A Life Less Ordinary

We are not independently wealthy, trust fund kids, nor did we all of a sudden win the lottery. We have made a lifestyle choice to change course for awhile. This didn't happen instantly, as if we just decided to do this. It took YEARS of careful planning and thought to get to this point.

We are selling our house and most of our belongings to buy our boat and set sail around the world for awhile. We want to provide an opportunity for our children to experience different cultures and some serious family time.

Jared will still work from the boat (he is a civil engineer and can do a lot of his work from the computer). My school district will grant me a leave of absence from teaching. I will provide outreach education, but mostly as a volunteer. If I happen to get paid along the way for some STEM / science classes I provide, so be it, but we are mostly about giving back and making a difference wherever we happen to be sailing.

We are going on an epic adventure and the best part is we will experience it all together!

T-minus one year and counting...

If all went according to plan, we would be leaving summer of 2017. Next year. Wow. After talking about this for so long, it actually is going to happen!

We have found our ideal boat, however, will it still be there when we are ready to purchase it? Most likely not, however, miracles can happen. Being that it is in Europe, we would start our adventure over there, which entails refit and all other sorts of boat projects before crossing the Atlantic.

We still need to finish construction on our home addition and then either rent it out or sell it.

We are still in the process of moving out of the storage unit and selling stuff.

So much to do, yet as I read through other family sailing blogs, I know it is doable.

Still, 12 months... insert deep breath here.

This photo is captioned: Taking lemons and making lemonade! This is Zach making lemonade from Grandma's lemon tree. When I get overwhelmed about all we have to do, I know that it will all be worth it in the end.

Especially floating on the water looking at a sky and beautiful cloud art like this: