Today marks a lifestyle change that we are going to be living as a family.
I am sitting in a café in Haria, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, and have the morning to myself to work. My husband is with the children at our Airbnb that we rented for the rest of the months. They are having fun exploring the volcanic rock tidal pools at the small beach right in front of our place and will probably walk into town the get an ice cream later on.
At 12:30pm I will be back for an hour family lunch break before Greg will have his time to work, to write, to hike, to relax, whatever he feels like.
It feels kind of surreal to be sitting here and actually living what I had envisioned 8 months ago. Last year in August, I had this feeling and this big wish to create a balanced family lifestyle where Greg and I would have the same time and responsibilities to do our own thing and to be there for our homeschooled sons. I wanted to start my own business to be able to provide for our family and to feel big fulfillment while supporting other strong women and also man on their journey to live a life worth living.
Back then I had no idea where this big desire of being able to help others and also of changing up our set routines would lead me/us.
I hadn’t even allowed myself to dream too big! I was ok with going baby steps and transitioning to a total balance between me and my husband slowly. He was working his corporate job and didn’t see any possibility at working less hours at that time… I was unschooling our children and tried to sew and create a childrens’ clothing label which never really caught on as I hoped.
Now 8 months later, Greg quit his job, we started traveling around the world, we have a weekly schedule that allows us both to follow our passions and I feel so much gratitude and at the same time don’t even know where to start.
There are so many question marks on how to actually do what I love doing!! How am I going to meet the amazing people that I will be able to inspire and support through one-on-one coaching?
I will blog about our journey and my own inner struggles, but how will I get in touch with the people that I want to work with and that want to work with me?
We will be in very remote places in this world, thinking of Madagascar… The only way to connect from there is the internet.
I am not a person who wants to post on social media on a regular schedule to fish for clients. I want to post whenever I feel like it. Whatever I bring out into this world should come directly from my heart and not have any other purpose than to share my thoughts and my journey.
So, right now I am opening myself to the idea of having time. I am available now. I have set times for my business! It’s no fight anymore for that time. No endless search for a babysitter, no negotiating with my children about screen time while I have my calls…
I am so much more free, now that my vision came to life! I am hugging this world with an open heart and am open for opportunities that come my way!
My biggest new vision is connection.
I want to connect to many people. I want to connect deeply. I want to connect with my husband, my boys, my family. I want to connect with you!!
If you read this and we aren’t connected, please send me a message, if you want!
I’d love to meet in person or online. This world is full of amazing, inspiring people and it’s so easy to connect, thanks to the www. So, let’s do this and learn from each other and support each other in ways that we only dream of!
We are not alone. I am not alone with my struggles and successes and you are not alone with yours!
Let’s unite and make this world a better and more peaceful place that everybody can feel worthy, loved and fulfilled in.
A great idea just came to mind, I will reactivate my Calendly account and if you feel like connecting, you can even book a time slot and we’ll have a Zoom meeting, to connect!!!
I wish everybody a sunny, peaceful and relaxing Tuesday!
With lots of love, aNNika <3