When I was a kid, I was scared of the monster under the bed jumping up to grab me in the middle of the night. Now, I’m kept awake by worries about family. Fear shifts. Don’t let it hold you back.

Nica Waters

April 13, 2019

benefits to life on board, exploring the dream, joys of cruising

Time - One Thing I'm Looking Forward To

Nica Waters

April 13, 2019

benefits to life on board, exploring the dream, joys of cruising

Time flexes and bends according to a lot of different things. I love that aspect of time - especially when cruising. I’m looking forward to it!

Nica Waters

April 10, 2019

cruising preparation, live aboard preparation, money talk, provisioning

Challenge Update

Nica Waters

April 10, 2019

cruising preparation, live aboard preparation, money talk, provisioning

I set myself a challenge in the middle of last month, to not go grocery shopping again except for beer for my mom. How did I do?

Nica Waters

April 7, 2019

cruising advice, hard parts of cruising, practical tips

Making Friends While Cruising

Nica Waters

April 7, 2019

cruising advice, hard parts of cruising, practical tips

Is it hard to make friends while you’re cruising? It can be - and it all depends on you. Here are 3 tips to help you out!

Nica Waters

April 3, 2019

cruising preparation, photo of the month

March Photo of the Month

Nica Waters

April 3, 2019

cruising preparation, photo of the month

Where do weekends go? College visits, house guests, and boat progress. Sounds about right!

Nica Waters

March 30, 2019

exploring the dream

The First Thing I See

Nica Waters

March 30, 2019

exploring the dream

Keeping the dream alive, one practical gift (and a few thumbtack holes in the wall) at a time.

Nica Waters

March 26, 2019

cruising preparation, DIY, live aboard preparation

Satisfying All the Senses

Nica Waters

March 26, 2019

cruising preparation, DIY, live aboard preparation

There’s nothing quite like making something from almost nothing. Bread baking qualifies. The best sense of all? The confidence one.

Nica Waters

March 24, 2019

cruising preparation, family, live aboard preparation, practical tips

The Challenge is On!

Nica Waters

March 24, 2019

cruising preparation, family, live aboard preparation, practical tips

Eating down the house. Okay, that sounds bad. Eating from your stores without going to the store - this is the challenge I am currently facing. Can I do it?

Nica Waters

March 20, 2019

exploring the dream, family, getting ready, practical tips

Bucking the System by Working the System

Nica Waters

March 20, 2019

exploring the dream, family, getting ready, practical tips

Bucking the System by Working the System

System? What system? Sometimes it’s a matter of understanding it all to make it work.

Nica Waters

March 16, 2019

cruising preparation, money talk, practical tips

My Favorite Way to Stay on Budget

Nica Waters

March 16, 2019

cruising preparation, money talk, practical tips

Budgets and grocery shopping. How can you keep it all in check? I share my (oh-so-clever) secret to staying on target in this blog post!

Nica Waters

March 12, 2019

cruising, exploring the dream, joys of cruising

Collections

Nica Waters

March 12, 2019

cruising, exploring the dream, joys of cruising

I collect shells. But maybe really I collect memories. You?

Nica Waters

March 9, 2019

cruising preparation, family, getting ready

Timeline Update - practicing flexibility

Nica Waters

March 9, 2019

cruising preparation, family, getting ready

Timeline Update - practicing flexibility

Cruising flexibility. It’s a lot about adapting and making the right choices for the moment you are in. It’s good to practice that!

Nica Waters

March 5, 2019

cruising preparation, getting ready, photo of the month, selling the house

February Photo of the Month

Nica Waters

March 5, 2019

cruising preparation, getting ready, photo of the month, selling the house

Not making much progress on the boat. We are, however, making progress on our cruising plans!

Nica Waters

March 2, 2019

boat work, cruising, cruising preparation, getting ready, provisioning, practical tips

The Soup-to-Nuts Kind of Provisioning

Nica Waters

March 2, 2019

boat work, cruising, cruising preparation, getting ready, provisioning, practical tips

What is provisioning anyway? And what makes it so daunting? We grocery shop every week, most of us, anyway - why is this so freaking hard???

Nica Waters

February 25, 2019

cruising, exploring the dream, joys of cruising

Iconic Photos; Amazing Cruising Memories

Nica Waters

February 25, 2019

cruising, exploring the dream, joys of cruising

Iconic Photos; Amazing Cruising Memories

Cruising is not only fixing your boat in exotic locations. It’s also enjoying those locations. It’s fun to capture places we’ve been - and places we want to return to.

Nica Waters

February 23, 2019

cruising preparation, live aboard preparation, small boat living

Simple Consumerism

Nica Waters

February 23, 2019

cruising preparation, live aboard preparation, small boat living

Need it? Want it? What’s the difference in this consumer-driven society we live in? And how does that gel with life as a cruiser? (Or, how did I rationalize a new jacket . . .)

Nica Waters

February 19, 2019

cooking aboard, cruising advice, cruising preparation, practical tips

The Goldilocks Effect

Nica Waters

February 19, 2019

cooking aboard, cruising advice, cruising preparation, practical tips

Not too much, not too little - just the right amount of food. How do you get it right when you’re heading off sailing for a week or two?

Nica Waters

February 15, 2019

cruising community, joys of cruising

Boatcards and Memories

Nica Waters

February 15, 2019

cruising community, joys of cruising

Sure, Instagram and Facebook posts are nice (as is the current nudge by those sites to resurrect past posts) - but there is nothing like physical photos or cards to take you right back down memory lane. Do you have a boat card? Is yours in my bag?