A New Adventure

Anyone who knows me, knows I look at life as an adventure. There so much to see, experience, do, achieve, and enjoy. I love travelling and experiencing other cultures...it's my adrenaline.

John and I moved to Tucson, Arizona 8 years ago amidst the disbelief and shock of our friends and family. What was out in Arizona for us? A new adventure. We sold most of our belongings (there wasn't much in our 2 bedroom apartment), packed up our dog Jay and a small Uhaul and began the adventure with my friend Tina.

With no jobs and no plan, we created a life in Arizona together. First living in a tiny apartment, we found jobs for ourselves and inspired to create a life of financial abundance. Within a year, we bought our first home and began planning our wedding. The following year we were married and entrepreneurs. Almost 8 years later, we live in a huge house with a magnificent view, drive incredible cars and had accomplished everything we set out to accomplish.

In fact, when we lived in the apartment, we looked up at the ridge tops where we now live and said, "One day, we'll live there". Now we do and we can actually look down at the apartment we used to live in...dreams DO come true.

We revelled in our accomplishments for a while and then began to stagnate. Seriously...we got bored. We looked around one day and realized we were living in the land of retired people. We are 1 of 2 Bentley owners in town and a "HOT" Friday night out is dinner.

So, when we came to Los Angeles in January, for a few weeks of fun and adventure with our dogs, we saw a huge contrast. We had so much to do...so much fun. Catch a show, see a band, walk to the cafes...we had a blast. We stayed a few more weeks and then, in the midst of walking our dogs at a local park overlooking the Hollywood Sign, John turned to me and said, "I could live here." My response: "I could TOTALLY live here." As we walked back to our LA habitat, John looked at me and said, "Are we really talking about moving to Los Angeles?".

Yes, we were. In a moment of pure spontanaity, we decided to join the land of the excited and living again and move to Los Angeles. We arrived yesterday with our dogs into our new home in Los Feliz (Hollywood). It is the greatest benefit of being self-employed and financially free - there's no limits to what is possible.

Again, we faced a bit of the "...you're moving where? why?". We shocked quite a few people with our sudden decision and rapid, progressive action moving forward to make it all happen in less than 8 weeks!

And, we're loving it. I feel like a little kid on a great adventure. This morning, we walked to the Mustard Seed cafe for a great breakfast and lattes. Yes! We walked! From our home in Tucson, begind a multitude of gates, there is no walking anywhere, yet here we got to take a casual stroll of our home...walking hand in hand and enjoying each others company as well as a beautiful, sunny LA morning. We walked the dogs this morning and met Ashley, a local with a great dog Cassidy. Within 24 hours of arriving, I've already made friends - that took me quite a while in Tucson!

So, we're having a blast. Our home in Tucson will serve as a great spot for "country living" and we can visit our rental properties (we have furnished vacation rentals: www.luxurytucsonrentals.com) if we want to enjoy the vistas or go for a hike.

In the meantime, we'll enjoy the excitement of Los Angeles. And, it's no wonder business is booming. Creating momentum in life...taking that bold step forward, creates amazing results. It's what life is all about. It's a pure shot of adrenaline, creating the experience and enjoying a new adventure.

I'll be sure to keep you up to date on all we're experiencing.

I'd better go now...got lots of boxes waiting:)