May

5

Jet Set Freedom: Blessing or Curse?

May 05, 2008 by Melanie Van Orden 

Ball and Chain OpenedOK, so you may be wondering why I would EVER suggest that the freedom of a jet set lifestyle could be a curse. Don’t get me wrong. It’s a blessing. It’s a big, big blessing that I sometimes wonder at the fact that it came to be in my life. I love my jet set lifestyle and I wouldn’t give it up.

But what I’m talking about it something that comes with the territory of having a lot of freedom when it comes to how you spend your time. (Which is something that happens to a lot of us who work for ourselves.) What I’m talking about is a tendency I have to loose my focus on what I need to do in order to keep my jet set lifestyle running!

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Apr

28

Escape from Buenos Aires

Apr 28, 2008 by Melanie Van Orden 

Buenos Aires Covered in SmokeLast week, we returned “home” to Buenos Aires from a three week trip to LA and Hawaii. We noticed a slight twinge of smoke in the air, but proceeded to think nothing of it. A few days later, we awoke to find the city full of smoke. Apparently, protesting farmers flouted the law here in Argentina and set almost 300 fields north of the city ablaze.

We shut up our entire apartment in an attempt to keep some of the air in our home breathable. I was recovering from a cough that was now aggravated by the smoky air. Jason was experiencing headaches from the smoke and smell. We were miserable. We decided we had to get out of the city until this whole thing blew over.

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