Posts made in June, 2017

A Typical Day In The [Alternative] Life (Steve)

Posted By Steve on Jun 19, 2017

I came down from the mountains earlier this week to buy some supplies, I powered up my phone to find a few text messages from friends, one asking, “How’s your new life? What are your days like? I want to know everything!” It occurred to me that, while life has finally fallen into an ‘every day’ groove for us here at the cabin, to our family and friends (and friendly blog readers) back home, it must feel like we’ve fallen off the face...

Phase One of Life Change is Complete! (Megan)

Posted By Megan on Jun 19, 2017

It’s now been just over one month since we pulled out of the driveway of our house in Poulsbo, Washington for the last time with a full truck, and turned everything in our lives upside down to follow a crazy dream that we’ve had for almost a decade. The term Manonash means “The annihilation of a conditioned mind”, and has been a consistent name for our sailboats over the years. It also represents a mindset that we have adopted and...

One Month Later… No Regrets (Steve)

Posted By Steve on Jun 19, 2017

I’d originally anticipated making this post about our first full month of the Manonash life; the fun we’re having, the challenges we’ve faced, the work we’ve been doing, and what we’ve learned along the way. Instead, I find myself wondering, certainly not for the first time, what others might be thinking… “We sold our home!” To most, this would be a fairly momentous announcement, filled with excitement, anticipation, and bittersweet...