Location180 October Site Update

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How is it November already??

Well just when I think things can’t get any more exciting at Location180, I seem to outdo myself.

While September was full of stories about me crossing things off my list, October has been a month of significant change.  Honestly, my life changed more last month than any in recent memory.

So let’s start with the obvious.  October 20^th was my last day at my job.  If you have been a regular reader here, you could probably sense that I wasn’t entirely happy with my employment situation.  While it didn’t happen in the way I expected it to, it was really only a matter of time.  Thank you to everyone that contributed to the 50+ comments and showed me more support than I could have ever anticipated.

Following up that article, I wrote about How to Stay Motivated Without a Boss, as well as The Demise of the American Dream, where I looked at how the goals of Americans have changed over time, and whether or not the changes have been positive.

However losing my job wasn’t the only big thing to happen in October.

I Finally Bought an iPod for instance.  While this may not be a big deal to some people, as you will (or have) read, I had spent the last 8 years vigorously fighting the world telling me that I should put iTunes on my computer.  Well, I reached a point where it was just too useful and too cool not to have one.  Congrats society, you win this round.

I also recognized one of my greatest fears in blogging in I am a Hypocrite.  Little did I know just a few short weeks after writing that post that my credibility would skyrocket. Step #1 complete, I am on my way to not being a hypocrite!

I also finished up work on the Bucket List 2.0.  Unfortunately amidst all the life changes going on, I have done a terrible job with following up on the updates I had promised.

So in case any of you were still curious, for #97 on my list, I promised I would take the first goal that a reader suggested.  Well I should have rethought that one.  Dave Damron of LifeExcursion was the first one to comment, with a goal of running a marathon on every continent.

While I am not entirely sure if it should count, since “running a marathon” is already on there, I will put it up for now.  I am going to start with a 10k and work myself up to a half marathon, this could be a long process.  But thanks for the support anyway Dave!

Aside from that, I haven’t decided upon #98-100, but I will keep you posted.

In January one way or another I plan on doing some traveling.  At the moment, it is looking like Thailand or backpacking through Central America are the two most viable options.  So in honor of that I wrote about My Top 5 Dream Destinations.  So for all of you that responded to my inquiry about renting the place in Thailand, we may have to push it back to 2011 now that I am living the frugal lifestyle!

One final thing I would like to add, is that October has by far been the biggest month for the site.  Records were set left and right, and in terms of page views October more doubled the previous highest month, and Halloween more than doubled the previous daily high.

You guys are continuing to show incredible amounts of support and I can’t thank you enough.  The next few months should be interesting as I adapt to my new lifestyle and plan for the future.

Also, if there is anything you would like to see me write about, or features you think could be added to Location180 I would love to hear about them.  Leave a comment or email me with any thoughts or just to say hi!

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