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We are Housesitting Our Way Around the World – You Can Do This, Too!

July 18, 2018 By Kristen Suzanne

housesitting rent-free — Housesitting our way around the world – Living rent-free!

Housesitting. Most people haven’t heard of it.

Well, get excited because you’re going to learn how housesitting is an amazing secret world that few people know about.

As I wrote in the last post, I’m sharing the how, what, when, where, why about being a Digital Nomad Family.

My big message is that you can do this, too! YES!

As I share everything we’re doing, you’ll see that, it’s possible to start planning your own trip abroad (or even just around North America). The point is that it’s possible to be location independent and design the life you want.

Let’s begin with Housesitting.

I won’t be surprised if you’ve never heard of it. Anyone I mention it to never has.

The important idea to know is that this is one of the keys to our living abroad.

It’s not the only way to live frugally around the world, but it’s a HUGE one, and it’s how we’re doing things right now.

Housesitting Paris — Housesitting outside of Paris. Yes, Paris!

Housesitting has made our travel-the-world dreams come true.

As a Digital Nomad Family, it’s been a way for our family to live “rent-free” while traveling the world. Let me say that again, we’re living rent-free! I think you can see how amazing this is.

Housesitting has saved us thousands of dollars!

We’ve been housesitting for over a year (on and off in 2017 in the United States before we moved abroad and consistently for the whole time we’ve been living in Europe and the UK for 2018).

Now, we are housesitting experts, and we wrote a book teaching you how to be one, too.

What is a Digital Nomad Family?

July 17, 2018 By Kristen Suzanne

What is a digital nomad family? And can you be one, too?

Let’s simply break it apart:

Digital:

Being a “digital” nomad family means: we make a living by digital means. Generally, we use our laptops to make money. Specifically, I write books and I write this blog. Greg writes and illustrates children’s books, plus he works as a business/marketing strategist with clients. That latter is phasing out a bit, so sometimes he takes on biz consulting clients and sometimes all his time is spent on books. He is also the man behind helping me maintain my website and my general tech support. (If this way of making money isn’t you, then stay tuned as I share on my blog exactly how we’re doing it, so you can, too.)

Nomad:

We move around the world. I expect we’ll be trying different areas of the world for many years since there is so much to see. Then, we’ll note our favorite places and find ourselves living there for longer periods of time. (I’ll share everything we’re learning along the way from picking places, finding places to stay, and traveling to and from. I’ll also share what I did wrong this first year so you can learn from my mistakes.)

Family:

We’re a family of three. I’m in my early 40s. Greg his early 50s. Our daughter started this journey when she was seven. (Future blog posts: How do we handle being around each other so much (noise-cancelling headphones anyone? just kidding) What about school? Do I ever want to pull my hair out? What about the family we left behind? How do I manage to work, travel, and care for my family all at the same time?)

That’s our life in a nutshell.

We move around the world and make a living anywhere, so long as we have a laptop (or iPhone/iPad) and an Internet connection. But, obviously, there’s so much more than that! And, that’s where this blog comes in.

Now that you know what a digital nomad family is, we can get started with exploring our daily lives and how we are doing it everything from:

Where we live
How we get there
What challenges we overcome
What we eat to stay healthy and fit
What we do about school for our daughter
How we handle family that is back home
What we did with all of our stuff
Health insurance
Finances and banking

And so much more!

That’s just a sampling of topics to come! Stay tuned and stay in touch with me on Twitter!

We’re a Digital Nomad Family & You Can Be One, Too!

July 17, 2018 By Kristen Suzanne

Eiffel Tower digital nomad family — Dreams coming true at the Eiffel Tower.

Do you dream of living in another part of the world?

Ever thought about what it would be like to live a digital nomad life or be a digital nomad family?

Well, listen up!

Because… you can do this.

It’s time for a change.

I’m living all over the world with my family. This is no family vacation though. No! We sold it all to live around the world and be a digital nomad family. (And, you can be one, too.)

We are happily homeless. :)

As I write this, we’re in gorgeous Wales, UK. We’ll be living in Southampton, England in August. In September, we will be living in France for a few weeks.

We’re loving our new life.

A famous travel writer, Ibn Battuta, said the following:

“Traveling, first it leaves you speechless and then turns you into a storyteller.”

And, that’s the future of my blog.

I’m bursting with stories to share about our travels so that you can do this, too! I’ve learned so much and continue to learn every day. You will discover how in the hell we ended up doing this, because it’s an amazing life that you can live, too.

Our love of travel, change, exploring, learning, and our desire to give our daughter the best possible future ever(!) drove our decision. We took a huge leap, and we wake up every day bursting with happiness and excitement because we’re living the dream.

Traveling Just Got Easier

June 21, 2018 By Kristen Suzanne

Digital nomad couple — Enjoying a pub in England as a digital nomad couple.

