October 2015
- Podcast #130 - What advice would you give the "you" of 5 years ago?
- 4 Steps Overcome the Overwhelm that Stands Between You and Your Best Life
September 2015
- Podcast #129 - Overcoming Fear (Part 3 of Overcoming Obstacles)
- Podcast #128 - Overcoming "Not Enough" Money, Time, or Knowledge (Part 2 of Overcoming Obstacles)
- Podcast #127 - Overcoming the Obstacles to Your Best Life (Part 1 of 3)
- Podcast #126 - What living in a motorhome for a month taught us
- Encore Episode #56 - When Your Dream Evolves
August 2015
- Encore Podcast #105: I Wrote a Romance Novel
- Encore Podcast #71: Why You Only Get 3 Chances at Love with Ty Tashiro, PhD
- Replay of Podcast #79 - How Women's Erotica Can Stimulate Your Sex Life with Rachel Kramer Bussel
- The Stunt Husband by Catharine Bramkamp
- Podcast #125 - How to keep going when all you want to do is quit
July 2015
- Podcast #124 - Getting Past Your Paralysis by Analysis
- Podcast #123 - Oh the mistakes we've made along the way
- Podcast #122: The Secret to Living Your Best Life for Years to Come (Step 12 of The Best is Yet to Come)
- Podcast #121: Getting into Physical Shape (Step 11 of The Best is Yet to Come)
- Podcast #120: Getting Your Financial House in Order
June 2015
- Podcast #119: The Secret to Achieving Big Goals in Life (Step #9 of The Best is Yet to Come)
- Podcast #118: Plan The Year Ahead (Step #8 of The Best is Yet to Come)
- Podcast #117: Create a Strong Circle of Friends (Step #7 of The Best is Yet to Come)
- Podcast #116 - What Makes Your Partner Tick?
May 2015
- Podcast #115 - Know How You Are Wired (Step #5 of The Best is Yet to Come)
- Experimentation is the Spice to YOUR Best Life (Step 4 of The Best is Yet to Come)
- Podcast #114 - Be Your Own Mad Scientist (Step #4 in The Best is Yet to Come)
- Breaking Up with the Bad: Step #3 in The Best is Yet to Come Series
- Take Action and Remove What's Not Working - Step #3 in The Best is Yet to Come series (Podcast #113)
- Create Your Ideal Life List: Step #2 in The Best is Yet to Come series
- Podcast #112 - The Best is Yet to Come series - Step #2: What does your ideal lifestyle look like?
April 2015
- Podcast #111 - The Best is Yet to Come series - Step #1: Admit You Have a Problem
- The Best is Yet to Come: 12 Steps to Reclaiming the Joy in Your Life
- Podcast #110 - The 12 Steps to Create the Life You Want (Introduction)
- Episode 109: Create Your Portable Business So You Can Have Freedom to Live Where You Want with Natalie Sisson
- Taking the final steps to embarking on a big dream (Podcast #108 w/Alison and Andrew)
- What our personality types reveal about us (Podcast #107 with Jessica Butts)
March 2015
- How the Myers-Briggs Test Can Improve Your Love Life (Podcast #106 with Jessica Butts)
- I Wrote a Romance Novel (Podcast #105 with Betsy Talbot)
- Calling in Sick
- How to get started on the impossible (Podcast #104 with Leigh Shulman)
- How to Magnify Your Mojo by Recruiting Others to Accomplish Big Goals (Podcast #103 with Joni Rodgers)
February 2015
- Battling Food Waste in The World (Podcast #102 with Dana Frasz)
- The Life You Want Happens When You Step Outside your Comfort Zone
- How to make a sex toy (Podcast #101 with Brian Kreiger)
- 365 Shades of Love (or, How to Create an Annual Love Contract)
- What It’s Like to Live in Another Country (Podcast #100)
- Over 40? Time to Throw in the Towel, Friend
- Getting Out of Toxic Relationships (Podcast #99 with Andrea Syrtash)
January 2015
- A first-timer’s look at our life in Spain (Podcast #98 with Debbie Whitlock)
- Podcast #97 - A Love Story 40+ Years in the Making
- A Night of Fear and Acceptance in Spain
- We’re breaking up with people. It’s not them, it’s us (OK, sometimes it’s them).
