We love living a nomadic lifestyle as we get to spend a lot of time together. And For the last 5 years I have only been working six months of the year so that we could afford this luxury, that was until steemit entered our lives. I suddenly found that I was spending way too much time on the computer and my family were starting to come second place, which was not part of our dream.
I decided to take a month off from blogging so that I could spend some precious time with the family.
This was a hard decision to make as I am very much into steemit, maybe a little too much for my families liking, I was also aware that I could lose a lot of my following by being away for so long, but if I built it up once, then I'm sure it can be done again.
This was a hard decision to make as I am very much into steemit, maybe a little too much for my families liking, I was also aware that I could lose a lot of my following by being away for so long, but if I built it up once, then I'm sure it can be done again.
The following is a snap shot of our adventures this past month.....Enjoy!
Part 1
We started off with a Festival.
The doubts we had about going to a rave festival were soon forgotten once we were there.
We ALL had a great time, the festival went on for a week including the before and after party. Me and Louise would take it in turns to watch the children at night so that we REALLY got to blow out the cobwebs and enjoy ourselves. Lifes about having fun and sometimes when your a "grown up" with kids it's easy to forget this simply motto.
Have fun while you have the the chance!
Thank you for reading, It feels good to be back!
Be sure to come back for part 2 of this post where we went to another festival and visited friends to look at some lovely cheap land for sale in Portugal.
AWESOME! Great to see you and your family out enjoying the 'free life'.
That sculpture in the first pic is really cool!
Yeah it was Epic!
I didn't take the camera out with me at nights, but it was amazing. We will definitely return next year!
Thanks for stopping by @steempowerpics
You are always fantastic as a family head, great job you had given a lot of time to your family. But we missed you in the steemit world so welcome back to our family again and good luck. The pictures are looking very beautiful and gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you @maya7! I missed your lovely comments.
Hey Mark!!! You know I feel the same way about Steemit and taking a break from time to time to spend that quality time with family. I remember when you told me you needed to do the same thing when I came back from my break. I figured this is what you were up to and I commend you for recognizing when enough is enough. We definitely don’t want to put things like this before our family. You are setting a great example for others that might struggle with this.
It’s good to have you back and no matter how long of a break you decide to take I’ll always be here to follow you and your beautiful family. Those that really value your content and what you stand for I’m sure feel the same way. Will the Real supporters please stand up lol!! 😄😉 Welcome back my friend ~
Yayyy! It's funny, I was thinking of you, both when I took my break and when I wrote this post.
I remember very clearly the discussion we had on your post explaining that you was taking a break to be with your family.
It was great to get back to reality, but it also feels good to get back to the drawing board =)
I think it will be easier to a healthy balance now =)
Thanks for the warm welcome.
Bless!
Ha that’s cool!! I bet it does feel nice to get back at it. A healthy balance is definitely what works! You can still enjoy being on this plattform but won’t feel guilty about overdoing it! 👌🏽
Many Blessings to you all~ 😊
sounds good buddy. good to hear, glad to hear you and the family are doing well! :)
Cheers fella! It was great to spend some with the fam, but it's fun to be back on the grind!
had an intense week and loved it.
please sir see my familyprotection tag post please sir.....the link is
https://steemit.com/familyprotection/@abdt/haunting-story-from-child-who-survived-kidnapping
Good to have you back buddy! Still happy to read your blog post!
Thanks Brother! I still have some catching up to do. Thanks for dropping in, I'll make sure to visit your blog too =)
Always doing something interesting! @ironshield
We try our hardest! =)
Beautiful, good shots ..
Who works hard deserves
Great post from you
Thanks for sharing
Looks totally wicked! Glad you had an awesome time.
Hey Mark,
It looks like ye had lots of fun at Freekuency, lots went from this end and I'm sure you probably got to see them, well done for taking family time it is important, but I do understand the pull of steemit. Lots of love to you and your beautiful family, hopefully see you all soon maybe xxx
Thank you @trucklife-family!
Its was a great gathering and I'm glad I finally went =)
It was like being back in Spain though, SO many familiar faces =)
It's so easy to get lost when you're spending time doing something that you are excited about. Before you know it you're no longer living according to the values and principles that you want to guide your life.
I'm glad you could take a break and try to find balance again. I did wonder why you were not posting anything but saw your resteems and knew you were still there.
