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19. Life has slowed way down – is it the calm before the storm?

Life has slowed way down

The days have sloooooooooooowed down

Just the other day I felt as if everything was going fast – my days were over in the blink of the eye. The past few days, however, have been really slow, heavy, and sluggish.

Most of our house stuff is about to be disseminated across the town we live in. The house sale and apartment purchase are lined up to take place in a few week’s time. The survey has been done on the boat. All our flights and organizing to buy and move the boat are in place. We’ve arranged to visit family in the States and up in Scotland over the next couple of months. All our courses for the boat are scheduled and paid for (engine maintenance, first aid, and radio course). Even our leaving party has been arranged!

Perhaps I’m finding it difficult to accept that the crazy period is over and it’s now time to recuperate? Hmmmmmm? Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want to attract drama. I suppose I just need to realize that one storm has passed and now it’s time to sit back and relax before the next storm comes. And when I say storm, I don’t mean it in a bad sense. Guru’s have often been known to say that life operates in waves.

Perhaps I’m just on the bottom yet I’m heading back up to the crest?

For the next few weeks, I’ve made plans to see old work friends, local friends and of course a couple of flights to visit family. We’re slowly saying ‘goodbye’ to all our friends and ensuring to see family as we really don’t know when we’ll see them next.

In my mind, I’ve been saying ‘goodbye’ to the cobbled streets, old English pubs, and all the amazing character that exists in England. I will surely miss the sights, smells, and feel of the country. Being labeled as a wanderer I’ve had quite a few places I’ve called home so leaving this one will be similar to past experiences.

There’s always a bit of nostalgia that I feel for my past places of residence

Yeah – I know…it’s not like I’m not going to return to England. The plan is to sail for two to three years but who knows. Perhaps we’ll get to the Caribbean and decided to go no further? Or maybe after year three we’ll decide to keep going indefinitely? Maybe there’s a point of no return – could it be possible that we love sailing so much that we’ll never desire to own a house again?

It’s interesting not know where we’re going nor set any definitive date as to when our journey ends

Our lives are truly becoming an open book – one that we’re writing ourselves day by day. Aside from being interesting, it’s also a bit uncomfortable. Dealing with uncertainty is truly something we’re learning to live with. Or perhaps it’s more accurate to say that we’re learning to cope with it.

All this planning and then waiting tends to point our thoughts towards planning and waiting rather than visualizing our objective – to get out on the open sea, reunite ourselves with nature, eat healthily, enjoy family and friends and really discover what’s important in life.

Thankfully, I received a little film that helped to nudge my visualizations back in a more positive direction!

Yesterday one of my close friends, Ene, sent me a video. She compiled a series of pictures that she took while on a weekend sailing trip on our current boat, Selene. The video pays such a tribute to the love we have for sailing, family, food, and sharing moments with friends. Ene explained that it took her ages to choose the music for the video – she didn’t want anything sad. Her choice was perfect – set to 100’s of pictures was a very upbeat folk sounding music. The video helped to remind me of the joy we have when we’re out on the water. It was definitely a welcome reminder as to what we’re seeking more of! You can watch the video here: Video of Selene

Next Chapter: 20. A lesson on stopping the ‘what-if’s’ from taking over my life!

Previous Chapter: 18. Saying goodbye to my old routines and old lifestyle

Or…if you’d like to carry on reading all about our journey from selling up and sailing away, you can purchase my book, ‘Changing Lifestyles – Trading the Rat Race in For A Sail Around The World,’ 

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Changing Lifestyles: Trading in the Rat Race for a Sail Around The World (my book). Chapters:

  • 1. That’s it – I’m selling everything and sailing around the world!

  • 2. Oh crap – Are we healthy enough to sail around the world?

  • 3. House sold, price on yacht almost negotiated – just need temporary housing now!

  • 4. Before I sell up and sail away I need to clean out my closet (in many ways)

  • 5. Getting the boat of our dreams – will we or won’t we?

  • 6. Negotiations 56 Oyster Yacht have finished but not without massive pain

  • 7. Everything was going well until we got this phone call…

  • 8. Quick, quick – we need to sell our current boat. We need a place to live. We need to…

  • 9. My new normal and dealing with giving up all our possessions

  • 10. Going from sailing Selene to selling Selene so we could afford to buy our 56′

  • 11. Sea trials and the survey – the night before we meet our dream yacht

  • 12. Hours before we meet our new yacht…our new home!

  • 13. Sea trials on the Oyster 56 were a success – we love her!

  • 14. Getting a yacht lifted out for a Marine Survey

  • Extra: Sell Up and Sail Away Video – Sea Trails & Survey

  • 15. After sea trials and the survey I ran a marathon (accidentally)

  • 16. What does homeschooling, the paleo diet, writing, and photography have to do with sailing?

  • 17. I’m so freaking frustrated – the world is broken

  • 18. Saying goodbye to my old routines and old lifestyle

  • 19. Life has slowed way down – is it the calm before the storm?

  • 20. A lesson on stopping the ‘what-if’s’ from taking over my life!

  • 21. Serious issue – we can’t take our yacht to Barcelona, Spain as planned – YIKES!

  • Extra: Sell Up and Sail Away Video 2 – Our thoughts, feelings and move day!

  • 22. The day before we purchase our 56′ Oyster

  • 23. My first trip on our new yacht – Dolphins included!

  • 24. Feeling excited, sick, and in awe are not mutually exclusive when sailing on the seas

  • 25.Things got worse

  • Extra: Sell Up and Sail Away Video 3 – Palma Mallorca to Gibraltar

  • 26. Sell up and sail away preparations – we successfully took possession of your new yacht

  • 27. Preparation for our around the world sailing trip couldn’t get more exciting!

  • 28. Two months to go before we set sail for our world adventure

  • 29. We got a gun, but not the kind you’re probably thinking of

  • 30. The contrast of sailing around the world and cancer

  • Extra: The reason I decided to sell up and sail away (video)

  • 31. Courses, becoming British, putting our remaining possessions on a pallet and what else?

  • Extra. No – we did not win the lottery!

  • 32. Less than 3 weeks to go before we sail off into the sunset

  • 33. Ten days to go before we set sail on our grand adventure

  • 34. Will this sailing adventure turn me into a dreadlocked, pot smoking, whale saver?

  • 35. In 2 days we will set sail around the world sailing adventure

  • 36. Leaving Gosport England today to start on our around the world sailing adventure

  • 37. Life aboard our new yacht with the BBC, Daily Mail and Times in tow

  • 38. Feeling amazing, scared, overwhelmed and useless

  • 39. Sailing Gibraltar To Malta

  • 40. I’m honoured to introduce Loryn Bennett – Britican’s Chef

  • 41. I still can’t even believe this is happening

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