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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.Ā
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
āIf your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.ā 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 ā¦ what. A flip-flop long kick contest?
It sounds weird but is super fun.
Wait ā¦ 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.Ā
A lovesong for life itself - week 16 2022 Catalunia
An ode to life, sharing just how great it feels to be a traveling, unschooling, free and wild woman of 47, with four amazing children and an amazing husband.
Do nomads have a social life?
Do you have any friends? This is one of the all times most asked questions we get as a full-time traveling family. In this text, we share the answers and perspectives on the idea of having a social life on the move. We would never have imagined this reality before we left, but now it is our everyday life of adventure.
Do you know how to stay with your own truth?
Sometimes I ādownloadā something. A clear message. Sometimes it is more powerful and clear than others. Often I ask for it, rarely does it make its own way to my mind.Ā
Marketing and Pricing tip for your Products and Services
In this interview, Jesper shares how you market your product and yourself, how to start, where to find your clients. And Jesper Conrad knows his stuff - the successful digital marketer and founder of Guru Pricing are not only extremely knowledgeableĀ but also absolutely passionate about marketing and everything business-related!!!
It is not normal. It is wrong.
Have you ever regretted leaving your kid in an institution?
People call it "normal," but is it?
That something is normal means that most people are doing it - it doesn't make it right.
In Denmark, the maternity leave is nine months. After this period, it is considered normal to take your infant, who can't yet speak and who often can't even walk, and place your child in the arms of strangers for up to 8 hours or more per day. Because you know - it is normal - and you want to go back to work, or whā¦
Are we rootless?
Do we need to have a house, a base, somewhere to call home? Will it take too much toll on the children to keep moving? Is it good for us?
You never regret the changes of the sunset
āMom, you never regret the changes of the sunset. You enjoy the sunset. But you donāt want it to be the same all the time. Then it would not be a sunset, would it?ā
Do we have to read Shakespeare?
"I feel sorry for people who never read Shakespeare", my 15-year-old son told me one late night in the darkness and the tiredness after just another of the many parties we attend while visiting our home country.
Are You Always Busy?
Life is in the moment of the things we do. Whether we are studying a language or talking to a friend, or going for a walk, the most important is not to have a mind full of all the things we are not doing in this present moment.
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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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