- What's the First Step After Making a Big Decision? (Episode #96)
December 2014
- What Happens When You Don't Meet Your Goals for the Year? (Episode #95)
- How We Plan a New Year for Married with Luggage
- Write Through Your Grief (Podcast #94 with Tré Miller Rodriguez)
- What Every 44 Year Old Woman Should Know by Now (Podcast #93)
- Surviving a Stay-at-Home Digital Detox (Podcast #92)
- Feed your Passion (Podcast #91 with John Parsons)
November 2014
- Cultivating Optimism and Overcoming Tragedy (Podcast #90 with Edie Weinstein)
- How Fitness Saved Me from Depression and Suicide (Podcast #89 with Amy Clover)
- Podcast #88 - Learning to Stop Judging Others
- Podcast #87 - Having a Conversation about Death
October 2014
- Podcast #86 - One of the scariest moments of our travels
- Curating our Experiences (Podcast #85 with Joel Zaslofsky)
- Trying Something New: We're Writing a Romance Novel (Podcast #84)
- Creating More Harmony in your Relationship (Podcast #83 with Andrew McAllister)
- How Four Years of Travel Has Changed Us (Episode #82)
September 2014
- How to go from Lovers to Soulmates (Podcast #81 with Mali Apple and Joe Dunn)
- The First Step to Living Your Dream: Know What It Is (Podcast #80)
- How Women's Erotica Can Stimulate Your Sex Life (Podcast #79 Rachel Kramer Bussel)
- How to Talk to Your Partner About Money (Podcast #78 with Debbie Whitlock)
August 2014
- Why We Let Ourselves Go (and How We're Getting Our Groove Back)
- The Secrets to a Happy Relationship (Podcast #77 with Fawn Weaver)
- Is Middle-Aged Love Still Hot? (Podcast #76: with author Jenna McCarthy)
- Podcast #75: Our First Trip to a Naturist Beach (+ the naked truth about trying new things together)
- An Old-Fashioned Love Story with a Modern Twist (Episode #74 with Sarah K. Peck)
July 2014
- Getting a Second Chance at Love (Podcast #73 - Michelle Steinke)
- The Big 3 Areas that can Make an Immediate Impact on Your Relationship (Podcast #72 - Tony and Lisa DiLorenzo)
- Why You Only Get 3 Chances at Love (Episode #71 with Ty Tashiro, PhD)
- The 6-week Romance Experiment (Podcast #70)
- The Modern-Day Green Acres Couple (Podcast #69 - from Big City to Goat Farm)
June 2014
- How to Find Someone to Share Your Crazy Dreams (Podcast #68 with Jason Surfrapp)
- Is it Unromantic to Schedule the Romance?
- When Trauma Changes Everything (Podcast #67 - Rachelle Friedman & Chris Chapman)
- Married with Baggage (or, When We Forget the Rules of Fight Club)
- Episode 66: How to "Get Handled" (Advice for Strong Women + Nice Guys with Michele Lisenbury Christensen)
- How We Recenter Our Relationship When Things Get Out of Whack
- What the "Ethical Slut" Can Teach You About Love (Episode #65 with Janet W. Hardy)
- What We Learned About Love in Florence, Italy
May 2014
- How to Do a "Quickie" Relationship Audit (Episode #64 with Mish and Rob of Making it Anywhere)
- What We Learned About Love in Provence
- Marrying Your Vacation Fling (Episode #63 with Linda and David of The Delicious Day)
- What We Learned About Love in Valencia, Spain
- Getting Our Love On in Europe (Podcast #62)
- We're Having an Affair (and it starts this Wednesday!)
- Child-free by Choice (Episode #61 with Amy and Lance Blackstone)
- Why Being Weird Isn't the End of the World
April 2014
- Breaking Apart to Stay Together (Episode #60 with Lise Stoessel)
- Conscious Coupling
- Let's Get Romantic, Shall We? (Podcast #59 - Our Love Story)
- Reconnecting with a Lost Love (Podcast #58 with Michelle Colon-Johnson)
- How We Write Books Together
- Spicing Up Your Sex Life (Podcast #57 with Cecilie Kjensli)
- Embracing Unconventional Romance
- When Your Dream Evolves (Podcast #56 - Buying a House in Spain)
March 2014
- Spanish House: Before and After Pics (plus notes on settling in to village life)
- I Married a Romance Writer (Podcast #55 Melissa and Les Foster)
- First Night in Our Spanish House (and a BIG Surprise the Next Morning)
- How Opposites Attract...and Stay Together (Podcast #54 with Corbett Barr & Jessalyn Haggenjos)
- "Hard to Believe That Was You"
- Is There a Better Way? A Guide to Simplicity (Podcast #53 with Robert Wall)
