Project Today

In the latest episode of the Project Today podcast, the boys gather round and discuss all the new updates and milestones reached over the course of the last few weeks! We've been working hard (or hardly working?) on creating the coolest tiny home on wheels ever seen... and after a two-week hiatus from podcasting, it's time to bring everyone back into the fold and talk about our feelings towards the box truck build. Is it possible that we're actually feeling burnout?

But first things first, we just have to say that we're sorry for not posting an episode in two weeks. It's been a very busy 14 days and we've found it difficult to actually stick to our own deadlines, so today we decided to go over our plans for a different, better and more streamlined schedule moving forward.

This schedule encompasses all of the things that we try to accomplish on a daily/weekly basis, including Youtube videos, TikTok videos,m podcasts, Instagram posts, and, of course, actually converting our box truck into a tiny home! Not only is it a full week of work, but it requires all three of us to be on top of our game for most of the week to actually accomplish everything.... meaning it's a looooot of work.

And on top of that, the last couple weeks have been difficult in and of themselves. We've struggled to actually get much work done... specifically on the truck itself. We may have actually hit the wall that we were trying to avoid from the start...

Burnout.

Because of burnout, we haven't been able to capitalize on the insane growth our social media accounts have seen. And, we've barely made progress on the actual box truck itself. Overall, it's been a tiring week.

Because of that, we devoted this entire episode to a conversation that we needed to have days ago. It's time to get professional, and start holding each other accountable to our own goals. And it all starts today, with our new and improved daily schedule.

We hope you all enjoy today's episode, it's definitely a candid behind-the-scenes look into our lives. If you did, make sure to subscribe to our channel, and check back again next Wednesday for another van life update! Hopefully it will be full of promising and exciting news!!

We accomplished so much in the past week of building the van! We did about 5 or 6 different van projects, released around 10 tiktoks, and released a Youtube video! We spent a lot of the week working on the van and doing research about future projects. It feels really good to accomplish so much in the box truck conversion from this first week.

Check out our YouTube Channel and Tiktok, Project Today on both platforms! You can supplement your podcast listening with visuals of the van. Thanks so much for listening to this episode!

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@projecttoday?lang=en

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7ZrQuGZhJ_eWB4oV_2cYRQ?view_as=subscriber

We have now had our van for a whole week and a half!! In that time we have installed two fans, we know not a whole bunch but we've been doing a lot of behind the scenes work... doing lots of research, uploading our first youtube videos, and hitting tiktok hard with content!

In this episode we talk about what we've been up to and where we are at in terms of our next projects we are going to start working on hopefully very soon! Make sure to follow us on all of these platforms we are Project Today on all of them except instagram we are projecttoday_

We are posting a lot of new stuff all the time so definitely follow/subscribe if you haven't already so you don't miss out on anything!

And with that we hope you are having an amazing day and get out there and do something TODAY to chase your dreams!

Project Today... has officially begun!!!

Just two days ago, we purchased our van. For months we have been talking about living the vanlife, converting a used Uhaul into a luxurious living space, and it's FINALLY happening! No longer will our listeners need to hear us talk about our excitement for purchasing the van... it's literally sitting in our front yard.

And that's what we want to talk about in today's podcast. Not only the process behind choosing a box truck as our vehicle of choice, but also the entire van buying process. Over the last two days, we went down to Denver and finally all met up in person. We then test drove two Uhauls, negotiated a price, and drove away from the lot the next day with a Uhaul of our own!

In this podcast we really get into that entire process in detail, so if you are excited for that, make sure you listen to the entire podcast! Otherwise, we talk about the exact finances of the box truck, what we expect to pay per month in the future (once we live in the van) and everything else! One thing we want this channel to be is completely transparent and open - so we will always tell you guys exactly how much money we spend on everything in this process.

And as always, we spent a decent amount of this episode once again going over how excited and happy we are to finally have this box truck in our possession. We are going to film the entire process, from start to finish, as much as we possibly can, and that footage is going to make up our videos on Youtube and TikTok (both channels are @ProjectToday) as well as our posts on Instagram (username still being worked out). Make sure to follow/subscribe to each of them A S A P, as content is going to start coming thick and fast over the next few weeks, and you won't want to miss a single minute of it!

