.  A new plan, My Option B, was born of that idea.

My new plan involved leaving everything behind in Seattle, my career as an Art Director of 11 years, my home, friends and even my cat. All of that was hard, but necessary to get on with the plan. Huge thanks to the remarkable Sheryl Sandburg for the only book that made any sense to me during these last 11 months.

The plan officially begins January 4th, 2018 when I board a one-way, non-stop flight from LAX to SYD. I am embarking on a year-long journey of travel, exploration and hopefully healing. This blog is a companion to my Instagram.  It will be the words that don’t show up in the photos. I plan to write about the places, people and things, but also about the pain and tears and healing.

Feel free to pop in anytime to see what’s happening.