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Project 40/40: The Things That Make Me Uncomfortable

July 6, 2020 By Laura Maya Leave a Comment

'Tis the season for a life crisis... I’ve only been 40 for eight weeks and it has been a wildly unpredictable ride so far.  It’s 2.01am as I write this blog post and there’s no good reason for me to be awake. Just like there’s probably no good reason to be writing these words because statistically, 95% of all the blog posts I write never get published. I’m not sure I’m really cut out to be a blogger. I thought I'd be writing more instructional articles on this website to help other multipotentialites, but most of the time I'm posting quarterly or half yearly updates to explain what's been happening during my many months of silence.  Every time I sit down to write a blog or social media post, I get overwhelmed by how much there is to say. There’s so much going on, both in the world at … [Read more...] about Project 40/40: The Things That Make Me Uncomfortable

Filed Under: Featured, Multipotentiality

How Three Years On An Island Prepared Me For Life After A Pandemic

May 4, 2020 By Laura Maya Leave a Comment

Life has changed again...When I wrote my last blog post called Everything Has Changed, I had no idea what was around the corner. At the time, we’d just moved away from our sleepy Tongan island and returned to fast paced Australia to try out a whole new way of life. We’d bought a bus house to live in, so we could keep our nomad spirit alive and wake up in a new place every few days. We’d gone back to school. And we were preparing to start a new business. Now less than two months later, our tiny home on wheels is parked indefinitely, all non-essential travel in Australia is banned, and we've rented a studio apartment under a friend's house.  School has been cancelled.  And our new business collapsed just moments after it launched out of the starting gate with boundless, … [Read more...] about How Three Years On An Island Prepared Me For Life After A Pandemic

Filed Under: Featured, Global Stories, Minimalism, Multipotentiality, Nomad Living

Everything Has Changed: New Home, New Life

February 18, 2020 By Laura Maya Leave a Comment

Life after the islandImagine you spend three years living in a parallel universe, on an 18 hectare tropical island with about 25 people. There are no roads. No vehicles. No TVs. The internet only works well when the wind is blowing in the right direction, so you spend more time talking to the people who are around you than the ones who are not.  In this magical place, you are never exposed to advertising. So you’re never being told you’ll be prettier, healthier, happier, richer and more successful if you just use this miracle product you can buy for $49.95. Even if you can’t afford it — because while you were tucked away on that island the world invented some thing called “After Pay.” It’s a place where your power runs on sunshine so you do, too. Where you wake with the birds … [Read more...] about Everything Has Changed: New Home, New Life

Filed Under: Global Stories, Minimalism, Nomad Living

My Only Regret

September 23, 2019 By Laura Maya Leave a Comment

There’s not much about 2019 that’s gone to plan. And I’m not just talking about getting bitten by that snake in Bali in April... or the half day I "accidentally" spent in a Champagne cafe in London because when I walked past it at 11am on my way to somewhere else, I just had to go in and then never wanted to leave…No, I’m talking about the fact that there are mince pies in the supermarket and Christmas trees popping up in shop windows which is a ridiculous but undeniable sign that 2019 is reaching its end. And I haven’t achieved half of the things I set out to do this year. So it’s around about now I realise I’ve been so busy in my bubble doing my thing, wandering through 16 countries and getting myself into trouble, that I haven’t stopped to take a breath and connect with all … [Read more...] about My Only Regret

Filed Under: Global Stories, Multipotentiality, Nomad Living

Life Offline: What Happens When A Country Loses Internet For 2 Weeks

February 9, 2019 By Laura Maya Leave a Comment

The Day The Internet DiedHave you ever wondered what would happen if the internet suddenly disappeared from your life? Can you imagine the chaos that might unfold if your entire country was cut off from the rest of the world?  And not just for hours or days, but entire weeks? That’s exactly what happened to us on Sunday January 20th in the Kingdom of Tonga when the underwater fibre optic communications cable from Fiji was suddenly disconnected. Sundays in Tonga are my favourite day of the week. It’s actually illegal to work on Sundays. Tongans are devout Christians so Sundays are reserved for church and family and the only thing you’re allowed to do is kai, lotu and mohe: Eat, Pray, Sleep. I’m not religious myself, but this is probably the thing I love most about living in … [Read more...] about Life Offline: What Happens When A Country Loses Internet For 2 Weeks

Filed Under: Global Stories, Multipotentiality, Nomad Living

Are You A Multipotentialite, Scanner or Renaissance Soul?

