Sónia lives with her family in rural Portugal, having embraced a major lifestyle change a few years ago. She and her husband closed down their veterinary service in the city, bought a farm, lots of animals therein, and packed up their three kids for a life of homesteading, home-schooling, and sustainability.
Not only that, but to help sustain themselves and pay the bills, Sónia also took up remote virtual assistant-style work, yet another thing to juggle at the same time.
This remarkable journey has brought them a life of contentment and perspective, intertwined with the busyness and demands of a working farm. The kids have been thriving, and everyone feels far more in tune with nature.
Sónia joins Vanessa and Ted for a conversation about how they’ve done it, why they made such a bold choice, and what they’ve learned from doing so.
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You’re about to Learn…
- What life was like before the farm: on-call as a 24 hour veterinarian.
- How they tackled a big decision: either leave everything behind, start from scratch and move to the country, or stay stuck in the hustle and exhaustion of a city lifestyle and demanding careers.
- How home schooling has helped feed her kids’ curiosity and zest for learning.
- How to balance homesteading, home schooling, parenting, and virtual assistance work, all at the same time!
- “If something needs to be adjusted, we’ll adjust. We’re multipods, we can do anything!”
Resources Mentioned in This Episode
- Sonia’s Puttyverse profile
- Sonia’s blog, tracing a bit of her history
- Thomas_P’s Puttyverse profile
- Thomas on Instagram
- Thomas’ artwork store
- Annie’s Puttyverse profile
- Into The Bold, Annie’s business
- Into The Bold, on Instagram
- Susan’s Puttyverse profile
- https://abbottresearch.com/ https://thinkglobalqualitative.com/susan-g-abbott/ A couple of Susan’s business consulting and research websites
- Susan on Twitter and Instagram