(Scroll to the bottom to hear this post in podcast form)As a longtime traveler having done lots of slow travel, I find different ways of living fascinating. People are so varied and individual in terms of how they prefer to live… individual, just like work-life balance. Not many people live like my …
The One Thing You Can Rely On
Change. Uncertainty. We do many things to resist them and avoid them. Yet they keep happening.Living on a large piece of property out in the wilderness has given me a unique perspective on change… a very “in your face” perspective.You see, every day we take walks and do projects on the land. And …
What to Think About When Purchasing Land
Have you ever thought about making a life change by moving somewhere with a slower pace? What would it feel like to have a place in nature that's just for you to get away? Having traveled to so many beautiful wilderness places to rock climb, my husband and I have always wanted a piece of mountain …
Laundry: A Simple Pleasure
Have you ever realized that something so plain, so mundane, has significant meaning for you?I used to wax poetic about picking raspberries. But now... there's something about laundry.It seems like a boring chore; it's even something that people avoid and avoid until they have no clean clothes to …
5 Things I’m Continuing from Off Grid Life
Have you ever taken a trip or done a reset that left you rejuvenated, only to find yourself back into the same familiar, energy-draining patterns once you returned to everyday life?I've been there. Likely, we've all been there.Our first season living on our new alpine off-grid property was kind of …
“Let’s do stuff that’s not on the list”
It’s been a few months since we really made the move, but I haven’t actually described the craziness that’s been my life lately. It’s good craziness, but crazy nonetheless.This past summer, we made a big change from living part time in Las Vegas and part time in another large city (Salt Lake) to …