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Two Weeks To Go!

November 22, 2016 by Melissa Dohmen in Road Life

Yep, you heard it right: we’ve got two weeks left on our yearlong journey. 

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November 22, 2016 /Melissa Dohmen
Road Trip, #Thanksgiving, thankful, reflections, tiny living, tiny house, tiny cooking, THOW, Costello, travel, travel tips, travel bloggers
Road Life
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30 Thoughts on Traveling and Turning 30

October 06, 2016 by Melissa Dohmen in Road Life

I turn 30 this week. That’s not something I’ve been looking forward to saying out loud or professing to strangers on the street. 

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October 06, 2016 /Melissa Dohmen
birthday, turning 30, 30, #HBD, traveling, THOW, Idaho, memories, perspective
Road Life
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Life after Tiny House Hunters: What It’s Really Like to Live in a THOW

April 05, 2016 by Melissa Dohmen in Road Life

Our Tiny House Hunters episode aired Monday, March 28 at 8:00pm CST. We got a lot of really nice feedback on the episode. Truth be told: we were a little nervous to watch it! After all, we did film it months ago. Plus there’s the “I hope we don’t look like complete idiots on TV” thing.

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April 05, 2016 /Melissa Dohmen
tiny house hunters, THOW, tiny living, tiny cooking, HGTV
Road Life
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Romance on the Open Road

February 28, 2016 by Melissa Dohmen in Road Life

Bottom line: romance on the road is not what you think it is. I say "I love you" more now than ever before. And it's because we need each other for survival in this crazy road trip. And it's hard. And when you're tested and tested and tested, you eventually just become more grateful and appreciative. Isn't that what we're suppose to do anyway?

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February 28, 2016 /Melissa Dohmen
romance, road trip, road life, tiny living, THOW, vanlife, RVing
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