I’m Building My Dream Life With Passive Income (And It Includes Route 66, Spa Days & Disney With My Kids)
From bed. With fibro. And big dreams that felt impossible not so long ago.
A Few Months Ago, I Thought It Was Too Late
There was a time — not that long ago — when even walking to the kitchen felt like a mission.
My fibromyalgia was flaring constantly. I was burnt out, stuck in a loop of exhaustion and guilt.
I honestly believed that travel, freedom, or even something as simple as taking my kids to Disneyland… just wasn’t going to happen for me.
I grieved that life.
And then, little by little, I started imagining again.
What If I Could Still Do It — Just… Differently?
Not in the hustle-culture, digital nomad, 5am miracle morning kind of way.
But in a soft, low-energy, chronic-illness–friendly kind of way.
I started asking myself:
“What if I could build income from bed?”
“What if this dream isn’t dead — just delayed?”
“What if my future still includes Route 66, Thai beaches, national parks… and yes, Mickey ears?”
And that’s where my Soft Side Hustle journey began.
How I’m Building Income That Works With My Fibro
I knew I couldn’t do long days on a laptop or endless social media. So I started with these:
✅ Blogging — on my own schedule
I use Hostinger to host my blog. It’s affordable and beginner-friendly, which mattered a lot when I didn’t have energy to deal with tech stress.
I can write when I feel well, and rest when I don’t.
✅ Pinterest — passive(ish) traffic
I learned how to use Pinterest to bring readers to my blog without having to show my face or post constantly.
That part came from The Roadmap course — the only course that gave me a structure I could follow, even in a flare.
✅ Affiliate marketing — recommending what I actually use
No products to ship, no clients to answer to — just honest links to things that help.
When someone buys through one of my links, I earn. Even while I sleep (or lie in a dark room with a migraine, let’s be real).
💭 My Vision Board Now Looks a Bit Different…
I don’t dream of hustle or burnout. I dream of:
- ✈️ Watching my kids’ faces light up in Disneyland Florida
- 🚐 Driving Route 66 in a campervan with my playlists on and nowhere to be
- 🌊 Sitting on a Thai beach, sipping iced coffee, checking my blog stats on my phone
- 🌲 Breathing in the stillness of Yosemite, not the stress of a 9-to-5
And I’m building that life — slowly, softly, and yes, from bed.
💬 Final Thoughts (from someone who thought she couldn’t)
If you’re reading this from your sofa, unsure if it’s even possible for you — I want you to know something:
You are not broken. You just need a softer way.
You don’t have to sacrifice your health to build income.
You don’t have to “grind” your way to freedom.
You can start small. You can go slow. You can still dream.
And if you want to follow my path:
- Start your blog with Hostinger
- Learn how I use Pinterest + affiliate income in The Roadmap
- Or just save this for later. I’ll still be here, building soft income and dreaming in Disney.