Fly Away Home When I first proclaimed, “Mexico is my home!” and we moved from our beautiful home in our little suburb of Chicago, truth be told, I had mixed emotions. I was very excited to move to a tropical locale, ahead of the impending winter weather, but I was also nostalgic. Would things be… Read More Mexico is My Home: 28 Reasons Why (& Counting)!
Get Movin’ You have decided you are ready to take the next steps in moving abroad with your family. You have a destination in mind, perhaps even a few plane tickets in hand. Congratulations! Now the fun begins, right? When my family sold-it-all to move from a small suburb outside of Chicago, IL to Mazatlan,… Read More The Essential Guide to Moving Abroad
How Will They Learn? Before we embarked on this journey, well-meaning friends and family asked us, “But how will they learn?” They were concerned that if we took our kiddos out of their traditional U.S. pre-school program and didn’t enroll my oldest into her local Kindergarten class, they would be forever lost. We however, were… Read More But How Will They Learn?
What are you grateful for in this year of the New-New? This year has brought in a lot of new friends, exciting toys and fun adventures! We are so blessed and grateful to have so much New-New in this new year. This week we explored the wonderful world of the Juarez Flea Market, played with… Read More We All About the New-New!
So, you’re ready to live the expat lifestyle. Great! There’s just one small problem: How will you make money living abroad? In this post, I’ll tell you how I make money living abroad and I’ve included a few tips for how you can do it too! I Searched My Pockets In the pockets of my… Read More There’s Freedom in the Pockets : How to Make Money Living Abroad
What does braving winter look like where you are? It is officially winter in Mazatlan and we are doing our best to manage (so very hard to do in here). After a whirlwind holiday season, La Vida Lindsay is back in the groove of routine. As such, we have been spending our weekends taking day-trips, participating… Read More Braving Winter : Mazatlan-Style
How can living with tenacity help make your dreams a reality? What can you do, right now, to bring you one step closer to living a life by design? The little boy I wrote this about is now a three-year-old big boy, but he is tenacious as ever! He is ferociously dedicated getting what he wants. He… Read More The Tenacity of a Two-Year-Old
Do you want to move abroad with your family? We did it, and you can too! Proper planning is key. Here’s how we got started. Map Your Plan This is the first step to a successful move abroad. Without a plan, it is so easy to talk yourself out of embracing adventure. It is incredibly… Read More Go, While the Going’s Good: Map Your Plan
Because all things come full-circle. We said our vows on this beautiful stretch of beach in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico, seven amazing years ago on December 31, 2009. We said then, wouldn’t it be amazing if we lived here some day? Here we are and that ‘some day’ has come. We are blessed and grateful to be… Read More Marriage Rocks!
She asked me if I knew how to do contour makeup. I laughed and countered that it was a good day when I got a shower and washed my hair and shaved my legs. She responded with a weary, yet not-too-surprised look. By the end of the day we had spent nearly seven consecutive hours… Read More Just Say ‘No’ to Adulting!