Part of our move-in process called for the addition of a new pet. not tat Olive isn’t enough of a companion for the two of us….we just thought some marine life might be cool to have around.
Beta fish are a lazy man…or woman’s answer to having a fun tropical fish that requires little or no maintenance…kinda like a yorkie, with fins. We spotted an electric blue Beta at the petsmart nearby and decided that he was the one.
Now, naming our little blue man was the hard part. We asked for some assistance from the facebook community which produced some pretty awesome names like, Caper, Poseidon, Master-Beta and Alpha. Howerver, in the end, the name Splash seemed only fitting. every 3 minutes or so our underwater buddy makes a leap for freedom out of his tank resulting in….yup, a splash.
So there ya have it. I give you…Splash.
Thanks for takin a dip,
Adam
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Intentionally and incrementally. Most families who live this way did not leap from conventional to adventurous overnight. They built remote work capacity, paid down debt, tested longer trips, and had increasingly honest conversations about what they actually want from their lives. The leap feels bigger from outside than from inside.
Different for every family. For some it is long-term travel. For others it is weekend adventures close to home. What connects them is intentionality about how time is spent and a preference for experiences over accumulation. The version that fits your family is the right one.
By finding stability within the adventure rather than treating them as opposites. Routines, rituals, and family rhythms travel with you. Familiar foods, bedtime routines, and predictable family dynamics provide stability even when the location changes. Kids need consistency in relationships more than consistency in geography.
That people are fundamentally similar across cultures in what they want for their families. That comfort zone is a smaller circle than it feels from inside. That the things worth having in life require effort and discomfort to get. And that time together doing hard interesting things is the most reliable source of family closeness.
By getting clear on why you made the choices you made and returning to that clarity when the outside noise gets loud. Most families living unconventionally describe an initial period of explaining themselves that gradually gives way to just living the life. The explaining becomes less necessary as the results become visible.
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