About Us

Our Story

In 2017, my husband and I were living “The American Dream”.  We had a beautiful house near Seattle with a view of Puget Sound, good jobs, nice cars, happy kids, and a small sailboat in the nearby marina.  We were also stressed, in debt, and living paycheck-to-paycheck to afford our wonderful life.  We dreaded Mondays because we only saw each other on weekends.  We weren’t truly living.

We both lost a parent from cancer, and it really struck us that they never got the chance to retire and travel like they always dreamed of doing “someday”. 

So, we sold our house and almost everything we owned to buy our home afloat “Litha” (a 1988 Irwin 54 sailboat) and set sail for Central America.  We spent every day together, homeschooled our kids, and gave them the cultural experience of a lifetime, teaching them to be citizens of the world and not just white-picket-fence-USA. 

It definitely wasn’t always sunshine and snorkeling as we spent the next two years sailing from California to New England.  There were storms, rough seas, and cramped quarters, but we learned so much about our planet, our dreams, and ourselves.

We visited 8 countries (Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Belize, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama) and crossed the Panama Canal. Our plans changed a bit due to COVID and we ended up pausing our travels in Salem Massachusetts so our son can attend high school (We lived here when he was little and have many friends here).  We still live aboard (Yes it’s really cold in the winter) and plan to cross the Atlantic Ocean and continue our adventure when he graduates. 

Since our trip gave us such a unique perspective of life, we started to receive many phone calls and messages asking for advice about living life in a different way.  The pandemic especially made people stop and think about what’s truly important to them.  The nomad life isn’t for everyone, but maybe you’ve always wanted to move away, even if it’s just to the next city.  Maybe your job doesn’t excite you anymore but it’s comfortable and pays the bills so you stay, and you’re ready to move on but don’t know how.  You just know that something is missing in your life, but you can’t put your finger on it.  Well, we now embark on a new adventure… turning our family’s Blog/Podcast/YouTube into a new service: “Litha Coaching“.  It’s the most affordable life coaching you’ll find.  We live our life in a minimalistic way so we don’t need as much as we used to.  Life shouldn’t be so expensive.  We’re just excited to help. 

If you have come to the realization that the American Dream isn’t so dreamy anymore, and you’re tired of living with self-imposed boundaries, we’d love to meet you and help you begin your journey, where ever you decide to go.