Duncan and Emma's Salt Spring Island Adventure!
Email Sabbatical Update ( and Confession!) OK, so I confess. I have been checking email. It started off innocently enough: I had some tasks to do for a networking group for which I am on the board - and most things are done by email. But while I was there I would just quickly check other things…
Email Sabbatical – Progress Report 1 What is an email sabbatical? That's a very good question. Well, since July (August really) I have been trying to make/find/create the time to work on life-coaching products. This is my dream – to have a website that is a resource for individuals AND fellow life-coaches. So, I start…
It has been quite amazing what a difference adding a dog to our household has made. Not only are we more constricted in our movements (cat-sitters are much easier to find than dog-sitters) but I have found myself having to examine myself more closely… Anyone who has seen The Dog Whisperer (Cesar Millan) or any…
Letting Go – Part 1 (of many I would imagine)
I forget who said "Wherever you go, there you are." – I think it was Jon Kabat-Zinn.
Because people keep asking "How's it going on Salt Spring?" And of course it's fanTASTic. I LOVE it here. I LOVE the potential this place has, the peace & quiet, the space, I LOVE walking the dog and getting out in nature and strolling along the beach in the evening, I LOVE taking it easier, I LOVE checking the veg garden and seeing what is coming up – have the tomato flowers been pollinated? Are the tomatoes coming yet? I LOVE making my favourite foods – French Onion Soup (with the cheese/bread topping), Cornish Pasties, Shortbread, Strawberry Jam etc.
And yet, I often wake up and feel a sense of mild panic. MILD panic, but panic nonetheless. I never ask "What have we done?", it's more "What happens if this doesn't work out?".
Well, (I hope Duncan will excuse me for paraphrasing him here – I've probably summarised it wrong) Duncan is worried how he will feel if he has to go back to a "normal job" and work/commute in 2 years time (we've given ourselves 2 years to make this work).
Of course my worries and fears are MORE ridiculous. I'm worried where we'll be in 30 years – what happens when we retire/get old? If we enjoy ourselves and live this lifestyle for the next 30 years will we run out of money and be homeless on the streets?