The countdown is ON!

Check out our new countdown counter on our blog! As of today, we have 96 more days on land! EEEK! Our official launch date is set – June 20, 2016. On Friday, we signed the contract to sell our house. Holy cow. It is so effing real now. Matt wasn’t sure we should post anything for […]

The life of a secret hoarder…

Our #1 priority since January has been to GET OUT OF DEBT. And we have made HUGE progress this year. We’ve slashed 1/3 of our debt (whoop!) and as of right now, we are slated to be out of debt in January 2014. However, if we can pay an extra $1700 between now and then, […]

Parting with the Past

We know we need to de-clutter and get rid of our stuff before we take off on our RTW journey. Our mantra is “If it won’t fit on a boat, we don’t need it.” For the most part, we are ready to get rid of everything we own. Now. However, we are still a few years […]

Bike? Bike!

So, today, I read an article posted by Family on Bikes. It was about a mom in Portland who totes around her SIX kids by bicycle!! You can read the article here. Finished reading? Are you thinking what I’m thinking?   THIS IS BRILLIANT! I’m ready to sell my minivan and buy a box bike to […]

Happy Birthday America

We started the day off lazy – skipping the community parade – but rallied with afternoon swimming, dinner with the in-laws, and fireworks! The boys were completely worn out by the time we got home (an hour after their summer bedtime.) So, apparently, Matt decided NOT to blog while I was out of town… and […]