We’re obsessed with living a glorious life full of dreamy moments. It would be awesome if it felt like a perpetual vacation with some fun work thrown in! This episode explores ideas on why vacation is needed and how we can fix some of those woes by bringing the vacation lifestyle into our everyday lives. We want to create a life that doesn’t leave us desperate for escape.
In this episode:
• Just call us Pete & Repeat.
• How amazing would it be to create a life we don’t need a vacation from?
• It’s possible to enjoy and be enjoyed more than you’re miserable.
• We’ve got your prescription for preventative medicine. 😉
• Our days can be full of dreamy moments and I want those to outnumber the not so dreamy moments.
• Do you know any hermits?
• Randy literally moved earth for Misty for Mother’s Day.
• Find out how we try to have a more lush life.
• Vacation doesn’t necessarily mean travel & travel doesn’t necessarily equate vacation.
• Why people “need” vacation & how we can satisfy that in our day to day lifestyle.
• The kitchen can be a place of stress but it can also be a place of joy.
• The types of movie scenes that Misty always enjoys.
• Randy’s favorite holiday memories involve other people doing all the work.
• Creating pockets of time where you can slow down.
• Getting creative with how you handle responsibilities, errands, tasks, and your calendar.
• Taking the long way doesn’t always have to be frustrating; it can open you up to unexpected joy.
• Kids need a change in pace, too.
• Randy keeps the reins tight on Misty for this one specific thing.
• Maybe you do need to take this job and shove it.
• Randy gets to do fun things like white water rafting while he is working.
• Easy dinner parties will make more appearances on our social calendar.
• We might relax our policy on devices at the dinner table for special occasions.
• Mix it up when you spend time with family and make more extraordinary memories.
• A grand life requires some adventure and a lot of fun.
• The romantic lovely thing to do that would probably have Misty holding on white-knuckled.
• Randy knows there is a quote out there somewhere… and if there isn’t, he’ll just make one up.
• Jump scares can jump start adrenaline.
• Hear our thoughts on the novelty of new and different.
• Polka-dotted fields & pecan groves are a type of siren song.
• Why Indiana Jones made Randy cry.
• One of the rules – You have to try everything.
• Find out which one of us is not a “good meeter of new people”.
• The advice Randy took from that guy on Breaking Bad.
• Act like the person you want to be but you’re not yet.
• Russian aristocrats at a banquet and new mindsets.
• A good byproduct of vacation.
• Make room. Get a room.
• Write love letters on toilet paper.
• Landscaping, curtains, and paint, oh my!
• Why Misty has to up her game.
Randy said:
That should be one of the rules of our life, we have to try everything in our city. Tweet This
You don’t want to just see it, you want to experience it. Tweet This
Misty said:
I’m obsessed with being able to love my life even if I’m not on vacation. Tweet This
Build pressure release valves into your lifestyle instead of relying on vacation to escape stress. Tweet This
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