Life is not complex. We are complex. Life is simple, and the simple thing is the right thing.
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Woke up this morning and decided to grab my camera gear and head out to Montgomery Woods to see if the streams had any water in them yet. We haven’t gotten much rain in Northern California this winter, but as you can see from the photo, there was a little.
In 2011, I worked really hard to improved my skills (and creativity) as a photographer and I’m hoping to continue this trend in 2012.
There comes a point in life where you have to take a step back to figure out what is important to you, and for the past few months, I’ve been thinking a lot about how I want to live the second half of my life. The latin phrase, “ad augusta per angusta”, translated to “To High Places by Narrow Roads”, encompasses how I’d like to live the rest of my life and this site will serve as a record of what’s happening in my life as I move forward to make it a better one.
The Who:
My name is Chris Pugh and I live in a small town in Northern California. I’m currently working a dead-end job that I hate making very little pay. I’m single and live with family and I don’t have much of a social life outside of a few friends and social networks. I’m 100 pounds overweight and have worked a lot over the past two years to get this monkey off of my back. I’m currently down 100 pounds since I started working out and eating better. It’s a process. I’m shy and quiet and a full-on introvert.
The What:
The end goal to all of this is to go on a road trip styled adventure, driving all around the country taking photos. I’m a bit of a photo-nerd. I’m also a simple man and I don’t have have many attachments to material things. I’m planning to get rid of most of my material possessions and get down to the basics. Things like my car, my laptop, my camera, etc… Not quite as extreme as the “I only own 15 things” guy, but you get the picture.
The How:
I started a savings account today and will be putting all of my extra income into it, I’ll also be selling off a lot of my extra “stuff” on eBay, Craigslist, etc… I’m also looking into taking on more side work, I’m a keyboard jockey by day; web design, graphics, etc… Any money I earn from side work will also be set aside.
So, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
Also, solutions > resolutions.