I had an exciting moment last week while traveling.

We were on our second trip coming from England to France on the Eurostar train. From the moment we entered St. Pancras train station in London, I felt a tiny bit of familiarity.

I’d been there before. I knew where I was going, and I knew what to do. However, I hadn’t appreciated it in the moment, because it didn’t really dawn on me. That would be later.

I remembered the first time we went there we didn’t give ourselves extra time, and getting through security was a tad stressful with so many unknowns. After finally getting through to the waiting area, we found it was already crowded with not much room to unload our heavy bags and relax.

But, this second time was different.

My New Book: The Carnivore Diet Handbook

June 8, 2018 By Kristen Suzanne

Book cover — The Carnivore Diet Handbook

I’m excited to announce that I wrote another new book, The Carnivore Diet Handbook.

This is the book I wish I had when I started my carnivore diet.

I wrote The Carnivore Diet Handbook because I’ve been loving my experiences on a carnivore diet so far, and I wanted to share everything I’d discovered to help you do it, too!

Tons of people are curious about this diet, and people have lots of questions. I took everything I learned about trying the carnivore diet and put it in an easy-to-read book. You’ll learn exactly how and why I started this diet.

I used to be a body-builder way back in the day!

I’ve been fascinated by health and fitness for over twenty years, beginning at age 19 when I was a competitive bodybuilder. I remember the days fondly when I would eat an entire rack of ribs (sometimes 2 racks), every day for a week, leading up to a competition.

Then things changed… I went vegan!

In my mid-twenties (no longer bodybuilding), I became a vegan, primarily for ethical reasons, but I dove deeply into the pro-vegan literature, and I believed veganism was the healthiest way to eat.

Then one day, I realized that my toddler daughter was not thriving (nor my husband or myself upon honest inspection). This was despite my serious commitment to providing her with what I believed was a nutritionally complete diet, and spending a small fortune in the highest quality supplements.

From vegan, to “reformed vegan,” to heart-eating carnivore…

The short version is that I’ve done a complete, 180-degree reversal from my plants-only diet days.

When I’m eating a carnivore diet, I eat zero plants. I’ve even recently (finally) given up coffee (a plant extract and insecticide). I’m on day 4 for that. (I love and hate that I’ve given up coffee.)

The Carnivore Diet Handbook will show you why I’m eating this way and how you can get the benefits, too. Things like finally losing the weight you’ve always wanted to, only this time it’s EASY and delicious. You can experience what it’s like to not be addicted to sugar or carbs. If you have acne, this diet is amazing for giving you gorgeous clear skin. If you have aches and pains in joints or muscles, they are dramatically reduced of go away all together.

It’s an amazing diet and you should try it today. I love it!

The book is filled with all things carnivore diet:

My carnivore diet story and I how I came to try it including my skeptic’s tale(!)
The results I’ve experienced since being on it twice
FAQs about the carnivore diet (like, do I need veggies??? what about fiber???)
Tips for transitioning to a carnivore diet
Holidays on a carnivore diet
Traveling on a carnivore diet
Meal plans
Shopping list
Cooking tips
Plenty of mouth-watering meaty recipes

If you’re wondering about how you could feel better, get more energy, lessen inflammation in your body, and lose weight, then a carnivore diet is for you!

Buy The Carnivore Diet Handbook TODAY ! Your body (and taste-buds!) will thank you.

I Quit Caffeine and Coffee Because of My Carnivore Diet – Wish Me Luck!

June 6, 2018 By Kristen Suzanne

Today is my first day going without coffee in a long time.

God, I hope I can do it this time. I’ve tried half-heartedly over the years when inspiration would hit that it might not be the best thing to drink every day.

I’d read a study saying coffee was healthy, and I’d load up on it. Then, I’d read one that said it could have toxins in it, mold, and just generally nasty things. Following, I’d get the urge to get off it.

Then, I’d say, “fuck it” because I love coffee so much in all the different ways you can drink it. I’d drink it. Then, I’d rethink it and I’d scale back a bit. Then, I’d go back to loving it because it seemed too much of a loved ritual to give it up. Then, again, I’d feel stressed drinking it and give it up. Fuck, I’m a mess.

I was a wreck over coffee.

I knew I was addicted to it. It’s a drug after all. Still, I could talk myself into drinking it or not, at any moment. Back and forth.

Deep down though, my intuition told me too many times to cut caffeine out of my life.

Years ago I gave up caffeine and it was great. I told others how they, too, could give up caffeine.

Then, I slowly added it back to my life. Sometimes regular coffee, sometimes not. I’d drink half-caffeine, fully leaded, and sometimes drink decaf all day long. The point is that I kept drinking it.

Today, I decided to stop cold-turkey.