Happy to have you back (but probably not as happy as your family is to now get more time with you!).
if you are blessed to have family it should take first priority after God. Perhaps you can incorporate blogging into a family activity and your kids can help you. Thanks for sharing @markwhittam
Welcome back @markwhittam. It's a good idea to put family first before business especially spending time with children during their formative years that is when long lasting priceless bonds are formed.You are a good Dad and Husband from what i can see and read.please keep it up cheers
Welcome back. What an excellent way to return after a month, showing the enjoyment with your family. You deserve all that and more. Be blessed. (Y)
The family should be in the first place. Because our children are important to us. Children are our future. Happy family life!
Good for you! great to enjoy in family. They look happy and that is wonderful. regards!
welcome back sir @markwhittam...
i read your post and i also like nomac lifestyle...
your post is excellent and i am waiting for the part 2...
i have an imoji for you on this post ....
yes i also love living nomadic life style...such a great post sir
and welcome back.
you can check my new post about the promotion of steemit on facebook..
https://steemit.com/steemit/@sardar-sani/delete-facebook-and-join-steemit
this is my post link sir
very nice and great article
welcome back man
family is top priority they deserve your time
it seems you have enjoyed alot together
they are some awesome clicks
Beautiful place sir... awesome photography sir... It shows you had a great fun.😊
sir i have posted before few days and i tagged familyprotection in it....can you check my post ..
https://steemit.com/familyprotection/@abdt/haunting-story-from-child-who-survived-kidnapping
It's clear you had an awesome festival experience with the family, @markwhittam! 😀And reading your prologue gives me the motivation and reminder to spend as much time with the family, because amidst everything, family is forever and the one that matters most. 💕 I'm glad I was able to have a great time with my family this weekend.
Anyway, following you now and looking forward to more of your travels and adventures! Cheers!
Awesome brother and your in house is reflecting really wonderful on the road and that is because you made it for your family with love and hard work. And i really liked your attitude regarding the followership, means once you did it, and you are ready for once again, that's an great attitude and in my opinion you took right decision and you gave quality time to your family and smile of your children reflecting that happiness and these smiles are really priceless. Always stay blessed and you will always win brother because you are fighter. Thanks for sharing and wishing you an great day. Stay blessed. 🙂
Oye bien interesante tu publicación, y ese festival se ve bien bueno. Con respecto a lo de steemit, me parece bien que hicieras esa pausa por la familia. Aunque debemos ver esta plataforma como un trabajo, y ciertamente hay que dedicarle tiempo. Nunca debemos descuidar a nuestra familia, es lo más importante que tenemos. Todo lo que hacemos es por ellos y para ellos. Así que debemos ser equilibrados. Saludos.
Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it's at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.
You have disappeared a bit from the platform but you have seen that it is because you are enjoying your family, we forgive you, you must be very grateful for life, "Much of the best in us is linked to our love for the family, which is still the measure of our security because all the other pacts of love or hope derived from it and he models on it ".
I thought you were quiet. I don't think you're going to lose your following that easily though! Family comes first and it looks like you've all been having a ball.
Wow! Awesome! A fun city!!! Great for my kids! I love it... Open air! Fresh air!!
Great to read something from your hand again! Looks like you had a lot of fun family time!
I never heard of the festival, but I guess that's because I am not into the festivals anymore for several years .. After I had my first child, I believe I went to one when the children were with having a sleepover weekend at the grandparents, but that was it..
Now we live in Budapest, we are seriously hoping that one way or the other we can visit Sziget (the island of freedom!) because it's about in our backyard, and seeing the Sziget aftermovies from last 2 years made me bounce and exciting to move to Budapest!
After some research I (and seeing children in the aftermovies) I found a family camping on the island too, so it must be ok with a child. Our daughter loves music, and although it may be strange to go to such a place with a child, I do hope we can somehow make it.
Looking forward to your update :) Good to see you back!
I was wondering why we hadn't seen much activity from you for awhile. Glad you took some time off to spend more with the family.
Wow! I had no idea it was so huge! Should've gone... maybe next year. Hellos to your awesome family :D
BDW: I'm going ahead with the #OM
https://steemit.com/anarchy/@evolutionnow/the-blame-game
Glad to have you back. It’s great reading about your adventures on the road. Appreciate your taking the time to update us on what you and your family have been doing. Steeming can take a lot of time, so I understand your conflict between family and work. Hope you find that dream place you are looking for. The water is essential. 🐓🐓