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Making Money … In Mexico
06/26/24 The scary thing about being a contractor is that it’s very easy for a client to decide they don’t need you anymore. And when you’re down to one client, we call that “putting all your eggs in one basket.” Diversifying our income streams is therefore a very good idea — we need a few…
Mango Preserves
06/21/24 Though I get tired of the rain and mud, there’s one thing I do like about this time of year: it’s MANGO SEASON! My parents have 4 trees on their property and they are already dropping like crazy. Every time I visit, Mom sends me home with a bag. Last week I made a…
We’re Hot
06/20/24 Since returning from our air-conditioned vacation, we’ve had cloud cover most of the week. On some days the battery can only charge up to 50-60 percent, which means our 5000 watt battery only has 2000 watts available to us when you factor in only being able to run the battery down to 20%. And…
New Hope in La Cruz
06/08/24 We decided to spend a few days in the nearby town of La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, or “La Cruz” as everyone here calls it. Part of the hope was that once we had a few days of AC, refrigerator, and stable power, our heads would clear enough for us to solve our problems. One…
Health Care … In Mexico
5/31/24 Lurko may want to write more about this because it was a major reason for him to want to move here. For me as well. I know the U.S. healthcare system is garbage; I’ve watched it chew up and spit out so many of my friends. For me personally, I have not had health…
Things We’ve Learned After Living Off-Grid in Mexico for 3 Weeks
01/20/24 We’ve learned…how to wash a load of clothes using a plunger and a bucket. Then I graduated to a mop bucket that includes a wringer. Helps get my steps in! We’ve also learned:
Thanksgiving, on keto, in Mexico
We have now completed our second week of living in Mexico!
Our Temporary Digs
11/19/23 This week we’ve been settling into my sister’s house, learning about grocery shopping, and starting on our journey to install solar at the house. Until we have power, we can’t move into our house, so thankfully my sister is letting us use her guest house, “The FUNgalow,” while she’s in Alaska. The guest house…
Day Two
11/11/24 Not counting the day we drove from Austin to Laredo, we did this drive in two days. That now seems hard to believe, but the tiny trailer was not hard to pull at all– even in the rain. We started in Aguascalientes and traveled west, stopping in my old stomping grounds in Guadalajara for…
DAY ONE IN MEXICO
11/10/23 We woke up in a motel in Laredo, Texas, walked the dogs, hitched up the trailer, and drove to the border crossing. It took two hours, but the car got tagged, the papers got stamped, and we drove across! WE ARE IN MEXICO!!! Laredo was cold and wet. Monterrey had crazy fog. It rained…
