A Little About Us
Mostly, it's me, Deb that puts the site together but our story is About Us, my husband Captain Joe and me.
We have one child , an adult daughter without whom you would not be reading this page. Ever the patient teacher , Michelle has encouraged me to walk then run in an industry where I knew nothing but how to surf and e-mail. Websites can fit into any lifestyle and allow us a great deal of freedom.
Our winters are spent aboard our sailboat which is currently in Mexico.
Life aboard is relaxed and transient with a healthy dose of boat projects thrown in to keep us from falling into a drunken abyss.
There is also website work to be done although I keep it at a minimum when on the boat.
Sometimes we take road trips inland to explore the Mexican villages. Mostly we spend time swimming, beach walking, snorkeling and plopping then sailing off to the next place with like minded people.
Plopping? Oh that's sort of like bar hopping but with palapas instead. Not for the faint of heart.
At the end of the season we complete as many projects as possible on our beloved boat, put her to bed and fly home.
When in Canada we're VERY busy eh.
We spend our summers in Canada, I, working on my websites and teaching first aid and CPR classes. The Cap'n runs heavy equipment in the summers for the County. If he can't have his boat a big toy will have to do.
We spend as much quality time as possible with our daughter, son-in-law and 2 young grandsons in the summer. Family events, camping and visiting with a close circle of family and friends rounds things out. We are very busy during our summers in Canada.
"You can do this Mom" she told me.
That brings us back to the websites.The reason our daughter encouraged this avenue was to lighten our work load in Canada. Too many times our work schedule interfered with events (especially when I was still working on the ambulance) and prevented us from spending time with the people that we had come home to see.
We don't mind hard work we just need it to fit our lifestyle better.
Did you know an information website can be tended into a burgeoning business that pays a healthy monthly income? We know this because it's what Michelle did while being a stay at home mom.
Those five little words "You can do this Mom" were the words that got the thought process in action and before I knew it I was casting about for website ideas.
Vacation Lists was a perfect match for a traveling, list junkie like myself. The site is young and will need nurturing over the next years and that can be done from anywhere there's internet access. We will certainly put that to the test.