Snowbirding

Why snowbird? As Midwesterners we know the joys and challenges of four seasons. While winter can be beautiful we noticed that we spend most of our time indoors and that our already sedentary lifestyle was becoming too much to bear. The lack of sunshine and vitamin D was having a negative effect on our health and our attitudes. While working outside in the winter my hands were often dry, cracked, and bleeding. Most of the wildlife is either dormant or has gone south for the winter. We started vacationing in warm locations and noticed how much better life can be. If the birds can do it why can't we? The challenge will be creating new routines and working while surrounded by vacationers. This will not be a vacation. We will not be eating out every meal. We will not be spending tons of money or all of our time enjoying ourselves. We will need to find ways to bring in an income and make sure that we are adding to our savings not subtracting from it. I quit my job and decided to find vi