Comments on: How to Move onto a Boat; part 3- Lose the Attitude

By: big cheese

big cheese — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:06:37 +0000

Thanks Chris-

It’s a constant push and pull. I’m working now making some cash doing the fair and festival gig and I have to focus on the real objective of why we moved in this direction in the first place. In a matter of days, we’ll head back to Mexico to the boat and I hope the following three weeks will reinvigorate us before we go back to work.

Thanks for reading.

By: Chris Smith

Chris Smith — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:14:34 +0000

I just stumbled on your blog while googling composting heads.

This is a great read. I couldn’t agree with you more about why I live on my boat, where I live doing what I do. It was the very same realization that had me pack-up the kids, sell the house and its contents, and move 1500 miles. So far I haven’t regretted it for a second.

Peace.

Chris

By: big cheese

big cheese — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:30:34 +0000

A little encouragement for you Jim-
I’m not sure there is such a thing as lost time. That time and experience brought you here, now. I’m not sure there is any other path that you could have taken. Call it fate or destiny- your future is as bright and glorious as you can imagine.

The little mishaps in life called breakdowns, setbacks, crises, and possibly even tragedy have the possibility of opportunity and re-creation if you’re open to that sort of thing. Personally, I’d rather be optimistic than be down in the dumps all the time. I’d rather believe that ‘breakdown’ is really an opportunity to hit the reset button with all the accumulated knowledge I’ve acquired and do something completely different.

That’s exciting. As Monty Python says, “Now for something completely different”.

Best of Luck-

By: JIM AYERW

JIM AYERW — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:14:20 +0000

i am in the process of doing this.i have to make up for lost time.please keep in touch

By: big cheese

big cheese — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:19:16 +0000

Cruising, living on a boat, stepping outside of the conventional cycle- whatever you want to call it, can truly be a profound life altering experience. A couple who lives on their catamaran in Miami told us;

“Dropping out is easy, dropping back in is really the hard part”

I really believe that. Once you get a taste of freedom it is tough to forget.

Thanks for reading,

By: Tamera

Tamera — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:38:02 +0000

Wow! Thanks so much for this amazing blog! My husband and I have a 5 year plan to liveaboard (after 5 years when our daughter has gone off to college & hubby retires) in the Florida Keys, and your insight and perspective is so helpful to us. We have always known this would be our plan, and are starting to downsize out possesions, as you metioned in Part 1. I too am knee deep in the world of real estate (for 14 years now) and cannot wait to say goodbye to my land-based home. Thanks for helping us keep the dream alive, and for validating the coolness of it for us! All the best to you and your family. Tamera

By: big cheese

big cheese — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:01:23 +0000

Thanks!

Certainly there are compromises. One important note; If you CAN simplify your life and get unplugged you can always plug back in ‘if and when’ it suits you. On the other hand, if you get entrenched to the point where you’re trapped by the ‘golden handcuffs’ or the bill collector it is INCREDIBLY difficult to find your way out.

Good luck, it’s worth the effort!

By: Tom P

Tom P — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:33:34 +0000

Well written. I yearn for the freedom you speak of and will be there with you one day soon I imagine.

By: Tom H

Tom H — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:38:35 +0000

Hey Big Cheese,
I’m glad you took the suggestion in the spirit in which it was intended.

Thanks for sharing. Good luck with everything.

Sincerely,
Tom H

By: big cheese

big cheese — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:02:47 +0000

Thanks Tom-

I know, I know… I miss some spelling and grammar. Sometimes I run out of time for any draft revisions and there’s no one to edit. Thanks for the comments and I appreciate pointing out the grammatical error.