Merry Christmas Eve, Zimmerman family! Tomorrow the kids will wake up to presents under our space-saving Christmas tree, and even though we’re on the road in our Airstream this year, there are a few Christmas traditions we weren’t gonna give up. One of the big ones is our annual Christmas morning breakfast, biscuits and chocolate gravy.
Read MoreObviously, our Christmas this year is going to look a little different. We’re spending Christmas on the road this year in our Airstream, and we couldn’t be happier! But it does mean getting a little creative with our typical holiday traditions.
Read MoreWelcome to Zimmerman Podcast Episode 84! Today is the first day of a mini-series we’re doing with three real Zimmerman students who took my course, Know Your Numbers: Annual Planning for Your Best Year. Today, we’re sitting down with Stephanie Petrak of Lorraine’s Cottage. Stephanie is sharing how KYN gave meaning to her money, allowing her to support herself doing work she loved so that she could live and fund the life she always wanted.
Read MoreWhen we decided to spend 2021 traveling the country in our Airstream, I knew I needed to find a good homeschool program. While Stella is still in her normal school, working virtually like her classmates, the boys are still young (five) and with them, we were starting from scratch. Being the avid researcher that I am, I looked high and low on the internet to find a homeschool program that would work for us. After a few weeks of research, the answer dropped right on my doorstep. Literally.
Read MoreWe’ve been a full-time travel family for almost a month now. And we’re loving it. After spending the last year selling our home, my 6,000 sq. ft. downtown studio, and our cars, along with hundreds of household items we didn’t want to store or bring with us, our five-person family and my entire business is operating out of an Airstream. That’s right.
Read MoreI’m not a huge fan of “stuff,” but that doesn’t mean I don’t love giving a good gift. So how do you give gifts without just accumulating more stuff? I think the secret is focusing on the bigger picture. The problem is, the things most of us need aren’t tangible things.
Read MoreA few days ago, I shared our small-space Christmas tree solution, as we’re spending the 2020 holidays on the road in our Airstream. I walked through a step-by-step guide for a DIY faux garland Christmas tree that looks 3D while only taking up some little-used wall space! We didn’t want to miss out on Christmas spirit in our Airstream. Check out our adventure to creating our own little Christmas magic as a full-time travel family below!
Read MoreWelcome to Zimmerman Podcast Episode 83 Today I’m sitting down with Iz Harris, who is basically my most favorite person on the internet. Iz is a filmmaker, writer, and mom who documents her life as she travels and eats her way through the world with (and sometimes without!) her family.
Read MoreIt’s Christmastime in the Airstream! And we’re still celebrating and keeping the Christmas spirit alive, even if it means getting creative about a Christmas tree!
Read MoreMost years, we spend our Thanksgiving on my grandparent’s farm, where my 94-year-old grandmother still lives today. We didn’t get to be together this Thanksgiving, but the lessons and legacies of my farming grandparents are with me every single day. One of the big ones? Work starts when the sun comes up and ends when the sun goes down.
Read MoreThe day we decided we were really going to pack up everything and full-time travel in an Airstream, I knew I had a big task ahead of me. I was used to planning trips. From weekend getaways to month-long backpacking trips across Europe, there is almost nothing that I’m better at than planning a trip. But figuring out how to plan and execute everything that came before the biggest trip yet would be a totally different beast. So here’s what we did before we hit the road.
Read MoreIn the Fall of 2018, Stella started kindergarten. With her in school everyday, we could no longer just pick up and travel whenever we wanted. So we decided to get creative. We started taking quick weekend trips with all the kids, fitting in all the best activities we could in two short weekend days. You can read more about that process here. One of our favorite trips was to Springdale, Arkansas.
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