January 17, 2019 By Laura Maya Leave a Comment

Does any of this sound like you?I still have no idea what I want to be when I grow up... I can’t seem to stick with anything for the long haul... I’m a Jack of all Trades, master of none... I often don’t finish the things I start... I lose interest in things I thought I would be passionate about forever... People say I have Shiny Object Syndrome, always chasing the next sparkly thing... I’m worried I’ll be on entry level wages my whole life because I change jobs and careers so often...If you’re nodding madly as you read through these statements like a bobble-headed dog on a dashboard, then congratulations! You may have a trait known as “multipotentiality”. Multipotentiality means you have the potential to do and be multiple things. We are often referred to as … [Read more...] about Are You A Multipotentialite, Scanner or Renaissance Soul?

Filed Under: Featured, Multipotentiality

Why I Don’t Have A Purpose

January 16, 2019 By Laura Maya Leave a Comment

Welcome to the Magic of Everything — a love letter to all my failures and a celebration of everything that’s wrong with me.  Because for most of my life I knew there must be something seriously wrong with me. I just didn't know how to "do" life like everyone else. I’m a full-time Aussie, part-time Frenchie, and at the time of writing I spend most of the year living on a tiny off-grid island in the South Pacific. The rest of the year I wander the world slowly, following my odd-shaped nose.  I've been living nomadically since 2001, moving between 40 different jobs in 13 countries and travelling through almost 50 others. All my life I’ve been restless, insatiably curious, jumping from one thing to the next. I'm a professional quitter... A girl who struggles to finish anything she … [Read more...] about Why I Don’t Have A Purpose

