Welcome to our blog!

Side Effects of Minimalism

Side Effects of Minimalism

"Does this bring me joy?" I hear that's what you're supposed to ask yourself about an object as you declutter your home.  But becoming minimalists for us is just a side effect of sailing away. As we spend our weekends getting our house ready to list, donating items,...

The world needs more love

The world needs more love

It has been over a year since I sent my "I have a secret" blog to my former best friend. She told me I was doing the devil's work and I was going to hell. We haven't spoken since. I have changed so much since then. I am a medium. I am a healer. Those who have felt...

Fear of living your dreams

Fear of living your dreams

Our blog is called Life off the deep end because we are embracing crazy.  But I think we'd be a much different kind of crazy if we didn't have fears about our plans to sell everything and sail around the world with our kids.Fear sneaks up on me when I least...

For my people in darkness

For my people in darkness

I took a class in college called "Playing the Other".  It was a theatre class meant to experiment with playing a character that is the complete opposite of who you are.  Can a white person play a black person?  Can a straight woman play a gay man?  Can a Jew play a...

Are you psychic?

Are you psychic?

I get asked that a lot lately.  Psychic?  Ugh.  I hate that word.  Hollywood has had the biggest hand in ruining it, but regular ol' mean-spirited people ruin it too.  You see websites offering up "psychic services" all the time.  Here's some examples from one I found...

Walking a gray line

Walking a gray line

"The world is not black and white." I have heard this so many times the past few weeks about completely unrelated circumstances. I have heard it so much lately that I think the universe must be trying to hit me over the head with some important lesson. Perhaps it's a...

I have a secret

I have a secret

I've always been an outcast in the spiritual sense.  I was raised Mormon which put me in the "weird" category with my friends growing up.  I haven't been to church since I was a kid, and the religion never really spoke to me personally.  But most of my family still...