But with that, we hope you guys are enjoying your day and are ready to start and finish all your projects TODAY!

In this episode, we review final summer logistics for our VanLife Project. This is the last podcast that we are recording over FaceTime for at least the next 6 months. By this time next week, we will be all together in person and hopefully will have a van! Thanks for listening!

Another week, another VanLife update!

At this point our lives are basically spent excitedly awaiting the day when we can finally step into an empty Uhaul, only to find out that we are wholeheartedly unprepared for the actual prospect of converting a van.

Just kidding! We've each been doing our research, and with only a couple weeks left before we're finally in possession of our shiny new (used) box truck, it's time to start brainstorming. And that's what this video is about - brainstorming!

At this point, each of us have become an expert on at least one aspect of our van conversion, and now it's time to start testing our theories out with the other two. For example, Dylan, being the pragmatically-inclined electrical engineer of the group, has a pretty good idea of exactly what our electrical needs are going to be. And in this episode, we actually visualize all the things that will need some sort of power/charge frequently: phones, camera batteries, lights, convection ovens, etc. With each new item, we're getting closer and closer to an actual electrical plan... something we've never had before.

I tell you this to show you just how novice we are in this process - none of us have ever actually converted a van. We're learning through Youtube videos, blog posts, family friends, or whatever else we can possibly use as a guide. As first-time van converters, we are approaching each day like it's an opportunity to learn something that we've never known before, and with every podcast episode, we hope that everyone out there listening will get the exact same feeling.

But that just about wraps up this week's episode of Project Today (at this point we might as well just call it the VanLife Update podcast) and we hope you enjoyed! Next week will be our final podcast before we finally get together and start doing the thing, at which point you guys will get week after week of in-person, van converting action!

We hope you're all as excited as we are!

In this episode, we discuss our trip to a lake in upstate New York. We talk about living the Project Today spirit. Chase battles a mouse in the cabin and learns how to tie knots, do front flips, and wake surf.

Thanks so much for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, share it with a friend who you think would enjoy it as well!

For the first time in our channel's history... we're recording a podcast from inside a Uhaul truck! We've been driving across the country for three days now, and it's time to finally recap the trip here on a Project Today podcast. After months of talking about #VanLife, we've finally rented our first Uhaul and have been testing out our future home here on the road as well!

All in all, it's been an exciting trip that is just the first step in a long journey we have ahead of us, and if you're as excited for #VanLife as we are, this episode just might be your favorite one yet.

DISCLAIMER: the audio here is bad. We decided to literally record the podcast while driving through upstate New York, so in the background you're going to hear the truck, Google maps, and sometimes even the sounds of the outside world. It's the most authentic, in-person podcast we've ever done - and we really hope you guys enjoy!

This week two of the three of us are officially adults and done with college! One of us, however, will be a junior for the rest of his life... (XD)

In another exciting episode of Life Talk we discuss more specifics about van plan as we gear up for our first go next week where we will be driving to New York in a UHaul very similar to the one we will be converting.

Stay tuned for our third ever in person podcast on the road next week, but in the mean time enjoy this one!

After months of planning, we've made our decision - the Avengers will build our van. Oliver is good friends with Captain America, and we hear Tony Stark can build things pretty well, so this decision was pretty easy to make.

But in all honesty, there's another decision that needed to be answered today: where should we convert the van? Currently, all three of us are in different places, and in one months' time (we can't believe how soon that is!) we'll need to get together so that we can actually start converting our future home. The decision has come down to two options: Colorado or Arizona.

Both locations offer us free rent through family ties, which is a massive plus for our immediate finances. However, both locations also come with their own distinct pros and cons... and right now, each of us has a different opinion on where we should be. Our different perspectives come full circle in this podcast, where we finally decide where our summer plans lie.

Otherwise, be sure to follow this podcast for the next month as we finally start converting our van and capitalizing on our Crazy Van Plan! We're a mere weeks away from truly launching the Project Today brand on multiple platforms, and for everybody that has been supporting us for the last two years, we just need to say thank you. Our plans are finally becoming action - and we know you guys can't wait for us to start either!