
Plan
This is the backstory of how I planned my Midlife Escape, a career sabbatical to travel with my family! We lived in Valencia, Spain for 9 months and are now back at home in Kansas City.
The Final Push
Gonzalo’s last day at work was October 11, 2019. He turned in the company car, phone and laptop. His insurance benefits and 401k match are now gone, as well. It…
READ MORE“Homeless” in Kansas
We moved out of our house on Friday and a lovely family with 2 young kids has moved in. We could not have asked for a better situation, truly. I…
READ MOREGetting out of Dodge
I need to buy airline tickets for myself, 2 teenagers, and 2 Yorkipoos from MCI Kansas City to VLC Valencia. We will be accompanied by 6 checked suitcases, 3 carry-ons,…
READ MORESurprised by Grief
We will be moving out of our home and into an Airbnb in 8 weeks. Gonzalo will be leaving for Spain in 9 weeks. I will be joining him with…
READ MOREStudent Visa Fiasco
In my last post, I was happy to report that I had passed the CFP® Exam – hooray! What I neglected to mention is that within 48 hours of the…
READ MOREYippee – I Passed!
This blog has been neglected in recent months because I have been studying for the CFP® Exam. I started studying 4 ½ years ago, got halfway through the coursework, and…
READ MORER.I.P. Midlife Escape
My boss found out about my blog today. It was a stressful day at the office. Midlife Escape is a blog about saving for, planning, and taking a midlife career…
READ MOREAn Epic Plot Twist
Gonzalo (my husband) is finally on board and ready to support this wildly irresponsible sabbatical idea, but there are conditions: “I am from Latin America and I don’t want to…
READ MOREThe Art of Not Planning
I don’t want to plan anymore. I don’t want to pore over site after site of travel information obsessing over where we should go and what it will cost. I…
READ MOREMoving to Panamá
My husband Gonzalo is still uncomfortable with the idea of leaving for 7 months to travel the world with job uncertainty awaiting us at home. His anxiety is legit and…
READ MOREWhere Were You on September 11, 2001?
Like many people in the United States, I remember exactly where I was on September 11, 2001. Ironically, I was not in the United States at all, but in Colombia,…
READ MORELet’s Get Started!
Enough ruminating about blah, blah, blah. Enough disclosure of too much personal information to strangers online. It’s time to start planning the trip, the Midlife Escape! Because I will not…
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