Ita here! How we spend our time.

A lot of you asked how we spend our time on the boat. I thought I would answer that question in more detail today.

This is how I spend 90% of my day.

I get to sleep...lots! When I'm not sleeping, I'm either eating or playing with my toys. My favorite toy is a squeaky stuffed squirrel. He's really fun to play with!

Jim spends most of his time either fixing things, or making sailing plans. Something breaks on the boat almost every day. Two days ago we were out sailing when the wind got very light, so we wanted to turn the engine on. We turned the key, and.... Nada! Jim had to figure out why the engine wouldn't start while Debbie sailed the boat without using "Auto", the auto pilot. Auto does not steer very well when there's hardly any wind. After about an hour, Jim figured out that it was a wire that had gotten a little rusty, so he changed the wire and the engine started right up! Today it was the toilet that broke! EWWWWW!!!! Jim says that today is his least favorite day on the boat, EVER!!!!!!

When Jim is not fixing things, he is on the computer researching where to go and what the weather will be like. It is very important to know what the weather forecast is before you go sailing. It may be really pretty when you set off, but there may be a storm brewing that comes in later that day. He is always very careful to keep us as safe as possible.

Debbie spends a lot of her day cooking and cleaning. Pretty boring! But almost everything we eat on the boat is made from scratch, and it takes longer to do anything on the boat than it does on land. Also, everything on the boat has to be put away each time we go sailing so it doesn't fall over while we are sailing. Go into your kitchen at home. Imagine putting away EVERYTHING on the counters each morning, then getting them out each evening, then putting them away again each morning. The coffee pot, the toaster, the fruit bowl.... Everything! It's not hard, it just takes time. She also spends a lot of time reading and doing needlepoint, which she loves. If you need a good book recommendation, tell Debbie what you like to read about and maybe she can come up with a suggestion.

That's a normal day. Kind of boring, but we like it. There's also a lot of wondering what is just around the next corner.

Hope you liked the update!

Ita!