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Dia duit agus fáilte!

Hello & welcome to my blog about rheumatoid arthritis, autoimmune disease, staying healthy and enjoying all that life has to offer. Here you will find fun articles about travel, adventure & van life, informative posts about health & wellness, plus lots of encouragement & inspiration for those of us wanting more adventure, joy & love from life.

I’m Lesley, an adventure-loving writer with a husband, four adult kidlets and two delightful grandkids. I write about the things that fill my middle-aged, emptynest life with abundance. I also share the challenges that come with chronic illness and autoimmune disease.

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Great ideas for your next travel adventure.


Woman uses relaxation for rheumatoid arthritis on Rialto beach in WA

How to use relaxation for rheumatoid arthritis

Learn ways to relax and heal your body, mind and spirit.

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Woman with RA hikes with kidlet in Malibu. Sun is shining and your van life wardrobe needs to accommodate all types of weather.

How to create your van life minimalist wardrobe

Tips to create your van life wardrobe.

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Woman with rheumatoid arthritis and service dog living in a van near Redwoods CA

The Best Camper Van Storage Ideas

How to fit everything you need in a camper van.

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3 yellow blooms in a forest. They remind us of the health benefits of decluttering - just like the spring sun encourages the flowers to bloom, so too will decluttering your life and home allow you to bloom.

The health benefits of decluttering your life

Learn how to declutter and heal.

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Learn how to make simple changes to your habits, diet and liefstyle to reduce chronic pain and other autoimmune symptoms.

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Van life adventures


Do you dream of hitting the road? Wish you could devote your days to hiking, cycling, skiing, exploring? Join us on our travels across the US in our DIY Sprinter van tiny home on wheels.



Son takes Mum with rheumatoid arthritis skiing black diamond run in Utah

How to stay healthy while living in a van full time

Tips to maintain great health while traveling full time.

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Woman with rheumatoid arthritis hikes in Alaska while practicing self-care

Simple ways to practice self-care

How to make self-care a priority. Tips and tricks to nurture yourself.

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Jobs fill your pocket, but adventures fill your soul.

Jamie Lyn Beatty

Trips for Hikers


Journeys worth taking for the hiking delights alone.


Woman living full time in a van at the Maine coastline

Essentials for living in a van (Pt 2)

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All the van life essentials for a comfy vagabond life

Van life essentials for a comfortable home (Pt 1)

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Van dwelling couple enjoy beautiful views in Maine.

How to live in a van

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Van dwelling couple park at Shenandoah River

Van life tips: lessons from living in a van

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Activities we love


Create memories with these extraordinary experiences when you get there.


Lisbon is known as the City of Seven Hills. Learn how to enjoy such a demanding city with these travel tips when you live with chronic pain

Travel tips when you live with chronic pain

Woman at a gate during an 8 day walk along Hadrian's Wall

Our 8-day walk along Hadrian’s Wall

Lesley rests on Hadrian's Wall and has tips for walking Hadrian's Wall

Top Tips for Walking Hadrian’s Wall

Woman sitting with her service animal beside a lake. Relaxing with an animal is great for reducing anxiety and depression.

Three simple ways to reduce stress for autoimmune disease

Van life couple parks their van on the water in Maine

Coastal Maine road trip in a van

Visit Washington DC in a van and see the Lincoln Monument

Visit Washington DC in a van

Road disappeaeing in the distance. Empty nest travel road trip tips

PNW van life road trip

Natural beauty to inspire van life

20 photos to inspire van life

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