- A New Goal for Learning a Language Faster
- Be Comfortable and Proud of Who You Are (Podcast #52 with Denise Jolly)
- Backpackers to Homeowners: The Adjustment Begins
February 2014
- Fighting Your Way Around the World (Podcast #51 with The Fighting Couple)
- The Big Reasons Why You Fail - and How to Fix Them (Podcast #50 with Mark Manson)
- What Were You Thinking? You Bought a House in Spain? (Reader Questions)
- Going After Your Dreams Together (Podcast #49 - Farnoosh & Andy Brock)
- We Bought a House in Spain
- Making Time for Your Goals Without Sacrificing Your Relationship (Podcast #48 with Sean Platt)
- My Partner Gets Me And I'm a Better Person Because of It
January 2014
- How to Get Through Life’s Holes Without Getting Stuck in Them (Podcast #47 with Judith Belmont)
- 5 Reasons Your Mate Isn't Listening (and How to Change That)
- Why We Get Married (Podcast #46 with Jenna McCarthy)
- Knowing (and Avoiding) Our Trigger Points Makes Us Happier
- Making a Living as a Creative (Podcast #45 with Juliana Finch)
- How We Met (and the Awkward, Slow Romance that Followed)
- The Hard Questions of Life (Podcast #44 with Lori Deschene)
- How We Overcame Different Conversation Styles
December 2013
- A Year in Review 2013 (Podcast #43)
- Answering Reader Questions (Podcast #42)
- I Got Lost in the Relationship
- How a Crazy Idea Can Earn Millions (Podcast #41 with Beth Marbach)
- A Fight About Nothing Is Always About Something
- Finding Love after 40 (Podcast #40 with Ronnie Ann Ryan)
- The Day I Fell In Love
- Quieting the Voice in Your Head (Podcast #39 with Dr. Amy Johnson)
- How We Found Paradise...and Then Got Kicked Out
November 2013
- Taking on a Big Physical Challenge Together Without Killing Each Other (Podcast #38)
- A Sense of Loss at the End of a Big Adventure
- 3 Steps to Living a Simpler Life (Podcast #37 with Joel Zaslofsky)
- 6 Tiny Steps to Supersized Freedom
- How to Live as an Introvert in an Extrovert World (Podcast #36 with Beth Buelow)
- Stop Sacrificing Relationships in Pursuit of Your Dream
- Make the Move from Employee to Entrepreneur (Podcast #35 with Carrie Smith)
- How Letting Go Can Save Your Relationship
October 2013
- Take on a Big Physical Challenge - Walking the Camino de Santiago (Podcast #34 with Hillary Augustine)
- 3 Small Steps that Have a Big Impact On Your Health
- Make Small Changes for a Healthier YOU (Podcast #33 with Debb Whitlock)
- 6 Steps to Overcoming Fear (And Live Your Life On Your Own Terms)
- How Big Physical Challenges Change Us (Podcast #32 with Kate Clow)
- Why We're Taking a 300-Mile Walk (Hint: Sex, Creativity, and Brain Food)
- Hosting My own Web TV cooking show (Podcast 31 - with Nathan Agin)
- How I Learned to Stop Breathing Fire (Thanks to Serbian Rakija)
- The Start of a Big Life Change (Podcast #30 with Andrew & Alison Matheson)
September 2013
- What We've Learned from 3 Years of Traveling the World
- How to Be Happy (Podcast #29 with Britt Reints)
- The Great Train Robbery of 2013
- Fix your sleeping pattern to live your best life
- How to Make and Keep Friends (Podcast #28 with Carlin Flora)
- What We Learned from our Digital Detox
- Be Flexible with Your Dreams (Podcast #27 with Srinivas Rao)
- 7 Ways You Sabotage Yourself Up (and How to Stop)
- How to Live a Simpler Life (Podcast #26 with Courtney Carver)
August 2013
- Overcoming Self Doubt in Creative Endeavors (Podcast #25 - Tim Grahl)
- Are You Doing Things That Don't Make Any Sense?
- Going From Idea to Execution (Podcast #24 with John Lee Dumas)
- How to Create a Dramatic "Reveal" for Your Reality TV Finale (aka, Declutter Clinic to the rescue!)
- Create More Freedom in Your Life (Podcast #23)
- Learn to Love Your Wrinkles (aka, "Experience Holders")
- How to Stop Worrying So Much (Podcast #22 with Torre DeRoche)
- 10 Easy Ways to Add More Freedom to Your Life
July 2013
- From Employee to Entrepreneur (Podcast #21 with Pamela Slim)
- The Science of Staying Young (or, how to build a jungle in your brain)
- Overcome Obstacles & Excuses to Live Bold (Podcast #20 with Josh Hinds)
- When Forgetting is Good (or, Quit Beating Yourself up Already!)
