3-minute read – January 2022 Sean and I first came to Ireland in May 2017 as part of a 5-week tour of the UK and Europe. On our last night in Ireland, we stayed at an Airbnb on a family sheep farm, and our connection to sheep farming began. Later that summer, we went to … More Thoughts on Lambing
Being stuck in the middle of business owner fights is the worst. Do you stay or do you go? And how do you decide? … More When Small Business Owners Fight
At the beginning of 2021, we found ourselves with some unexpected free time. Before the pandemic, our goal was to own a couple of vacation rental properties which would provide some income and the opportunity to live part-time in both locations, ideally one on the beach and one in the mountains. Despite that goal, in … More National Park Running
5-min read We returned home from Ireland on January 20th, our hearts full from another tremendous visit with our sheep farming friends in Sligo. Lambing is an extraordinarily hectic but rewarding time in a sheep farmer’s life which we’ve been blessed to participate in several times. We love lambing sheep! We were also excited about … More 2020 The Year of Never Ending Changes
Our beach condo was built in 1976 and updated in 2004 to include a full wall of mirrors. Despite how much larger the room felt, we decided to take down the mirrors and install shiplap. Supplies We chose 1×8 nickel gap pine and a whitewash paint finish. Step 1 – Remove the mirrors and prep … More Shiplap Accent Wall
My plantar fasciitis recovery plan … More Plantar Fasciitis
The before and after photos of our Florida beach condo. … More Dolphin Point Condo
Why I have decided to leave Facebook … More Goodbye Facebook – From Ireland
We stopped full-time traveling 14-months ago and have been living in the Northern San Juan Mountains of Colorado. We came here, after our plans, to winter in Zermatt and summer in Florida, fell apart. They fell apart, at the end of 2017, when our Zermatt employer was not able to secure work visas for us. … More Searching For a Beach Home – Part 3
Without putting in too much time or effort I wanted to create a short recap of some of the highlights from our three years of travel. At some point I may devote more time to making a proper documentary, but for now this is a fun flashback on an amazing three years of living life … More A Brief Recap
It's a Gavination 