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Exploring Scicli's Hidden Gems: A Day of History, Picnics, and Gelato in Sicily | Day 12 of my 2023 Journal
We explore the rich history of cave houses turned museums, indulge in the region's exquisite produce, and soak in the stunning views from an abandoned church.
Friends | Day 11 of my 2023 Journal
Living a nomad life is often extremely social ad sometimes kind of lonely. But we don't really care. We love to have people around, and we love to chill and do our thing.
Waiting | Day 10 of my 2023 Journal
I am not a big fan of waiting. I get restless in a split second. There are so many things I want to do. Waiting can drive me crazy. But the thing is this. Wating can be a blessing.
Loss | Day 9 of my 2023 Journal
I have the habit of taking pictures of flowers. It seems banal, but it is not. Not in my personal life. The beauty of the flowers carries my loss. I can handle it with the flowers, I can work with it with the flowers, and I never forget because of flowers.
Just go for a walk | Day 8 of my 2023 Journal
We walk a lot. We walk very often, short and long, with or without agenda. In our family, it has healing powers; it creates a space for open-ended conversations and silence. We group and regroup, and we walk through many different emotions when we go for a walk. Herein lies the healing powers.
Skills | Day 7 of my 2023 Journal
It is interesting how we always learn and always evolve. We think we know why we do a certain challenge and where it will take us. But ever so often, we learn something different and arrive somewhere surprising. Very often, we do not even realize it until years later.
Birthdays | Day 6 of my 2023 Journal
We celebrate the fact that we are all unique and needed. Each and every one of us holds a world, has a unique path, and when we pass the starting line on our birthdays, we celebrate this journey, this life, the fact that we are all stardust full of life, souls on a mission, sparkling lights in the vastness of cosmos.
The adventure of the detail | Day 5 of my 2023 Journal
We are always traveling. Rarely have a plan, only sometimes prepare. I think about a Danish poet, Dan Türell, who wrote in an essay: if you can not make an adventure out of your daily walk to the supermarket, there is no reason to go anywhere.
Slow | Day 4 of my 2023 Journal
I do slow stuff, and there is no logic to it. I knit, and I play the handpan, and I draw, and I spend hours in the kitchen. I sit down to watch the colors of the sunset or paint the flowers in the garden.
Humbled by hospitality | Day 3 of my 2023 Journal
How do we handle such generosity, such open arms, and so much friendliness? We learn. We can always become even more generous, open-minded, hospitable, and kinder. And we celebrate it with profound gratefulness while watching the sunset.
Healthy and happy | Day 2 of my 2023 Journal
We have rented a house in southeast Sicily for half of the winter. It is such a great luxury, the house is beautiful for the eyes as well as for the heart, and our hosts are amazing, helping and sharing and just being plain nice to us. And for the first time in a very long time, we feel we are on vacation almost.
Nomad Writing | Day 1 of my 2023 Journal
Yesterday I took up writing, sharing my first blog post in a very long time, and openly challenging myself to do a 365-day streak of writing a short memory, a simple reflection garnished with a photo.
Big Rocks First - welcome to 2023
We have a massive responsibility to each other, enormous. It becomes self-evident when we have children that we need to care for them and do our best to make life beautiful for them, but when all comes to all, we have the same responsibility for everyone else as well.
The Beginning | Day 0 of my 2023 Journal
It is a funny New Year's resolution to plan to spend MORE time on social media. Very much out of character for me. Yet, this is what is on my mind. And if it was easy, it would not be a challenge, would it?
Are you happy?
Sharing our take on happiness, finding the good life balances, the ways we balance an ever-changing life, and the story of how we attended a great festival in Germany for home-educating families. Read on to learn our thoughts on routines on the road, lovely gratefulness exercises, and how we handle some of the basics of practical life on the road.
The secret to good planning
How we did not travel to England and what happened instead. One of the hidden perks of being a full-time traveling family is that we learn to sharpen our WHY and HOW all the time. In this blogpost we share what we have learned about planning and handling plans that changes.
Chateau Jasmine and how to handle big dreams
“If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.” This is such a powerful truth. I remember being so afraid of the bus, afraid of leaving my country, afraid of letting go - yet the dream was powerful; I had to do it.
Have you ever attended a flip-flop long kick contest?
Flip Flop Long Kick contest in Romagny, France
Wait … what. A flip-flop long kick contest?
It sounds weird but is super fun.
Wait … what. A flip-flop long kick contest?
It sounds weird but is super fun.
Unschooling is just life
Unschooling is just a fancy word for living, said a meme I saw on social media this week. It is true. Another, longer, a post I read was about how ambitious we can all become while following each other's unschooling journeys on blogs and social media.
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Hi, I'm Cecilie Conrad
Cancer-surviving psychologist, former single-parent; co-sleeping, yogi, gluten-free, primarily plant-eating; happily married, stay-at-home, organic barefooted hippie and mother of four, living in a bus, knitting teddy bears and learning languages, counseling and enjoying sunsets.
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