How time flies when you're having fun

Halfway through our journey down under.  I can’t believe how fast the 6 months has gone but at the same time I can’t believe how much we have been able to see, do and experience in such a short time and we have so many adventures already booked for the 2^nd half to look forward too.  Turning our life upside down has pushed me to live life to its fullest (which I thought I was already doing but I feel like I am doing it more now).  The important things in your life truly become your top priorities.

Some things I’ve learnt:

The kids REALLY don’t need all of the toys and stuff they had back home

I don’t need the toys I had back home

School uniforms don’t limit individuality they force kids to have individual hearts and minds

You can remain close to your best friends and family from a distance

I can run (but running is still evil)

Some things that I believed that are even more true now:

We need experiences, not things

When you want to do what you have to do you will love your life wherever you might be

Your kids are your kids not you 30 years ago

Things are better when seen through the innocence and honesty of a child’s eye

When you put yourself first you can give your whole self to those around you.

Being more of a true stay at home day I have had time to look back (through the eyes of Facebook memories) and have realized how fast life really goes by.  When did I become 35 (well almost anyway) I know Maëlle is 6 now but was she really born 6 years ago?  Have I really not been in front of a classroom for 5 YEARS?  I have so many amazing memories and experiences that I remember as though they were yesterday but happened 2, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20+ years ago.  Life goes by so fast! You can always make more money but you can never get back the time you’ve lost so I’m making the most of it. 

Thanks for following along the journey that is our life.