Is it sinking in yet?

So most of the people I've spoken with in the last few days seem pretty convinced that I'm not trying to give up my current lifestyle and heading off into the world with a backpack and a 'puter and nothing much else. Why is that? Do I have a history as a liar or someone who doesn't follow through on hair-brained ideas ... or is it that people get a little nervous when you start to do something out of the ordinary? I think the main reason is nervousness! I think the majority of people I've spoken with recently want to believe that I'm not going to follow through with my plan because the next obvious question for them is "Why am I not doing this too???"

Now, the truth of the matter is that this life change isn't the right choice for most people. Most people would not want to live this way so it wouldn't make much sense for them to get wrapped up in questioning why I would. It would probably be easier to just accept that I'm choosing to do this for now, I don't need your approval or consent, I just want to share what I'm doing and hope it either inspires you to try something a little out of the ordinary or at least gives you a glimpse into another way to live. But who knows, maybe I am just crazy and I'm dragging my spouse away from her career and life and we're going to travel for nine months and then decide we'd rather be in one place for the rest of our lives ... hmmmmm ... nah!!!!!