Abigail Martin

Abigail Martin Glorified dirtbag living in a van with my pup :)

It’s been 2 years since I was out building a van in the middle of the desert in Joshua Tree.A lot has happened since the...
06/29/2025

It’s been 2 years since I was out building a van in the middle of the desert in Joshua Tree.
A lot has happened since then. A lot has changed. Honestly, nothing is really the same

2 years ago I made the decision to move home from Europe and start over. Buying a used Amazon cargo van from Facebook marketplace and building it out in the middle of the desert at with .

I was very lost. Very alone. Very scared. I was putting my entire life savings into this van, while also going into debt. I was living alone for the first time in years. I had no real plan, only hope that it would work out.

I didn’t know it at the time, but this was the beginning of a very long journey of deconstructing a version of myself that didn’t feel authentic, and rebuilding my identity- along with this van.

It seems silly. Because in reality, the days were spent staining wood and connecting wires and trimming pex pipes- praying for no leaks in the water lines.
But simultaneously I was gaining confidence, using my hands to build something tangible with beside me. Every painstakingly long and hot day troubleshooting which gauge of wire to use for the electrical current range, every splinter from old wood, every broken jigsaw blade and hole cut in the van- was teaching me how to be me again.

I’ll be honest- I was horrible to work with. 21 years old going through a major life change does not make an easy coworker. I’m very lucky that travis was there to hold my hand and give me tough love through it. While also calling me out on ways I could be better. I’m thankful for it years later.

And it was never really about the van. It was never about continuing to travel. It was about proving to myself that I could be independent again, and accomplish a goal I had set- just me. Not my parents. Not strangers on the internet. Not my then boyfriend. Something I was doing that I solely would see the benefit from. It was about reminding myself of my capabilities, and recovering from a period of sickening self doubt.

Even though I don’t live in the van anymore full time, it is the most prominent part of me. It is the thing I’m most proud of.

Quote of the week: “I’m Ethan Tasch and I love Provo and feel the pain for Bob Dylan”-I think if every week looked like ...
06/29/2025

Quote of the week: “I’m Ethan Tasch and I love Provo and feel the pain for Bob Dylan”
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I think if every week looked like this my soul would explode. Hehe! Living. (✌🏻) !!!

03/17/2025
03/17/2025
I just wanted to thank everyone here for their suggestions on 2 of my previous posts about improving my Dining Room! Bec...
03/17/2025

I just wanted to thank everyone here for their suggestions on 2 of my previous posts about improving my Dining Room! Because of YOU, this is what I did and I absolutely LOVE the before and after results!
1. Lowered the chandelier.
2. Added two additional curtain panels.
3. Changed out the “busy” chair covers.
4. Bought a larger centerpiece.
5. Changed the old rug.
6. Changed the wall art from the metal piece to a canvas print and two candle sconces.
7. Changed the placemats to a runner.
8. Added a larger plant and plant stand.
9. I will also be having the entire downstairs painted to a bright white in a few weeks. BM Chantilly Lace.
So, thank you all so much to everyone! I really love this group!

So beautiful ✨🤍
11/08/2024

So beautiful ✨🤍

My 612 sq ft home....
11/08/2024

My 612 sq ft home....

Thoughts ??
11/08/2024

Thoughts ??

Another old home, shrouded for years in mystery, is Rosemount Plantation, in Green County, AL.  It was once called "the ...
11/08/2024

Another old home, shrouded for years in mystery, is Rosemount Plantation, in Green County, AL. It was once called "the grand mansion of Alabama", but for the past 3 decades, it has been restored and abandoned multiple times. A doctor is said to own it and apparently poured a lot of money into the exterior restoration a few years back, but it's current status is unknown. I am distantly related to the Glover family who built it in the 1830s, but I've never seen it and no longer have any living relatives in the vicinity.
*Edit* I've added a picture I found online dated 2014, it shows the large cupola, one of the biggest I've ever seen.

Before and After of our 1890's farmhouse guest room. The prior owners had painted EVERYTHING including the floor! My pla...
11/08/2024

Before and After of our 1890's farmhouse guest room. The prior owners had painted EVERYTHING including the floor! My plan is to add a picture rail where the stenciling ends about a foot from the ceiling.

There are bigger and more beautiful homes in America than our house but there’s only one Simsford house on the planet. I...
11/08/2024

There are bigger and more beautiful homes in America than our house but there’s only one Simsford house on the planet. It’s not just a house to us, it’s where we love, laugh and thrive. Friends and family tell us now that we are older we should downsize and move to a single story house. Clearly they don’t know that our world is here and will be till the end of our time.

It took 3 years but The dining room is DONE!!!-ish…Color: Secret Garden (Sherwin Williams)
11/08/2024

It took 3 years but The dining room is DONE!!!-ish…

Color: Secret Garden (Sherwin Williams)

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