My husband and I have been searching for a place to go off grid in Pennsylvania. Very hard to find and then I found this group. With the stress of life we're ready to escape, with our autistic son who is nonverbal. Waking up everyday I want to scream. I've always had ants in my pants since I was born. Joined the army out of high school so I could get a better life, traveled the country, road trips. I never stayed in one place and then I realized that the world has always felt like it's on my shoulders and that's why I always feel the insatiable need to get back to nature. I've strayed so much from the outdoors I've always loved to now being spooked by what moves in the dark. It's like some universal sign is telling me to get back into it and enjoy life. I've spent decades helping others before myself to give back to those in need and found a passion in doing it. Now the demands of caring for my son coupled with all the stress and anxiety that builds up in daily life I want to throw in the towel and move off grid. I'm tired of saying I don't have time or I don't feel like it when my work exhausts me. I am ready to run and be free and turn my life into one that doesn't have a 9-5 office. I want to play in the mud, build and wire a house, grow a garden and find peace. The world is noisy. My son tells me everyday even though he's nonverbal. I'm ready to escape the noise.
