Hey there!
I'm Mackenzie
Owner of this very new blog and a new-to-me cargo van. Ever since getting a taste of full-time travel, I’ve been determined to get back on the road. I returned home to Connecticut to get my ducks in a row and spent the past year growing my design business. Now, I’m convinced that my ability to build websites will translate into my ability to build a van.
It all started
with a Jeep...
It all started with a Jeep.
Things were not going well for me at the beginning of 2020. (I mean, were they really going well for anyone?) Freshly divorced, I found myself quarantining in the apartment that once belonged to me and my husband. After rearranging the furniture for the third time that week, I decided I needed a bigger change. Before I knew it, I was talking to a dealership about my dream car.
My Jeep, which I dubbed Cleo, was one of the first big decision I’d made purely because it brought me joy. Little did I know how that decision would snowball. It started with weekend trips to the mountains and, seemingly overnight, adventures I’d thought unobtainable became a regular day in the life. Now, with the experience I’ve gained, I want to take the adventure full-time.
Here's the honest truth...
I'm one of the bravest chickens you'll ever meet.
I’m anxious, asthmatic, and afraid of heights. I overthink everything except for when I don’t think at all. I’m unreasoning clumsy and perpetually bruised. I am fallibly human, but I’ve never let it stop me.
Out of sheer determination and, perhaps, a small amount of insanity I’ve said yes to most opportunities that come my way. I left my 9-5 to start my own business, have traveled cross country with my pup several times, have hauled my wheezy self up many a mountain and across many a finish line, and I’m just getting started.
But I can't take all the credit .
I was helped immensely by my friends, family, and even strangers along the way.
Now, I want to return the favor
I'm sharing what I've learned
It's not always perfect, but that's the fun of it.
“Live authentically” is literally a part of my business motto. I plan on sharing the mistakes made, lessons learned, the expense and value, and, of course, all the beautiful moments too. I’m a sucker for a good aesthetic (listen, I’m a designer after all) but I pinky promise to also keep it real.