How does that old saying go? If you want to make God laugh, make plans – or something like that. Well, two weeks ago I planned to go on a two-week vacation. Today, I quit my job and decided to stay.

I packed enough underwear to do laundry once while I was traveling. Now, it’s me, my (very small) backpack, and no plans for the foreseeable future.

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Today is my first day, but it’s not my first rodeo.

• I’ve taken time off to travel in the past.
• After college, I took 6 months and spent time in Colorado and Brazil
• After my first ‘big girl job’, I took 4 weeks and visited Canada, took a huge US road trip, and moved to Florida
• I studied abroad for 5 months, and worked abroad for 3 months (separately, but both while in school)

So maybe that’s why this doesn’t feel all that climactic to me.

Yesterday, I Quit My Job.

Today is my first day of officially being off the corporate grind.

No, I’m not just taking a break.
No, I don’t have a baked out plan.

To be honest, it doesn’t really feel like anything. There was no wave of relief that came over me. I didn’t experience a huge shift in my life. Which means that this is 100% right for me.

I’m happy with my decision. In fact, this is exactly where I wanted to be at 27 – a little bit tan, a little bit surprised with myself, a little bit hungover in a hostel lobby. My life is punctuated with bowls of pho and long walks through foreign cities.

Yes, I will thrive.
Of course, I can sustain myself.
Yes, I do have a skeleton of a plan.

I am so happy to be taking the next step on the entrepreneurial, nomadic journey that I’ve always dreamed of.

Thank you for joining me and supporting me as I do my best to make you, myself, and God laugh.