Time Off in France

Welcome to our Website, Journal and insights on taking Time Off from the fast pace of life to live your dream and figure out the next phase of life. Over 10 years ago we had a dream to take time off and live for a year (or longer) in France. On August 1, 2005 that dream began (after much work and preparation). 

As our time off was approaching we also realized this was a much needed opportunity to determine how we wanted to live our lives going forward with increased quality, time, creativity and new increased passion in our work.  Like many people we had been living at "life speed," barely having time for ourselves, our child or creativity. For many years we enjoyed this California lifestyle and even thrived on it. Over the last five years we had small signs that something wasn't right. I felt pulled between being a new mother at 45 and being a professional career women and business owner.  911 happened,  Jean's twelve year old niece got run over by a truck on a bicycle, my business partner died, Jean was laid off from a stressful corporate job and he started a doctorate program in Psychology, the dot com crash put us into a tailspin with the business and investments, I had a car accident, we were spending money left and right on paying for services that others could provide for us so we would be free to work. Then I turned 50, I didn't have my heart into work anymore, both our priorities were changing and we knew the time had come in which we said outloud this is no longer working and we have to make a change. This part of our lives is done.

The question of course then becomes so if not this, what?  We have a young daughter, not enough money to retire and desires that go beyond corporate life.

This journal is about our Time off to be with each other, live in another culture, simplify our lives, and journey into the next phase. Our goal is renewal, happiness, peacefulness, good health, and passion. We hope you enjoy our journey and benefit from the our experience in taking time off to live your dream and creating the next phase of life! 

We are now entering our second year as we just aren't done yet. Besides we haven't quite figured out the next phase of life yet!

Suzanne, Jean and Zoe-Pascale

P.S. Click on Our Family JOURNAL on the upper right side to read the latest or see Travel Stories on our adventures in Europe and Africa.

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