methods I need to hold after our journey

Sharing a few of the methods I’ve tried to maintain in our lives after our journey.

Hello buddies! How are you? How was the weekend? I hope that you simply had an important one! We celebrated my nana’s bday, the Pilot was house from a visit, I taught a barre class, and met up with a buddy for brunch. We additionally bought some monsoon rain, which is all the time just a little deal with.

For right now’s submit, I needed to speak a bit about our journey, my perspective since we’ve been again, and a few of the methods I’ve tried to take care of. As you guys know, we LOVE to journey. I really feel prefer it’s essentially the most fufilling means for us to spend the cash we’ve earned – on experiences – and it offers us an opportunity to be away from the hustle and bustle and luxuriate in time as a household (or as a pair). Journey all the time offers me perspective and helps me to recollect what truly fuels my power and pleasure… and what doesn’t.

Whereas we have been in Spain, we have been capable of take our time and genuinely take pleasure in every day. I’ve actually tried to maintain a few of the issues that I beloved a lot about our journey (, apart from the epic sights, tradition and meals…) and put them into just a little listing. It’s not likely about “trip mode” eternally, however slightly what the journey jogged my memory issues most.

methods I need to hold after our journey

1. Stroll as A lot as Potential

We walked miles day by day, not even making an attempt, and motion felt pure and refreshing – not pressured. Whereas it’s just a little tougher right here, I’m nonetheless making an attempt to recreate this a bit at house with walks after dinner, strolling throughout conferences, and strolling Maisey when the rain has cooled issues down a bit.

It’s humorous as a result of Tucson is NOT a walking-friendly metropolis. All the things is way, it’s one million levels, and in the event you’re exterior strolling, most individuals will assume your automobile broke down, until you’re in a neighborhood or strolling path. It’s undoubtedly the height of summer season, so I’ve been utilizing my lil strolling pad all through the day. In Spain, I’d EASILY hit 20k steps per day, and I’ve to be intentional to hit 10k right here.

2. Cook dinner From Scratch (and Select Locations That Do the Similar)

They meals we ate felt nourishing and intentional, whether or not it was made on the Airbnb, by buddies (our buddy Tony makes an EPIC carrillada) or by a chef at a comfortable native spot. Whereas I don’t assume we have to have fancy meals on a regular basis, the standard and freshness of components speaks volumes. I’ve discovered that since we’ve been house, there are solely a handful of eating places right here that really feel value the price to me. I’d slightly purchase good components and cook dinner at house, as an alternative of pay 100-200 for a mediocre meal for the 4 of us.

3. Maintain Meals Easy

I additionally remembered that meals didn’t want 18 components or 3 sauces to be satisfying. A chunk of grilled fish, some roasted veggies, a drizzle of olive oil and lemon: perfection. Since our journey was on the longer aspect, I used to be capable of cook dinner within the Airbnb but in addition didn’t need to purchase a ton of components and elements. Our meals have been so easy, recent, and satisfying.

4. Keep Up Late and Sleep In (Seasonally)

It was actually magical to embrace summer season nights: youngsters up late, spontaneous gelato runs, morning gentle peeking by the home windows whilst you’re nonetheless curled up in mattress. It’s not a eternally routine, however a enjoyable reminder to bend the principles generally. The college yr may be very inflexible and scheduled (it must be), so it felt like an epic deal with to remain up till midnight or 1am most nights and begin the day round 9:30.

5. Gradual Meals With Good Firm

Recreate the 2-hour meals, whether or not it’s dinner on the patio with buddies, or simply the 4 of us on the eating room desk. I beloved that meals aren’t rushed, which lets you benefit from the meals and firm a lot extra. I discover that you simply’re extra in tuned with starvation cues so that you truly eat much less. I’ve been making an attempt to decelerate just a little with all points of life.

6. Prioritize New Adventures With the Women

Even at house: new parks, new recipes, little day journeys, or simply letting them assist me plan one thing “new.” Journey all the time jogs my memory how magical it’s to see the world by their eyes. Additionally, what they are saying is true: they develop up SO rapidly. Issues they used to take pleasure in aren’t as thrilling anymore, so it’s been enjoyable to discover what they’re into and have some new adventures collectively.

7. If You Take a Break… Nothing Falls Aside

This one’s large. Collectively, we’re all carrying an enormous psychological and emotional load, particularly as mothers. We’re those who bear in mind who mysteriously ran out of socks, the components we have to decide up for dinner, order a present for the birthday celebration this weekend, one child has a dentist appointment tomorrow, together with work deadlines and chores. It was refreshing to simply take a step again… and nothing broke. The weblog, the inbox, the chores; they have been all ready after we returned, and it was okay.

When each women have been infants, I used to be nonetheless running a blog 3 times a day and couldn’t think about taking off for greater than a brief weekend. I ended up taking about six weeks off work, for the primary time ever, and nothing broke.

I pre-wrote my content material upfront and solely took consumer calls and emails whereas we have been away. It was an enormous reward, and it gave me new inpiration and power to get again into issues the second we have been again. Whereas I don’t assume I’ll take six weeks off once more anytime quickly lol it’s an excellent reminder that you simply CAN step away for a bit and issues shall be okay.

8. Make Time for Artwork, Music, and Tradition

Whether or not it’s a museum, stay music, or listening to a symphony on Spotify whereas making dinner, it provides richness to on a regular basis life. You don’t need to be abroad to carry magnificence into your day. I’m making an attempt to make an effort to e book theatre tickets, take pleasure in outside music, go to museum, and convey little bits of tradition and pleasure into our lives.

9. Nurture Neighborhood

One of the vital stunning issues about Spain is the neighborhood surroundings. Our buddies go to a world faculty in Sevilla, and the mother and father get collectively continuously. They’re consistently having fun with a drink or tapas collectively whereas the youngsters go off and play, and planning meals, day journeys, and playdates. We’re lucky to have an unimaginable neighborhood right here in Tucson, so it was an excellent reminder to proceed to nurture the relationships which can be essential to us.

10. Get Dressed for the Day

Europeans have a means of displaying up for the day with care. Whereas, leggings completely have their place (I’ll by no means stop them absolutely lol), getting dressed feels good. I undoubtedly really feel extra centered and productive after I’m in *actual* garments as an alternative of sweats and a hoodie. 😉