(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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
“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 …