If you want to follow along to get the behind the scenes details of our family gap year you can subscribe to our email list; ordinarysherpa.com/subscribe and make sure to select Family Gap Year Adventures as one of your topics.  If you would like an episode or blog post of anything specifc or to go deeper on a topic that I mention please reach out via email or on social media.  I recognize we are living a Beyond Normal lifestyle (which I detail in my book) and love questions that you might have to help you and your family better connect through adventure in whatever format that ..read more

Today's episode is a little different from a typical interview.  Our guest today is a member of our Family Travel Hackers (Link) membership where we help families travel more for less.  The Family Travel Hackers Membership is a way to support families who want to explore travel rewards but are overwhelmed.  As one of my guests described travel rewards “the learning curve is steep but once you get that first free trip you’re hooked.”  The Family Travel Hackers membership also dives deeper into how to travel authentic travel experiences.  While I don’t think you HAVE to ..read more

Show Notes for this episode: https://ordinarysherpa.com/110 Join Family Travel Hackers Membership:  https://ordinarysherpa.com/join Subscribe to the email List:  https://ordinarysherpa.com/subscribe/ Matt and Leah along with their two kids began full-time RV life in 2019. After years of both working full-time as physical therapists, they saw their life zooming past and felt they were missing out on precious years with their kids. They decided it was time to make a drastic life change and exit culture’s highway in pursuit of the narrow road that leads to abundant life. What started as ..read more

Joing the Everyday Adventure Challenge In this 60-day everyday adventure challenge I help your family create an adventure list to show up in your own life and connect as a family. You will bring simple adventures to life leading to memorable family experiences. You can expect weekly adventure tips, ideas, and support via email; and we’ll bring the entire everyday adventure family tribe together throughout the challenge to share adventure ideas, wins and struggles. The challenge will run from March 1- May 1. Registration is open now, but will close on Tuesday, February 28th.  Show Notes&nb ..read more

The first week of our family gap year is complete.  I will give you a glimpse behind the scenes on week 1 which include several everyday adventures such as winter camping frozen waterfalls, and skiing on Tuesday. This information will not be public going forward.  You can subscribe to my email list to receive the weekly updates of our Family Gap Year as we make our way across the country as a family of 5 (and a dog) in an RV.   Show Notes for this episode: https://ordinarysherpa.com/108 Subscribe to the email List: https://ordinarysherpa.com/subscribe/ *To follow our f ..read more

WeI’ll round out the series interviewing my kids about their thoughts on the gap year and their version of adventure.  This week the guest is my 12 YO son and how his love for fly fishing has developed into so many others skills and a new business.    Show Notes for this episode: https://ordinarysherpa.com/106 To place an order for flies for Fly Fishing here is the order form (Link).  You can send specific questions to heidi@ordinarysherpa.com or join CD Fly Fishing Email List at https://ordinarysherpa.com/flyfishing Subscribe to the email List:  https://ordinarys ..read more

I heard from a few of you that you enjoyed hearing from my 7 YO last week.  I’ll continue this week with my 10 YO daughter.  As you may or may not know, my daughter had a severe bike accident in 2022 and spent the first part of the year with two full arm casts.  In addition to learning about her version of adventure, she will also walk us through her accident, recovery and the many ways she continues to be brave. Show Notes for this episode: https://ordinarysherpa.com/106 Subscribe to the email List:  https://ordinarysherpa.com/subscribe/ *To follow our family gap year ..read more

"How do your kids feel about the gap year?" Let's have them tell you how they feel with a series of interviews with my kids.  While the family behind Ordinary Sherpa is taking a gap year, Ordinary Sherpa is still focused on the human element of living a life adventure and all the ordinrary things we did to get here. Our gap year will also be filled with ordinary everyday adventures accessible to everyone.  I hope this series exemplifies you don't need to take a gap year to experience adventures with your kids.   Show Notes for this episode: https://ordinarysherpa.com/105 Su ..read more

I am coming off a weekend at Camp FI which is like summer camp with people who are interested in doing things differently with their life and I must say, I have come to think money is the least interesting thing to talk about and perhaps because I am not motivated by money.  Through my own money story and working with and alongside high-net worth individuals I have come to learn that money does not equal happiness.  The sooner we can detach our worth and purpose from money I think the higher the odds for contentment and fulfillment.  That is certainly not easy which is why I was ..read more

Website for this Episode:  Resources mentioned in this Episode:  Harvest Hosts is offering a 30% off sale until January 6th if you use my link:https://harvesthosts.com/join-friends/ you must use my link and Code FRIEND30 at checkout.  Harvest Hosts membership offers over 4,000 spots to park your RV or enclosed camper at breweries, wineries, farms, even museums across North America.  They also include Boondockers Welcome which are Hosts who offer a free place to park your RV on private residents while road tripping.  If you are not listening to this in real time when it ..read more