Last year, I wrote a list of 77 Things I Did in 2010. Every time I read through it, I feel amazed at all we were able to accomplish in ...
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It's been two weeks since we left Costa Rica for our new home in Malaysia, and even though we're not there yet (we'll be there in a few hours) we've been loving the journey. After leaving Costa Rica, we stopped to visit friends and family in Utah, Washington, and Hawaii. Here are some recent pictures and a summary of the past two weeks.
First, before we left Costa Rica, we had a flock of parro...
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Just a few weeks ago, my third daughter, Aysia Mae was born! She's a sweet addition to our family, and definitely a mama's girl. Sometimes she'll let me hold her without crying, but she doesn't like being away from her mom for long.
Everything went perfectly with the birth, which we did in our home bathtub with a doctor and midwife present. Home births aren't common in Costa Rica, but we're so ...
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Two years ago, I wrote a blog post entitled How I Spend My Time. I tracked what I was doing every minute of every day for one whole week, to help me visualize how much time I was spending on what really mattered to me.
Now that we've made the move abroad, my businesses are more automated than ever, and I'm more used to my 4-hou...
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The past few weeks, we've been very busy looking for our next home, and I haven't had much time to write this blog post. I'll talk about the house hunting later, but for now, I'm going to reminisce about the fun times we had together with my mom and my sister's family when they were here for a visit a few weeks ago.
Like me, my mom works on-line, so she was able to come down for a 3-week stay, ...
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Wow! It feels so good to be back here in Costa Rica! I love the warmth weather (a perfect 65-75 degrees), the lush, green vegetation and breathtaking views all around, the friendly, smiling people, the inexpensive food, the spaciousness and quietness of our rental house and the gardens surrounding it, and no plans of anything to see or do -- just total freedom to do whatever I want all day. I am l...
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We've been visiting our friends and family here in Salt Lake City, Utah the past week or so. It has been great to see everyone, share some nice hugs, meals, and long conversations, and also experience the cozy feeling of the town we grew up in. I had forgotten how nice it feels to walk on carpet in socks! Ahhh... The leaves on the trees have shown us some beautiful colors, too, and we've even had ...
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In our travels, we rarely meet others traveling with their kids, especially in backpacker havens like Cusco. To some it might seem odd to take a vacation with your children, since a vacation is often seen as a break from the kids. And there are definitely times when that break is welcome. But there are also good reasons to take your children with you on a vacation, even internati...
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The past week, we've been privileged to enjoy our first visit from family since we moved to Costa Rica 6 months ago. My dad, step-mom, two brothers and a sister came and stayed with us for 6 days. It was great to see them again and to spend time together seeing this beautiful country - not to mention the many hours we spent playing foosball! Everyone had a great time!
Since time was short, we p...
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This month marks my 30th birthday! Being a milestone (decade) year, I thought I would take the chance to reflect a bit on what I've learned so far in my life. In many ways, I still feel like a baby when I compare my current wisdom and knowledge to the seemingly infinite amount that is possible to obtain. Nonetheless, here are some things I've picked up thus far through my own experience. This isn'...
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