My 4-legged ride or die My Next Chapter Best Chapter Road Trip officially ended 75 days ago, and you are finally seeing this last blog post! Why is that? I’ve told myself a lot of excuses about why I
Next Chapter Best Chapter Road Trip: Day 50 What I Wish 23-Year-Old Susan Knew
Holy Guacamole! I’ve been on the road for FIFTY DAYS!!! For those of you who are new to this blog, I am a recently divorced empty-nester and on March 5, 2022, I loaded up my car and my dog and started
Next Chapter Best Chapter Road Trip: Day 30 – What I wish 18-year-old Susie knew
I’ve been “on the road” in my Next Chapter Best, Chapter road trip for 30 days! For those of you who are new to this blog, I am a recently divorced empty-nester and on March 5, 2022, I loaded up my ca
20 Days In: What I wish 13-year-old Susie knew
I can’t believe I am 20 days into my Next Chapter Best Chapter road trip. For those of you new to this blog, I am a recently divorced empty-nester and on March 5, 2022, I loaded up my car and my dog a
Happy Birthday to me!
Today is day 14 of my 4-month Next Chapter Best Chapter road trip and it’s also my 56th birthday! Last night, I arrived in La Jolla, CA, where I will spend the next 16 days visiting my daughter. I’ll
In the beginning…
Week 1 of my Next Chapter Best Chapter Road Trip is almost complete, and here are some fun statistics: 35 hours in my car2,110 miles driven8 states traveled through (Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Ten
T-1 Day
I can’t even believe that the time has come! Tomorrow I will leave on my 4-month Next Chapter, Best Chapter Road Trip! This adventure started out as a simple desire to complete my bucket list of visit
Dear Brad
Dear Brad, It’s been ten years. The sound of your voice, your scent, your touch is no longer easily recalled in my memory. Your name on my lips is no longer familiar. On August 15, 2020 it will be ten
Someone Please Write this Book!
In 1991 when I was pregnant with my first child I read the book “What to Expect When You Are Expecting”, cover to cover, multiple times. I wore that book OUT! I am an information seeker an
Finding My Purpose in all Stages of Life
ALERT: Stream of consciousness post, proceed at your own risk! I know I keep acting like I am an empty nester, when I really do have one child still at home, and you may be thinking, ”she’s just a pos










