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Follow My Journey

Artist. Designer. Truck Driver. Story Teller. Conversationalist. Amateur Writer. Novice philosopher. Cook. Over all curious soul. 

“I saw the winds shift, the times change, the power structure moving, and there was nothing it seemed I could do but watch and wait. I knew It was time for something new - my bucket list time had arrived with a long time dream. I would transition to become an over-the-road trucker. After a 30-year career in design and illustration this is my new adventrue.”

Lauren Saige the Trucker and travel Gal

For 30 years I made a living as an illustrator and a collectibles and giftware designer. One year ago that career came to an end. Of course it was not the “end” of my life or my story. In a way it was a new and exciting beginning. I had dreamed for years of becoming an over-the-road trucker. I didn’t realize for how long but many friends, one that I hadn’t talked to in years, reminded me that I’ve talked about this for at least five to ten years. Until now it didn’t make financial sense to follow this dream but now the time had come and a new adventure awaited. 

I enrolled in and graduated from the Hamrick Driving School in Medina Ohio, passed the Ohio commercial driver license class A skills test and became a driver for Werner enterprises. 

The nice thing about over the road driving is one has a lot of time to think, contemplate, and dream. 

While I wouldn’t trade my past experience for any amount of money, I needed time away from a life of commercial art, office politics, and the cumulative stress that comes with corporate life. 

Eight months into my driving career and I’m beginning to feel human again, relaxed, hopeful, and creative. 

Join the conversation in this journey if you find it interesting, inspiring, hopeful. 

Join in on my blog, watch for the podcast, and youtube channel to come. My blog will include over the road recipes, commentary and conversations about life, relationships, dreams, and aspirations - all in the hopes of inspiring, and increasing civil and nuanced conversation about what affects us as Americans in an age of hostility, disillusionment, anger, and polarization. How has the isolation of covid changed us? What is our place in the world? Past present future? What should it be or not be? How do we navigate an evolving human, ai, and social ecosystem and keep our sanity, build lasting and real relationships? How do we learn increased flexibility, to be open to change, and be good people in an increasingly polarized society? I don’t have all the answers, I’m not a psychologist but I’m a parent, a human with enough years of experience filled with enough mistakes to have learned a few things. If you want to join in an ongoing conversion sign up for my blog and tune into my upcoming youtube channel.


We are all fellow travelers through life on this planet earth.  We are all we got. We are either part of the problem or part of the solution to life's most difficult challenges. 


Happy travels! 

Lauren Saige the Trucker Gal


 

 

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