Burnout

Burnout

Living at Alo Land follows a 15 years stint as a software engineer – most of it in SRE, for those in the know – at a tech company. In hindsight it was a great change, but at the time it felt miserable. I had burned out.I first noticed something was off in the autumn...
Happy anniversary – 1 year in Portugal

Happy anniversary – 1 year in Portugal

It has been a year since we moved here, which is very confusing. Because it was so intense, it feels like we just moved here, and we are just starting to get a sense of our whereabouts. At the same time, because so much has happened, it seems like many years have...
One year at home in Portugal

One year at home in Portugal

The moving guys left with their truck, having spent a couple days packing and loading everything. We loaded basic necessities and the children in the car, locked the house behind us, and left around 16:00. Inês and I took turns driving and sleeping in the car,...
Forest School – an update

Forest School – an update

Unfortunately, we won’t be continuing with the forest school. After a few sessions, it was clear this wasn’t what we were looking for. The summer break was also about to start, so there was a graceful exit, without the need to make it clear we aren’t...
Forest School – Seedling of life

Forest School – Seedling of life

Our last year has been pretty intense. So has anyone else’s, of course. Between moving to another country, settling into a new home with two small children and facing the pandemic, we figured it was time to start sprouting a community, and create new links to...

Eating Clean Foods

A successful experimentSelf immune disease, hypothyroidism, migraines, a digestive system with a mind of its own, mood and energy fluctuations…and not a lot of clues regarding their reasons. Our family had a bunch of “little things” that were hard to grasp, or...
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