June Busy-ness

Not buisiness, but busy-ness. But kinda business too I guess. Let me explain.

Today was one of those “everything, everywhere, all at once” kinds of days. I'm deep in the final stages of building out the Parent Resilience Course—sorting through feedback from my other pilot groups, adjusting sessions, updating visuals, refining tools, reading multiple books at once to build even more into it… all while the kids are bouncing in and out, and I’m also trying to be a functioning human in the middle of a changing summer plan. One of our confirmed spots canceled last minute, so now I get the privilege (and the pressure) of re-mapping our next move with zero downtime and a to-do list that feels like it’s growing faster than I can tick anything off.

And a two day fast- with green juice! My oldest joined me for most of the fast.

Meanwhile my hubby is super busy helping out our friends here with a big project. Think: construction, pouring cement and building. We get together though for lunch every day, and he hasn't been working "overtime" so it's not too much. Plus next week we're just taking a few days off to go on an overnight hiking trip with the kids. So that'll give us a little bit of a break to re-connect.

He's busy too, measuring and cutting and pouring cement...

But otherwise, man. I'm just somehow super busy! The course development, the kids (one has a birthday coming up, so planning that), the gardening here, appointments while we're back at our home base and prepping for our next spurt of travel. It's just a bit much sometimes. But at the same time it's all so fulfilling! To be able to help our friends, my putting every spare second into my passion of resilience development, being here with our kids instead of the old life we had where we were all separated for most of the day. I couldn't be more grateful!

I snapped a few behind-the-scenes photos a few days ago—nothing fancy, just real life in action. Laptop out, kids jumping in the shot and then running off to do their thing, me half-in creation mode, half-in “where are we going to travel to next month?” mode.

You can't even see the laptop and books in the background anymore... oh well.

It’s in these moments—juggling logistics, parenting, creativity, and the emotional weight of trying to do it all—that I realize how much I still rely on the practices I teach. A double inhale, slow exhale. Back to my breath. Back to what’s real right now.

And tell myself: chill (the hell) out! I have noticed this about myself, I get really stressed out by made up timelines/deadlines (that I set, and I could change!) and other pressures that, in the end, only exist in my head! Trust, Stacy. Just trust. So far, after (almost) two years of travel, everything has worked out...well... amazingly. Even when things didn't go to their original plan or work out like I thought they would. Sometimes they worked out even better!

Busy with plants, riding and their dog that always follows me around.

So what are our plans? Well, first of all to get out of Germany... we've helped our friends and now gotta be on our way again, otherwise the German authorities will ask us why our kids aren't in school. Back to traveling! We'll be in Denmark for about a month and then we really hope to make it to Sweden (that's the Workaway that canceled on us). We've been wanting to explore up there for a while and both feel really drawn to it. We've only heard wonderful things. Nature, lakes and exploring...sounds perfect for us. And may have already found a new place to go to! Just gotta confirm it- we'll see!

Sometimes I feel a bit worn too thin. The kids don’t need me constantly anymore, but they do still need me—and honestly, I still need them. This life we’re building, even after two years on the road, is still evolving. Still messy. Still unsure in places. We haven’t found the perfect rhythm yet, the perfect balance, and maybe we never fully will. But I’m learning to be okay with that. I even learned how healthy it is to always adapt and change things up- which we're doing constantly. To look for the good even when I don’t feel like it. To pause. Breathe. And come back to what matters most.

What matters most to you?

Have a great summer everyone! I hope your summer travels, to-do lists and family life are keeping you fulfilled and not too busy or stressed. Just remember (my mantra at the moment) everything is working out just as it should.

What's important to my kids right now: popcicles and ice cream, it's getting HOT!