Comments on: My Many Affairs, Far From Home

By: spinhead

spinhead — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 04:56:48 +0000

She is the most amazing person I know, and yeah, our relationship is an absolute wonder. We're together virtually 24/7 and last night as she was falling asleep I leaned over and told her that we needed more time together, and she opened her eyes and said, yeah, we do.

Wild synchronicity: we mentioned this to some folks we know in Canada. One family said come, stay as long as you like, we have two spare bedrooms. The other, midway between us and Family #2 said we're going on vacation and need a house/dog sitter for three weeks in August; could you come and stay in our cottage outside Vancouver?

By: Liz Schneider

Liz Schneider — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 04:55:14 +0000

My office-away-from-home seems to always be in a coffee shop or cafe. Someplace where I can keep filling my cup, occasionally eat, and be in the energetic flow of humanity, and yet be in my own little world at my table, with no need to talk to anyone (though I do).

I did this many times a week when I had a working laptop and have been in withdrawal for these past months since laptop video card died. Have not found a way to get out among people AND continue working, unless i move to pen and paper (which I can do for some tasks).

To think and write and be at peace, i would be out in nature, the wind tickling my skin, the sun keeping me warm, the grass soft on my bare feet.

By: Liz Schneider

Liz Schneider — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 04:48:07 +0000

amazing story, what a remarkable relationship you have to go from suggestion to implementation so quickly. Congratulations!!

By: Joel D Canfield

Joel D Canfield — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 23:56:00 +0000

She is the most amazing person I know, and yeah, our relationship is an absolute wonder. We’re together virtually 24/7 and last night as she was falling asleep I leaned over and told her that we needed more time together, and she opened her eyes and said, yeah, we do.

Wild synchronicity: we mentioned this to some folks we know in Canada. One family said come, stay as long as you like, we have two spare bedrooms. The other, midway between us and Family #2 said we’re going on vacation and need a house/dog sitter for three weeks in August; could you come and stay in our cottage outside Vancouver?

By: Liz Schneider

Liz Schneider — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 23:55:00 +0000

I did this many times a week when I had a working laptop and have been in withdrawal for these past months since laptop video card died. Have not found a way to get out among people AND continue working, unless i move to pen and paper (which I can do for some tasks).

To think and write and be at peace, i would be out in nature, the wind tickling my skin, the sun keeping me warm, the grass soft on my bare feet.

By: Liz Schneider

Liz Schneider — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 23:48:00 +0000

amazing story, what a remarkable relationship you have to go from suggestion to implementation so quickly. Congratulations!!

By: spinhead

spinhead — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 01:48:09 +0000

Friday morning, I asked Best Beloved how she'd feel about becoming nomads. Give up the house and eventually the car, take what we can carry (leave my vast library with trusted friends) and our laptops (which we don't own yet) and live wherever we happen to be. (Freudian slip: I typed 'love' instead of 'live' and had to correct; erm, change it.)

She neither burst into tears, nor ran screaming. Instead, she said "Let's take the day off and go for a drive." Which is her way of making a space, right now, to absorb a life-altering possibility.

And then she spent the weekend tossing shoes, bagging up old clothes, and getting ready for launch. While I was moving our entire business into the cloud.

We plan on dipping our toes in the water by end of summer, and jumping into the deep end within a year (the deep end meaning being truly international vagabonds.)

I feel both insaner and saner than I've ever felt in my life right now.

By: Joel D Canfield

Joel D Canfield — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:48:00 +0000

Friday morning, I asked Best Beloved how she’d feel about becoming nomads. Give up the house and eventually the car, take what we can carry (leave my vast library with trusted friends) and our laptops (which we don’t own yet) and live wherever we happen to be. (Freudian slip: I typed ‘love’ instead of ‘live’ and had to correct; erm, change it.)

She neither burst into tears, nor ran screaming. Instead, she said “Let’s take the day off and go for a drive.” Which is her way of making a space, right now, to absorb a life-altering possibility.

And then she spent the weekend tossing shoes, bagging up old clothes, and getting ready for launch. While I was moving our entire business into the cloud.

We plan on dipping our toes in the water by end of summer, and jumping into the deep end within a year (the deep end meaning being truly international vagabonds.)

I feel both insaner and saner than I’ve ever felt in my life right now.

By: randomshelly

randomshelly — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 22:39:04 +0000

I absolutely love to people watch… I really put the “I” in introvert too because I am SO much more comfortable sitting back and watching, listening and being on the periphery, than I am being in the middle of the crowd and the chaos…

and airports are a perfect place for that… and beaches… and starbucks

I love being in new environments and seeing cool things. I am not a tourist… The only touristy thing I ever wanted to do was go to Alcatraz when I was in SF, but I got outvoted (yes, should have gone by myself… because my mom, aunt and grandmother, went… wait for it… shopping!! seriously, I can do that anywhere!)

Anyway – totally get the adventure vibe and so glad that you discovered yours and are navigating it

By: Shelly

Shelly — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:39:00 +0000

and airports are a perfect place for that… and beaches… and starbucks

Anyway – totally get the adventure vibe and so glad that you discovered yours and are navigating it