It’s finally happening, I’m on my way to the South Island for three months. And I’ve set myself ‘happiness’ goals.
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How Gretchen Rubin’s book The Happiness Project made me realise the importance of letting go of all the things I’ll never be to experience more self-love.
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As another year comes to an end, many of us are thinking about goals and ambitions for the new year. I wanted to set new year’s resolutions that will truly make a difference in my life.
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Retiring in your 40s sounds great. And it certainly seems to be a life goal for many young people these days. But it probably isn’t a very good goal – at least not if you’re hoping to find happiness. Here is why.
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Have you ever noticed how people can have completely different views of the same thing – especially when it comes to personality traits? And how our view of ourselves can be so different to how others view us?
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A journalist from the Sunday Star Times asked me some questions last week about what it’s like to have left the full-time working life. Not surprisingly, only a fraction of my answers made it into the story that was published in the paper so I thought I’d publish my full answers on my blog.
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Just a short post today, but I wanted to share with you how good it is to feel like myself again.
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I've been back in the van for a week now, and after a bumpy start, I'm starting to get back into the rhythm of it. I’ve decided to head north instead of doing the big South Island trip I had planned. Read more to find out why.
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I'm a week away from being back in the Van, and it's not a day too soon. The last five months in Auckland have been challenging. But they have also taught me a few valuable lessons.
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Lately, I’ve noticed an interesting change in my attitude towards money. And it’s not so much because I have less, but mostly because I have come to understand the real value of money.
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Last week, I attended NZ’s Tiny House and Alternative Living Conference. The day was incredibly informative and inspiration but also made me question my decision to stay put in Auckland for a while and go back to doing what everyone else is doing.
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Here are the six most significant lessons I’ve learnt since leaving the rat-race and ‘normal’ live to live in a campervan 18 months ago.
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This is the ‘follow up’ to the blog post I wrote a few weeks ago about considering to go back to doing normal - at least for a while. I’ve decided not to. And here is why.
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Two books and a holiday on a remote island have inspired me to think about human connection and made me realise that the secret to feeling connected might be as simple as it is challenging.
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I’m a big believer in the value and power of knowledge. But lately, I’ve been thinking that maybe the view the “knowledge is power” is wrong. Or at least incomplete.
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Since I’ve started to live and travel full-time in my campervan, my life has changed completely. I meet different people, I visit new places, and I have a lot more time and freedom. All of this has taught me something about regret.
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I’m a big believer in being true to yourself! I believe that self-awareness is one of the most important ingredients of a happy life. However, lately, I’ve been thinking about the limitations of ‘being true to yourself.’ How do you know if you’re actually being true to yourself or if you’re just stuck in your comfort zone?
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Why is it so hard to do life differently sometimes, even when you know you’re doing the right thing for you? Because it means living life without a plan. And that can be hard, no matter how right it is.
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It’s Friday and I spent the day at the beach. I almost didn’t go. I almost listen to the little voice in my head that was reminding me of all the things I should be doing instead – it’s a work day after all and fun is for weekends…
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Being true to yourself and living life your way is hard - especially when it means being different. Being back in the city after living and traveling in a van for 5 months made me realise just how easily you pulled back into ‘normal’ and lose sight of who you are.
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