Well, here is the kick off to our dream. My name is Kate. My family and I are in the process of trying to turn our dreams into reality. We live in California in a small bungalow only about 7 blocks from the sea. I live with my husband, Nick, our daughter, Addison and our two big black dogs, Stout and Porter (a black lab and a newfoundland, respectively).
As evidence by the title of this blog, we live our lives unlike most people. We don't have a couch, we don't have cable or internet (I am writing this from the comfort of our westy in the driveway- it's the only place we can find internet!), and we are currently trying to save money and get rid of everything so we can buy a sailboat and become liveaboard cruisers. To many people, we are pretty unconventional, eccentric, and maybe even a little bit kooky. Most people don't understand why we want to live our lives the way we do. All I can say is... simplicity is a beautiful thing!
I am currently in the military. Addison always tells me that I need to go to work so I can make money to buy our boat. (I spend enough time there as it is, kiddo!) Our plan is to live as frugally as possible over the next few years so we can buy and move on to our boat. The dream boat at the moment is a 43' Hans Christian Ketch, traditional. Unfortunately, with the amount of money I bring in, it is a little out of our price range! I am trying to think of a get-rich-quick plan so that I can retire at age 25 and never work again!! Ha! I love wishful thinking. :)
Anyways, the kiddo is about to wake up from her nap. It's time to work on turning our dreams into our reality!