Filed Under: Featured, Multipotentiality, Nomad Living

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Happy New Year 2078 to all our beautiful Nepali fa Happy New Year 2078 to all our beautiful Nepali family and friends! नयाँ बर्षको शुभकामना!Three years now since we've seen you after our trip was covid cancelled in 2020. We miss you all and think of you every day 😍I made daal bhat last night to celebrate but honestly it tasted like sock juice compared to Ama's...#HappyNewYear2078 #नयाँबर्षकोशुभकामना #Nepal #Framily #MissYou #TheMagicOfEverything #Multipotentialite #Multipassionate #Dalbaht #DalbhatPower #2078
Ahhh Sunday, welcome back... 😍 Only naps, the 5 Ahhh Sunday, welcome back... 😍 Only naps, the 5 books I bought for 5 bucks @salvosstores yesterday, an entire block of 95% dark chocolate and endless Cavoodle cuddles on the agenda for today...
#LazySunday #Unbusy #ThatViewThough #Housesitting  #DogsOfInstagram #NomadLife #SundayMorning #AussieBush #CavoodlesOfInstagram #Cavoodle #NomadGirls #TheMagicOfEverything #Multipotentialite #Multipod #Multipassionate
Most days I feel pretty philosophical about being Most days I feel pretty philosophical about being locked in one of my home countries, unable to get to my other home country because of covid. I often catch myself saying, “We’re lucky to be in Australia where we have so much freedom,” and “It’s all good, we’re all healthy! Could be worse!”
But then we arrived at our new housesit on Monday and the homeowner showed me our bedroom... and when I saw this picture hanging large over the bed I was hit by a sudden rush of tears and emotion. Because originally we’d planned to be back living in France this year. But instead, it’s now been two years since we last hugged our French family or had a conversation with them in 3D. Two years to the day since my father-in-law and I went to see @vintagetrouble perform at La Cigale in Paris... Two years tomorrow since we shared a fondue with my mother-in-law in Normandie...So yes we’re lucky and healthy and of course it could be worse, but maybe… sometimes… in our quest to “keep calm and carry on” our relentless positivity masks a pain we can’t acknowledge is there until someone paints it on our bedroom wall.#CovidThoughts #Paris #France #FrenchAustralian #AussieAbroad #Homesick #WallArt #🇫🇷#KeepCalmAndCarryOn #HappyThoughts #ToxicPositivity #TheMagicOfEverything #Multipotentialite
A lovely signpost to lots of places we can’t go A lovely signpost to lots of places we can’t go right now... As a permanent wanderer, what’s surprised me most about the border closures in Australia is just how much I *haven’t* missed travelling overseas.  Any other nomadic types out there feeling the same way? Maybe it’s because this kind of lifestyle gets us in the habit of rolling with change and uncertainty... Or maybe it’s because I’m just so fricking grateful we have the freedom in Australia to travel at all... Who needs Bermuda when you can visit the Berry Donut Van? 🍩 🚌#FeelingLucky #Grateful #StrangeTimes #SignpostToEverywhere #Australia #DigitalNomad #WomenWhoTravel #SheRoams #DigitalNomadGirls #BusLife #VanLife #Berry #BerryDonutVan #NomadLife
Today’s office is brought to you by @juneelicori Today’s office is brought to you by @juneelicoriceandchocolate and this is definitely the best dark chocolate nut milk breakfast I’ve had this year... and yes, that’s a sheep 🐑☕️👩‍💻 #BestHotChocolate #Junee #VisitNSW #BusLife #VanLife #Wandering #SheepOfInstagram
Ever since I took up Kung Fu 3 months ago, I’ve Ever since I took up Kung Fu 3 months ago, I’ve traded my butter knife for a sword and bo staff as my weapons of choice first thing in the morning. Taking up martial arts at 40 is such a multipotentialite move but if you think it also sounds a bit “midlife crisisish”... well, you would be absolutely 100% bang on the money. This time last year I was in total crisis mode, struggling with severe pelvic pain and unable to function. The only exercise I could manage without triggering a flare up was walking. Now a year later I’m training at the Kung Fu Academy 5 hours a week and I find myself jumping out of bed in the morning to go swing my Taiji sword in the persimmon fields just for fun. So if this is what a midlife crisis feels like then bring it on, I say... 🌿⚔️ #WeaponsForBreakfast #KungFu #TaiChi #LifeCrisisInAction
#taiji #martialarts #fitnessgoals #40andfabulous #multipotentialite #themagicofeverything #lifegoals #multipassionate #scanner #renaissancesoul #multipotentialites
🚌 And just like that we’re back in Maurice th 🚌 And just like that we’re back in Maurice the House Bus... parked on a beautiful persimmon orchard... doing the lazy Sunday thing we do so well... 🚌 #goodtobehome #pepperminttea #darkchocolate #travelmemoir #journalling #christmaspresentsinaction #buslife #lazysundays #closetonature #lifeisgood #2021 #sofarsogood #vanlife #nomadlifestyle #themagicofeverything #multipotentialite
✨ I snapped this pic while paying for my shoppin ✨ I snapped this pic while paying for my shopping at an unusual grocery store...✨ In August and September we spent a month housesitting in a rural area of the Central Coast where the nearest supermarket was 22kms away. The closest place to buy food was a 6kms drive where a woman affectionately referred to as “the rainbow lady” sold mostly locally grown fruit and veg at a roadside stall. Either you could swap things with your own produce or you could leave money in the letter box. It all worked on an honesty system. And if you didn’t have cash, you had to go down to the horse paddock and stand in the only square metre that had enough mobile phone reception to transfer money via internet banking while Joey the Cashier Horse watched on…#InDecemberIRemember #DecemberReflections2020 #HindsightIs2020 #Housesitting #RuralLife #CountryLife #HorsesOfInstagram #OnlineShopping #LocalSupermarket #TheMagicOfEverything #Multipotentialite #horses #horsepower #roadsidestall
✨SOMETHING THAT MADE ME SMILE IN 2020✨ My once ✨SOMETHING THAT MADE ME SMILE IN 2020✨ My once daily dose of kiddy cuteness on @livefromsnacktime (swipe left for my recent faves) ✨#InDecemberIRemember #DecemberReflections2020 #HindsightIs2020 #Fun #Funny #kidssaythedarndestthings #reasonstosmile #TheMagicOfEverything #Multipotentialite #kidsofinstagram
✨SOMETHING THAT MOVED ME IN 2020✨@humansofny ✨SOMETHING THAT MOVED ME IN 2020✨@humansofny and the Facebook group the Kindness Pandemic have been my favourite digital comfort food in 2020… But the first thing I thought of when I saw this reflection prompt is images of our Pacific neighbours pushing wheelbarrows through the streets of their villages collecting money for Australian bushfire relief (photo credit @abcnews_au )In Papua New Guinea, where the minimum hourly wage is just over $1, the local people raised thousands of dollars to help communities affected by the fires. Unbelievable generosity... In an interview with the ABC one woman explained the wheelbarrow campaign was all about sending love, support and gratitude to a much-loved neighbour."We say Australia is our 'Momma Country', the country that helped us to be where we are right now. Most of us benefit from Australian aid which builds health centres and hospitals, that's why we took this initiative so that we could at least do something at the community level, that's why we did this."This is how I want to remember 2020 ✨#InDecemberIRemember #DecemberReflections2020 #HindsightIs2020 #GiveHope #TheKindnessPandemic #HumansOfNewYork #PapuaNewGuinea #Vanuatu #GoodNeighbours #GivingBack #TheMagicOfEverything #Multipotentialite
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