- How to Get More "No" in Your Life (Podcast #19)
- When People Do Weird Things
- How To Respond When Things Go Sideways (Podcast #18)
- How to Have Awkward Conversations
- Overcome Your Self-Doubt & Start Your Business (Podcast #17 with Corbett Barr)
June 2013
- When Your Dream Takes You Out of the Loop (or, thoughts after 1000 days of travel)
- How to Start Your Business (Podcast #16 with Corbett Barr)
- Dealing with Guilt when Chasing Your Dreams
- How to Succeed & Grow Your Tribe (Podcast #15 with Bob Burg)
- The Best Advice You Ever Received (or, How The Matrix Changed My Life)
- Live a Fearless Life: Be Bold with Tess Marshall (Podcast #14)
- Erasing the Tapes from Your Past (or, How to Avoid Faulty Conclusions)
- Live Life to the Fullest: Embrace your Mortality Podcast #13 (Patrick Mathieu)
May 2013
- Your Commencement Speech (Class of 2013 Dreamers)
- Resiliency and Overcoming Adversity: Podcast #12 (Alex Lickerman)
- 7 Goals You Can Achieve without a Lot of Time or Cash
- Track Your Expenses - Podcast #11 (Simon Fairbairn)
- The Middle-Aged Adventurer
- How Parents Inspire our Dreams (Podcast #10)
- Be Brave with Chris Brogan (Podcast #9)
- The Real Reason Why You're Frustrated
- How to Meet New People
April 2013
- Challenge Your Assumptions (Podcast #8)
- One Year Marriage Contract (Podcast #7)
- Be the Hero (or, Take Turns Freaking Out)
- Thriving in the Midst of Loss (Podcast #6)
- Podcast Episode #5: The Emotional Blocks To Decluttering
- How to Get What You Want Every Time
- Choosing Happiness When Things Don't Go Your Way
- Podcast Episode #4: Overcoming Obstacles
March 2013
- Build Fences, Not Walls: Your Guide to a Healthier Relationship
- Podcast Episode #3: Define Your Dream
- Podcast #2: Trying New Things
- Podcast Episode #1: Take the First Step
- How Your Habits Impact Your Relationship
- 40 Books to Answer the Question: "What Is My Dream?"
February 2013
- How to Get the Most Out of Married with Luggage
- 5 Practical Steps to Asking for What You Want
- Your Action Plan for Dreamers has Arrived
- How I Handled My Naysayers (And Fell In Love With My Life)
- How to Change Your Life at Any Age: An Interview with Singer Serenity Stewart
January 2013
- Find the Right People to Increase Your Creativity
- You Don't Have to Be a RockStar to Be Famous (but it Helps to Travel with the Band)
- Dream Like a Child Again
- How to Handle a Know-It-All
- The High Price of Clutter (and How it Keeps You from Living)
December 2012
- How Exposure Increased My Confidence
- How to Navigate the End of the World
- How to Develop Critical Thinking Skills (or, how to weed through your Facebook feed)
- The One Tip That Will Make You More Interesting
- Collaborative Consumption (or, how sharing has gone mainstream)
November 2012
- How Listening to Your Mother-In-Law Can Improve Your Relationship
- Finding a Way Back from Loss
- Reverse Culture Shock: Food, Fat & Physical Activity
- How to Handle Feedback
- Reverse Culture Shock: Politics
October 2012
- Recognizing You Don't Fit Anymore
- How to Get Unstuck
- Lessons on Reaching a Goal
- Don't Know What Your Dream Looks Like? Start Here.
- Living the Dream: A 2-Year Anniversary
September 2012
- Image to Inspire - Letting It All Go
- Dreaming for Introverts (or, Traits of Introverts and How to Indulge Them)
- How to Get Things Done
- Approaching the finish line to a dream
- Merging My Ideal Self and My Real Self
- Build a Community to Support Your Dreams (or just join one!)
- How to stop fighting so damn much
- Image to Inspire: Different Perspectives
August 2012
- The Importance of Making the First Move
- Postcards to Ponder: Stories from a Station
- Challenging Your Assumptions (The Russian Nesting Doll Edition)
- Postcards to Ponder: Proclaim Your Passion
- The Power of Naming Your Dream
July 2012
- Say Yes to New Friendships (the Russian/English/Hungarian edition)
- Celebrating your place in the world
- Unexpected Turns
- Letting Go of Stuff Is Never Easy
- Learning to Let Go (A Primer for Control Freaks)
- Getting Going: How to Overcome your Overwhelming to-do List
- The Shortcut to Confidence
- How I Got a Book Deal, Quit My Day Job, and Changed My Life
June 2012
- Anticipation Increases Your Happiness
- 7 Excuses for Why You're Still in Debt
- The Traveler's Guide to Navigating Change
- Nurturing Seeds of Inspiration
- Adventures in Mind Reading (or, assuming is for asses)
- Flying Your Freak Flag to Find New Friends
- When Things Don't Work Out As Planned
May 2012
- A Week of Excuses (Day 7 - last day): I'm Scared
- A Week of Excuses (Day 6): I don't have anyone to do it with
- A Week of Excuses (Day 5): I don't know how to get started
- A Week of Excuses (Day 4): I'm Scared of Failing
- A Week of Excuses (Day 3): I Don't Have the Time
- A Week of Excuses (Day 2): I Don't Have the Money
- A Week of Excuses: Overcoming Why You Don't Follow Your Dreams (Day 1)
- A 3 step play to get the respect you deserve
- A Choice Between Screaming or Smiling
- How to stop worrying about the future (part II)
- Renegotiating your wedding vows
April 2012
- Rebooting your Fear to Find Focus
- Faces of Yunnan Province - China
- Why later doesn't matter right now
- Life is Full of Second Chances
- Singing the stories of the people you meet
- Avoidance beats willpower every time
- Sunday Brunch with the Talbots (from Dr. Suess to China...oh my)
March 2012
- Embrace Who You Are Today
- Sunday Morning Brunch (or, the brain food buffet)
- How to start a book club
- Virtual Launch Party: Strip Off Your Fear
- Confidence is sexy
- The Art of the Ask (or, how to ask for help when it isn't obvious)
- Fear of public speaking (and how action trumps analysis)
February 2012
- Perception is Reality (or, how to challenge your beliefs)
- Permission to Be Healthy - 10 Tips to a Healthier Life
- WWWBD (or, how to make a decision)
- How to reboot your brain
- Love and Happiness in 500 Days
- How to fight fair
January 2012
- Living the Good Life Requires Movement
- The Sound of Fear: Black and White Thinking
- Living a Minimalist Life - An interview
- How to Get My Mojo Back
- An interview with Chris Guillebeau on Fear
- The Sound of Fear: The Drama Queen
- The Sound of Fear: Bitchy Little Voice
December 2011
- Donna Royer crossed the finish line too soon
- 5 Strategies to Successful New Year Resolutions
- 365 Days to Get Your Shit Together
- Stop apologizing for taking up space
- Connections
- White Water Rafting - Warren & Betsy Talbot
- Dream Save Do now on Kindle (plus the Kiva donation and other fun stuff)
- The Manifesto of Choice
- Birthday Love (the singalong edition)
- What if you change your mind?
November 2011
- Live the Good Life: The (insert your name here) Story
- Make a Movie - Danielle Villegas
- Find yourself, find your tribe, and live the good life
- Picture This: Chiang Mai - a First Impression
- What is it Like to Travel Around the World? (Reader Questions #4)
- I Discovered the Benefits of a 45-Day Juice Fast (Try Something New)
- How to Settle Down for a While (Plus a Giveaway from Roomorama)
- Ingrid Ricks on being an example whether you like it or not
October 2011
- Someone is watching you
- Cook an entire cookbook - Karen Rosenzweig
- Publish a book - Ingrid Ricks
- Mongol Rally - Sherry Ott
- What is it like to travel around the world? (Reader Questions #3)
- Live the Good Life: Thailand Edition
- The "Live the Good Life" Movement has Begun
- Reflections on leaving my career - 1 year later
- Live the Good Life: Courage means feeling fear and doing it anyway
- Cost of Traveling Around the World for a Year
September 2011
- One year into our RTW trip: has it been worth it?
- The difference between writing a blog and writing a book
- Picture this: Graffiti in Amsterdam
- Learn the secrets to live the good life: stay in touch
- What is it like to travel around the world? (Reader Questions)
- Live the good life in France
- Monthly expense summaries are moving
- Fun Facts about Belgium
August 2011
- Learn the secrets to live the good life: connect people
- When was the last time you tried something new?
- Ask for What you Want - The Art of the Ask
- Eat like a traveler and lose weight
- What is it like to travel around the world? (Reader Questions)
- How to see the world by house sitting
- Learn the secrets to the good life: meet new people
- how much does it cost to travel around the world? (july 2011 tally)
- Welcome to Brussels, Belgium
July 2011
- Learn the secrets to live the good life
- Does it scare the shit out of you? It should.
- Memory Lane: 7 Great Posts from our Journey to Date
- And the challenge will be...
- "If it's not Scottish, it's crap!" (or, how we fell in love with Scotland)
- how much does it cost to travel around the world? (june 2011 tally)
- Are you up for a little challenge?
June 2011
- Decision made and we are going to...
- Kitchen timers, writing, and discipline
- Climbing a munro in pictures
- Bagging our first munro
- Set the Date
- You always hurt the ones you love
- How I See It: UK
- Back to work
- 12-mile marriage therapy
- How much does it cost to travel around the world? (May 2011 tally)
May 2011
- Life Really Does Begin at 40
- Do the work
- Your ideal life strategy
- Are we speaking the same language?
- Wanderlust in Windsor
- A few "firsts" from England
- How much does it cost to travel around the world? (April 2011 tally)
- You say goodbye, and I say hello
April 2011
- Do you have what it takes to work on a polar cruise ship? (Part 4: Head chef)
- What is it like to live on a ship?
- The day the earth stood still
- Do you have what it takes to work on a polar cruise ship? (Part 3: Safety Officer)
- A toast to fast friendships
- how much does it cost to travel around the world? (March 2011 tally)
- Do you have what it takes to work on a polar cruise ship? (Part 2, Chief Engineer)
- 6 months of travel: has it been worth it?
March 2011
- Do you have what it takes to work on a polar cruise ship? (Part 1: Housekeeping)
- 37 things to do on a long boat trip
- a family of strangers
- Passion Makes All The Difference
- We're on a Boat
- Our ship has come in
- Making friends on your travels
- How much does it cost to travel around the world? (February 2011 tally)
- Camping in Antarctica (part 2)
- Camping in Antarctica (part 1)
- Penguins, seals, and icebergs....OH MY!
February 2011
- Arriving at the end of the earth
- Journey to the End of the Earth
- A Gastronomic Tour of Lima, Peru
- Book Club Destination: Cairo, Egypt
- Show yourself a little love today
- Lose weight by satisfying your true hunger
- Long term travel - It's Not all Waterfalls and Volcanos
- how much does it cost to travel around the world? (January 2011 tally)
January 2011
- Unplugged and completely connected
- What would an excavation of your life reveal?
- How to pack for a RTW trip: 100-day update
- Trekking in Northern Peru
- Keeping up with the Talbots (it is quite easy!)
- Round-the-World Trip: 5 Must-See Destinations
- how much does it cost to travel around the world? (december 2010 tally)
- How to put your life on hold*
December 2010
- 2010: the year in review (Part 2)
- 2010: The Year in Review
- Getting Past Pasto (or, what to do when things aren't going your way)
- The Mayor's Top 12 Tips for Travel Safety
- Fun facts about Ecuador
- Hiking on the Quilotoa Loop in Ecuador (or, Birthday Choice #2)
- Lessons from a Jungle Adventure
- Books: The cheap way to travel
- how much does it cost to travel around the world? (november 2010 tally)
November 2010
- Witnessing our First Eruption: Volcan Tungurahua
- Ruta de las Cascadas in Baños, Ecuador
- Last Day in Otavalo, Ecuador
- Aprender el idioma antes de viajar*
- See what you did? (or, the results of your first "virtual minga")
- Getting Along on the Road
- The Day of the Dead in Ecuador
- How much does it cost to travel around the world? (October 2010 tally)
- Virtual Minga: Mojandita Clinic in Otavalo, Ecuador
October 2010
- Learning Spanish is Hard
- the people we've met along the way
- The Otavalo Market
- Visiting the Indigenous Artisans of the Otavalo Market
- A few "firsts" from our around-the-world trip
- video post: departing the U.S. for our round-the-world adventure
- The Adventure Begins
September 2010
- The backpack dilemma (or, how I tried to pack for every possible scenario in the world)
- Everything you want is on the other side of fear
- Letting the Balls Go
- video post: gaining energy and direction from your tribe
- feels like Friday night
- Really personal branding attracts the right audience
- the art of non-conformity
- the joy of less: a minimalist living guide
- two years after deciding to travel the world: what have we learned?
August 2010
- How to learn a new language for free with Mango Languages
- So, what do you do with your house while you travel the world?
- Renewing My Imagination Thanks to Willy Wonka
- Do you really need more than a toothbrush?
- a little spitshine and polish
- I Need "More Cowbell" to Embrace Life
- Don't believe your own hype
- What am I scared of?
- How to make a little extra cash without feeling smarmy
- Learning to Fly on a Trapeze
- Free passes to preview screening of Eat, Pray, Love
- Betsy, Ink. (or, how I got a tattoo without crying)
July 2010
- The One-Year Love Contract
- Many experiences have shaped my life
- Can we start all over? (or, a few things I've never told you)
- What do you want your future self to learn about what you are doing right now?
- We've been getting around
- How a Minor Change Can Motivate Bigger Change
- Plan Your Personal Independence Day
June 2010
- Running is the greatest metaphor for life*
- Lady Gaga, Half-Marathons, and Me
- The naked truth about being comfortable in your own skin
- Dealing with negative comments
- 10 Travel Lessons From an Unlikely Source
- Peanut Butter and Creativity
- How to Move to Portugal
- Advice from a Pro: 3 Steps to Accomplish Big Goals
May 2010
- My life in summary - 39 years
- The benefits of overland travel
- How have you surprised yourself lately?
- Meet Plan Go: Learn to create your own career break
- Question everything and embrace the possibilities
- The soundtrack of your life
- Best Kept Travel Secrets
- Video Post: Empty House, Full Hearts
- Finally meeting Chris Guillebeau and a bunch of other cool people
- Video Post: 3 Fast and Effective Ways to Sell Your Stuff
- Video: What it feels like to get rid of all your stuff
- Mom, it's all your fault
- Newsletters, comments, and other good stuff
- Courage = Fear + Action
- Take the first step: Jump from a plane
April 2010
- Butchart Gardens in Victoria, BC
- Fighting boredom during transit
- The secret to staying young
- 6th Anniversary = Iron
- Where did these feelings come from?
- Mourn the death of your career
- How to have an indoor yard sale
- Sort of freaking out. A little. Not much. No really, I'm okay. How 'bout you?
- We've sold the house: now what?
- How we sold our house quickly in a down market
- Radio Interview: Childless by Choice
- Sequim, Washington
- Mind the Gap
March 2010
- Q&A;: Lifestyle design, money, junk, work, and personal growth
- 5 Lessons We've Learned from Decluttering
- Uncovering a blind spot
- Set the bar low for effective change
- How to motivate your future self
- Learning to let go
- Share your money-saving tips to win $500
- Can you get a haircut in the middle of nowhere?
- How to have a 24-hour meltdown
- Unautomate Your Finances
- Video Post: 3 Lessons for Losing a Lot of Weight
- To sell or not to sell, that is the question
- Flying with pets? Read this first
- We've been getting around
- I don't wanna grow up
February 2010
- How to travel safely at high altitude
- Appreciating the pain of giving things up
- How would you sell a house?
- Over-preparation
- What's your tag line?
- I get high with a little help from my friends
- I'm taking back February 14
- Are you a candidate for Hoarders?
- Reverse kleptomania
- Small is the new big
- Avoiding Temptation
- You want to know WHAT?! (The feminine hygiene edition)
January 2010
- Should you rename yourself?
- What are you reading?
- How do you create lasting change?
- Video Post: What to expect in a visit to a travel clinic
- Are you overly sensitive?
- Video Post: How the Itinerary Starts
- Can you live without a microwave?
- Could you live with just 100 things?
- The 8 Irresistible Principles of Fun
- We bought our plane tickets!
- Falling off the wagon
- You want to know WHAT?!
- The Resolution Retreat
- Of course you can do it: Buying a house
- The birth of something new
December 2009
- What were you doing 10 years ago?
- The Year in Review
- What are you reading?
- Dear Christmas, I'm just not that into you
- The generosity of strangers
- Married with Luggage on the Radio
- See what ownership looks like
- 3 Best-Kept Travel Secrets
- Femme Finance on the Radio
- How to Host a Reverse Birthday Party
- It's all about you
- Groupon for great deals
- How to watch television on your computer
- Twitter and travel (and everything else)
November 2009
- Let's write a blog post together
- The Holiday Walk of Shame
- Thanksgiving is every day
- Words to live by
- Video Post: Jedi Mind Tricks
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Adjusting to the changes in your friendships
- Friday the 13th: What a lucky day!
- No such thing as a stupid question
- How we saved enough money to change our lives and how you can, too
- Fran Young, a financial success story
- Online tools for managing your money
- Birthdays and holidays on a budget
- Danny Kofke, a financial success story
- Making money off your junk
October 2009
- How to have fun on a tight budget
- Necessary and Unnecessary Expenses
- Video Post from My Closet
- How to Create a Budget for Big Savings or Debt Reduction
- Where is Your Money Going?
- How Much Money Do You Need?
- Approve Referendum 71
- Do You Need a Safety Net?
- Show Me the Money!
- Living without Cable, 3-Month Update
- I Like Who I Am
- Hoarders on Oprah
- 7 Ways to Take the Stress out of a Move
- How to Make Friends Easily
- Who's Doing it Right?
- One year and counting...
September 2009
- The Simple Guide to a Minimalist Life
- Putting yourself out there
- Is it Selfish to Not Have Kids?
- 100 Days Left to Reclaim Your 2009 Goals
- Happiness is Contagious
- Black Canyon National Park
- Join Us! 'No Impact Man' Movie Screening
- The National Parks: America's Best Idea
- Video Post: How to Write a Novel in 3 Days
- Traveling is a State of Mind
- One Year Update on Redesigning Our Lives for Travel
- Island Getaway: Friday Harbor, WA
- Going from Vacation to Work without Losing Your Zen
August 2009
- Friday Chit Chat
- Joy of counting down
- I never noticed this before, but...
- Stepping out of a career
- Video update on life without cable
- Julie & Julia & Betsy & You
- Volunteer Vacations
- New Here? Check out our Beginner's Guide Page
- Superior Scribbler Award
- Friday Links: The Freedom Edition
- Who Moved My Cheese?
- Different is Good
July 2009
- Rosetta Stone's TOTALe Interactive Solution
- Gear Review: REI Grand Tour Women's Backpack
- 5 Things You Don't Need on Vacation
- Video Post: There Are No Rules
- How to Create a Working Goal Calendar in Google
- So you want to go around the world?
- Programming Note
- Gear Review: Flip MinoHD Camcorder
- Video Post: Reader tips for sticking with an exercise program
- Tips for Everyday Exercise with a Partner
- Fitness and the Rigors of Travel
- I plan, therefore I am
- Introducing My Husband Warren
- The secret is out...
- Video Post: My Top 3 Lessons on Clutter
- Video Post: The Craigslist Way to Clean Out a Garage
- When is your Personal Independence Day?
- Living without cable
- Was it good for you?
- Talking to your friends about sex
June 2009
- Are you out of the closet?
- Doing it with the lights on
- How Much Sex is Normal in a Relationship?
- Is Your Tank Full?
- Are You Speaking the Same Love Language?
- You've Lost that Lovin' Feeling
- Are You Happy with Your Sex Life?
- Vibram Five Fingers Shoes
- The No 'Poo Method
- Decluttering and Company
- How to Get Along on Vacation
- How to Unplug for Vacation (and for Everyday)
- How to Get More Vacation in Your Life
May 2009
- 3 Things
- The Married with Luggage Story
- Top Personal Finance Blogs
- Cook for a Day, Eat for a Month
- The Difference Between Frugal and Cheap
- What you want now vs. what you want MOST
- Money-Saving Tips from Readers
- Your Financial Future - No Obsessing Necessary
- Your One-Page Financial Education
- Think BIG but Start Small if You Want to Become a Full Time Freelance Writer!
- How to Agree on a Budget
- How to Set Up a Budget
- Money and Lifestyle
April 2009
- Final Notes on Decluttering Month
- Vote in the Closet Declutter Challenge!
- Decluttering Your Bathroom
- Closet Declutter Recap
- Traveling around the interwebs...
- How to Declutter Your Closet, Part 2
- How to declutter your closet, part 1
- Recap: Decluttering the home office
- Separating Work from Home
- Computer Clutter Cleanup
- Decluttering Electronics
- Taming the Paper Tiger
- Kitchen declutter recap
- How to prevent food spoilage
- The Pantry Intervention
- Do you have too many dishes?
- Decluttering tables and countertops
- Sentimental value is assigned by you
- How to sell your stuff on Craigslist and eBay
- 5 styles of decluttering
March 2009
- April Theme: Decluttering
- What is your neighborhood walk score?
- Lose It! for weight loss on your iPhone
- Investment Cooking
- Junk Voyeurism
- Happier.com: Tracking happiness online
- Focus Topics
- Are you stuck in a rut?
- Whatever you do, don't read this
- TV-free Tuesdays
- Assigning sentimental value to material things
- Give Back: The Fifth Sign of a Great Life
- Goals: The Fourth Sign of a Great Life
- Healthy Relationships: The Third Sign of a Great Life
- Appreciation: The Second Sign of a Great Life
- Self-Care: The First Sign of a Great Life
February 2009
- You are what you do...
- 5 signs of a great life
- 5 steps to declutter your drawers
- Married with Luggage goes national
January 2009
- How to Pack Light
- Keeping Your Travel Plans Flexible
- 12 Ways to Simplify Your Home Life
- Travel Updates
December 2008
- How to purge your belongings for a round-the-world trip
- Italy 1992 - the trip that started it all
- Creating a virtual business
- World Music
- Packing for Life
November 2008
- How to get through airport security
- Spanish lessons
- Giving up control
- Rick Steves Travel Fair
- Working Together: Our first do-it-yourself haircut
- How to Get Ready for a Trip Around the World (the long way)
- Home sweet home
October 2008
- Celebrating firsts
- My day in Singapore with Peter
- Business class or Economy...which is better?
- Getting Introductions to the Right People
- Live life with no regrets
September 2008
- American Politics and Global Reception
- Live life with no regrets
- New career ideas
- Ignorance is Not Bliss
- Starting a new phase of life
- Telling the Family: Moms First
- Should I be spontaneous about my planning?
- The world offers so many choices
- How much was that dinner?
- When do I tell my company?
- Making the Decision to Travel
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