Tag: empty nest

Is Simple Living in Retirement the Way to Go?

The GypsyNesters in AfricaUS News and World Report asked us what simple living means to us and why we live the way we do.

“Traveling throughout retirement may not be everyone’s idea of simple living, but David and Veronica say ditching the house was one of the best moves they ever made. ‘We are in a state of nearly constantly pinching ourselves… CONTINUE READING >>

The GypsyNesters in AfricaUS News and World Report asked us what simple living means to us and why we live the way we do.

“Traveling throughout retirement may not be everyone’s idea of simple living, but David and Veronica say ditching the house was one of the best moves they ever made. ‘We are in a state of nearly constantly pinching ourselves… CONTINUE READING >>

A BIG GypsyNester Thank You to…

… these great outlets and writers for showing us some Going Gypsy love!

The GypsyNesters in Yahoo! Travel We were asked about our favorite roadtrips for Yahoo! Gypsynesters on USA Today USA Today featured our travel customer service thoughts
http://whnt.com/ See our footage of a crazy eatery on WHNT The St. Louis Post-Dispatch chose Going Gypsy as a Best Bet
GypsyNesters on Cookistry.com Cookistry.com reviewed Going Gypsy! The nervy Patty Chang Anker interviewed Veronica!
GypsyNester on Herald-Times The Herald-Times profiled us! GypsyNesters won gold in the Top Travel Blogs! We took home the Gold in this year’s Top 100 Travel Blogs
And that’s not all! See all of our media appearances!

… these great outlets and writers for showing us some Going Gypsy love!

The GypsyNesters in Yahoo! Travel We were asked about our favorite roadtrips for Yahoo! Gypsynesters on USA Today USA Today featured our travel customer service thoughts
http://whnt.com/ See our footage of a crazy eatery on WHNT The St. Louis Post-Dispatch chose Going Gypsy as a Best Bet
GypsyNesters on Cookistry.com Cookistry.com reviewed Going Gypsy! The nervy Patty Chang Anker interviewed Veronica!
GypsyNester on Herald-Times The Herald-Times profiled us! GypsyNesters won gold in the Top Travel Blogs! We took home the Gold in this year’s Top 100 Travel Blogs
And that’s not all! See all of our media appearances!

Fear Conquering & Climbing My First Mountain on My 52nd Birthday


We were going to hike up a mountain, The Boy said. Not climb, hike.

Or maybe that’s what I chose to hear. Certainly, The Boy is aware of my age and the limitations thereof.

He wouldn’t be trying to kill me on my birthday, would he?

(photo taken right before things went terribly awry)… CONTINUE READING >>


We were going to hike up a mountain, The Boy said. Not climb, hike.

Or maybe that’s what I chose to hear. Certainly, The Boy is aware of my age and the limitations thereof.

He wouldn’t be trying to kill me on my birthday, would he?

(photo taken right before things went terribly awry)… CONTINUE READING >>

We’re Unorthodox! What are YOU Going to do with Your Empty Nest?

Deseret News intrigued us with some interesting Boomer stats and asked us to weigh in with our thoughts and experience!

“With a son who is a pilot and is able to fly and see them often, as well as two daughters who can both be visited by traveling to the same city, the family is reunited often.

‘I’m fairly certain we see our kids more traveling a lot more than if we were in one place’”

What have been YOUR empty nest solutions? Are you “unorthodox” too?.. Read the full article and leave a comment here

Deseret News intrigued us with some interesting Boomer stats and asked us to weigh in with our thoughts and experience!

“With a son who is a pilot and is able to fly and see them often, as well as two daughters who can both be visited by traveling to the same city, the family is reunited often.

‘I’m fairly certain we see our kids more traveling a lot more than if we were in one place’”

What have been YOUR empty nest solutions? Are you “unorthodox” too?.. Read the full article and leave a comment here

What My Special Needs Niece Has Taught Me about Life and Laughter

My niece is a totally unique individual. 

Not in that “everyone’s a snowflake” kind of way. She’s truly unique.

Because of a wonky chromosome, each cell in in Anna’s little body is different from every other cell in the world. There is no one else like her.

At birth… CONTINUE READING >>

My niece is a totally unique individual. 

Not in that “everyone’s a snowflake” kind of way. She’s truly unique.

Because of a wonky chromosome, each cell in in Anna’s little body is different from every other cell in the world. There is no one else like her.

At birth… CONTINUE READING >>

A Big, Big Week! Thank You St. Louis!

Thank you St. Louis!

The Going Gypsy Book Party was a blast (see pics here!), we had radio and TV appearances – and in the midst of it all our book hit #1 on Amazon!

It was an honor to appear on the Charlie Brennan Show at CBS’s legendary KMOX! Still pinching ourselves!  Listen Now

 

Thank you St. Louis!

The Going Gypsy Book Party was a blast (see pics here!), we had radio and TV appearances – and in the midst of it all our book hit #1 on Amazon!

It was an honor to appear on the Charlie Brennan Show at CBS’s legendary KMOX! Still pinching ourselves!  Listen Now