24 Things I Didn’t Hate in 2024
January 13, 2025
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HI, I’M TERRA.
I’m a lifelong storyteller, nearing the final chapter of a 20+ year full-time career in the Army National Guard. These days, I’m building something new — one board, bolt and backroad at a time — slowly transforming a Ford Transit into a home.
This site is where I share that journey. You’ll find van build progress, road trip tales, quiet moments in wild places, and thoughts from the in-between.
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24 Things I Didn’t Hate in 2024
THE MOJAVE TERRAVAN. Despite 2024’s shortcomings, it will forever be the year I bought a van and started building it out, all to ultimately head out and spend part of my life on the road. The van has been a consistent source of delight since I bought it at the
January 13, 2025
Van Build: How I Spent $420 Building the Floor of the Van
With Mo scrubbed, primed and painted, the next step of the van build was the floor. All it took was a lot of research, patience, $420 and some power tools.
July 12, 2024
How to Spend 6 Days Exploring Coastal Maine
A six-day June trip to coastal Maine with three friends, incredible food, charming seaside towns, stunning ocean views, and the majesty of Acadia National Park.
July 3, 2024
June 28, 2024
Van Build: the Scrubbening & How I Spent $115 Prepping the Mojave Terravan
My van, Mo, had a past life with FedEx and, after 44,000 miles of things thrown, tossed and dropped onto the floor of her cargo area, it was pretty beat up. To mitigate the chance of rust development, I spent the first month of van ownership scrubbing, priming and painting.
April 29, 2024
A Name Worth Traveling For
Someone once said that words have meaning and names have power, and it’s widely acknowledged that vessels, sea-faring and otherwise, should be named. So I knew, when I bought the van, that I would name her. But I didn’t want to rush it. I had to get to know the
April 17, 2024