At the end of Spring this year, we had decided on our Wildventure
and announced it to the world. Over July and August we decided to take a break
from all the dreaming, researching and planning so that we could enjoy our many
summer plans.
And what a summer it’s been! As well as lots of birthday
celebrations (See some of them here) and days out in nature, we’ve had holidays
in Devon, Shaftsbury, Cornwall and Center Parcs. We’ve enjoyed so much family time
together that we really are all dreading being separated again by school, work
and childcare.
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| Family snap in my favourite place |
In fact, the intended break from the Wildventure didn’t work
at all. It transpires that the Wildventure has already happened! There’s been a deep shift of views and passions
since that original conversation (which you can read about here), and you can’t
just switch that off.
We are already living much more in touch with nature, having
spent the majority of our days outside and shoeless where possible. We are
already parenting like ‘unschoolers’ and ‘respectful parents’, giving our daughters
space to make their own choices and run free. We are more confident in who we
are and how we live, knowing that we are living intentionally, living our true
selves and living our dreams. We are much more focused on getting the move to
happen, planning weekends to Devon and thinking about possible methods of income
when we get there.
Most importantly, we are happier.
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| Sisters |
Going back to normal routine of work for us and childcare
for Miri really does feel like a step backwards after spending the summer
living our truth. However, in order to get where we’re going, we need to work
to save the money. Every time I have a moment of ‘Fuck it, let’s just give up
everything and run away now!’ Matt reminds me that we’re not running away or
taking a break from real life, we want to revolutionise our life and that takes
time, planning and money.
Autumn brings the beginning of my yoga teacher training and a
new job, which is term time only allowing me quality time with Miri every 6
weeks. We’re also hoping to get down to Devon to look at some properties and
possibly put our house on the market. Eeek! Exciting times are coming.
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