When I feel overwhelmed in other areas of my life, my house reflects it. One of my friends says her closet mirrors her life. If her closet is clean and tidy, her life is, too. If your house looks like a tornado hit, it’s a safe bet there may be turmoil in relationships or intensity [...]
About Betsy Wuebker
Progress Report: Q1 2012
Things are jumping along at PassingThru Enterprises! Although Pete has always kept meticulous and insightful statistical performance data on our online stores, we’re going to start reporting our business progress on a quarterly basis. We hope this is more than just a way to hold ourselves accountable. Instead, we think this idea will lead to lots [...]
Book Review of The October Abduction of Thomas Martin: Bloodline
What do alien abductions, UFOs, spirits, transgenetic beings, and modern-day paranormal events have to do with Biblical prophecies about demons, giants and the battle between good and evil? Everything, according to The October Abduction of Thomas Martin: Bloodline, a new novel written by our friend, Becky Blanton. I was so excited to receive a Galley [...]
Career Goals: Side Hustle Your Way Into Independence
An athlete needs good hustle. Your successful side hustle needs good hustle, too, whether it’s intended to earn extra money, achieve secondary career goals, or transition into a main gig for greater independence. When Pete and I decided to embark on our Plan “B” career goals, we set up several side hustles. Our previous work experience hadn’t [...]
Conventional Wisdom: Ignore It
Most of us rely upon conventional wisdom when we’re making decisions. We’re comforted by doing what we think we’re supposed to do. We’ll use “rule of thumb” benchmarks to assess, check and balance our actions. We’ll consult widely-accepted sources of information, particularly the media, for guidance and justification regarding our decisions. But using conventional wisdom [...]

Peter and Betsy Wuebker are location-independent professionals who share what they know about travel, simplicity and integrating work with life.