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December 2025 Paws and Reflect recap
Scout's water bowl froze overnight: Van fiascos, holiday visits, writing announcements, and more as usual!
 • Haley Young
Map: Every overnight spot we’ve stayed in our van
Going on three years of parking lots, public land, and everything in between
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November 2025 Paws and Reflect recap
My van is broken, but my dog is great! This month's roundup of Scout news, van travel, reading, writing, and other tidbits.
 • Haley Young
Is is strange that I live in a van?
Or is it strange that you *don't* live in one? On what "normal" even is and how we habituate to our own situations.
 • Haley Young
Which section of the bookstore are you stuck in?
Find me in the "non-human animals" aisle. Never make me leave!
 • Haley Young
Van life duality in California's redwoods
Aren’t the multitudes the point?!
 • Haley Young
Our time runs out: Portland roundup
Routines, reflections, and favorites from three months living in the same spot
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Train the dog, take the dog, leave the dog... just enjoy life with the dog!
Living in a van has helped me strike a healthier balance than ever when it comes to including—and not including—Scout in other activities.
 • Haley Young
April 2025 Paws and Reflect recap
Trying to blossom this spring. On big life changes, writing, and recent shenanigans
 • Haley Young
Why we're taking a (brief) break from the road
After living in our converted van full time for more than two years, we've rented an apartment to reset for three months. *cue Noah Kahan singing I…
 • Haley Young
March 2025 Paws and Reflect recap
My relationship, reading takes, dog training, etc: What I wrote, what I read, where we traveled, and what I'm most looking forward to
 • Haley Young
Close encounters of the creature kind
It is so often these close encounters that fill us with wonder—that allow us to more fully appreciate our fellow creatures. But they are also, so often…
 • Haley Young
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