Best Apps for Finding What to do When Visiting a New City Vacation vs VanLife Some people plan months in advance when going on vacation but that isn’t often the case when living on the road full time. Many times I find myself wandering from one place to the other because of recommendations by others. This way of travel is exciting and often brings me to places I never would have visited otherwise. Often when I arrive I will go to the visitor center and ask questions: What shouldn’t I miss doing or seeing when here? Is there a special event happening this week? Where can I take a show ..read more

Information Board at TinyFest California I just spent 3 days at TinyFest California sharing my van build and my vanlife with the public. After talking to about 500 people I have tallied what the top 5 questions were. I will answer them briefly here and continue to expand the information regarding each one in future posts. If you have additional questions that you would like me to answer please add it to the comments. Where do you sleep? Since my van is very stealth, I am able to park it overnight most anywhere. I never park where it is signed not to because that is just asking to be ..read more

Teri Lou is Happily Houseless A Happily Houseless Life! Since my goal is to provide inspiration, guidance and assistance to those wanting to pursue their dream of living on the road, I am starting a new business. In the next few months I will create several step-by-step, easy to follow handouts that will guide, educate and empower you. I will schedule workshops that will help with design and the conversion. There will also be live chats to discuss the questions that are currently on your mind. Whether you are planning to start in several years after retirement or just want some las ..read more

Why I love van dwelling! Do I feel safe? Before answering this question I would like to share some of my history.  As a child I was never a girly girl. In fact the one photo of me playing with dolls as a child was posed. I preferred to play outside, run, climb trees, ride bikes, and build campfires in the many campgrounds we visited in Washington State.  In my teens I sometimes rode a unicycle to jr high school and a motorcycle to high school. I dreamed of becoming an interior designer or an architect. However instead I got married at 19 to my highschool sweetheart, help ..read more

This morning's intention at yoga. Purpose, Intention, Breathe In and Breathe Out. Yoga has been a wonderful addition to my schedule while in Austin, TX. I am so grateful to Wanderlust for their special 30 days for $39 that includes unlimited yoga and showers. I took full advantage of both, sometimes engaging in back to back classes and always spending luxurious minutes under loads of water. My life is very sweet right now as I live as a vandweller. It is a life I have wanted for a long time. Before vanlife I travelled often in my car sleeping on a foam pad in the back with the seats ..read more

So many portable toilet options if you want one! This blog post might be too much information (TMI) for some, even though it is the number one question asked of me. I’ll warn you that blunt honestly is to follow.  The majority of the people I share my van lifestyle with are concerned about where I will pee and poop while on the road.  They don't quite ask me in that way, instead they ask,  "Do you have a toilet in the van?" The question still surprises me because I came from sleeping in my car for weeks at a time and never needed a porta-potty then. Besides, don’t yo ..read more

Teri Lou and her Artistic Adventurer Van My life dramatically changed in 2017 and so it was time to expand teriloublog.com to better express my artistic adventures.  This blog now includes: vanlife, photography and other thoughts as I meander through life. My goal is to educate, encourage and inspire people to fulfill their dreams. At one time, as my daughters grew up, I was a more traditional woman with routines that didn't change much day to day, year to year. Then everything changed in 2002, I got divorced and my daughters were in high school; it was time to figure out who I ..read more

I will be showing and selling my Palouse images at the Art Affair July 13th 2016.  Hope to see you there. There will be over 20 different images available. Prints in barn wood frames, metal prints, luster paper prints and postcards. Come pick a few ..read more

iPhone Creative Workshop will be awesome. Be sure to find time to join Lynette and I in Lake Tahoe this October. It will ignite your creativity in a whole new way. Let's grow and learn together! Click here for all the information ..read more

Processed with DistressedFX, Rainy Daze and Snapseed Take a look at yesterdays blog post of my first serious iPhone photo. The image of the beautiful blue sky and gorgeous fall colors. Today I processed that image with a challenge in mind, how to create a moody rain storm. The photo has now taken on a very gloomy appearance. Amazing how just a few processing steps can change the mood completely. DistressedFX First step that came to mind was to use DistressFX to add texture and tone down the saturated colors. See above for the setting that were chosen. Rainy Daze N ..read more