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Recorded: September 9, 2016 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Subject: In the thick of the juggling act required when you live on a boat with a new puppy and a competitive gymnast! Hello friends! The fun part about the delay between when I recorded these episodes and when they are actually being posted is that I now have the wisdom of hindsight as I listen to them. Back when I was recording this episode in 2016 we were still living a split life, trying to maintain all the things families do when they live on land—like participating in a team sport that required daily training and extensive travel—while also tackling the challenges that come with living on a boat. The result is definitely not the fantasy image of sitting on a beach and sipping tropical beverages, let me tell you! Add a new puppy to the mix and it was a very crazy time. But somehow, we made it all work. And now we have these podcasts to remember the madness! I hope you enjoy this little auditory trip down my memory lane. If you want to know more about our adventures, old or new, please visit our “crew” page at: NewMexicast.com/crew Have a great week! Here’s hoping it involves at least one tropical beverage and a beach! Lots of love, Rosa Linda P.S. If you enjoyed this podcast and want to learn more, here’s how to: Support this show: New Mexicast on Patreon Follow us on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook Watch NewMexicastTV The post NMC032 Gymanstics and Logistics appeared first on New Mexicast.

Recorded: September 8, 2016 Location: Riviera Beach, Florida Subject: Systems we have created to keep everyone safe when things go wrong in our liveaboard lives. Hello friends! When people hear that we live on a boat, one of the first things that comes up is fear. People will say, “I could never do that because I would be afraid of ___!” There are lots and lots of things that could fill in that blank. For me, before I moved onto a boat, it would have been “sharks!” And while I still forbid the “S-word” from being uttered in my presence, I realize now that those sea creatures are not worth losing sleep over compared to some of the very real dangers we face in our liveaboard lives. In this week’s episode I talk about some of the scariest moments we ever had on the s/v Dawn Treader and share some of the systems we created to keep us all safe along the way. The main one—our “Color Code System”—has helped us in our day-to-day lives as parents too. In the coming weeks we have some exciting new (and by “new” I mean, current day in early 2021) developments that I will share here too. If this interests you, please visit our “crew” page so you can get all the updates. That is at: NewMexicast.com/crew Thanks for listening! Have a great week and be well everyone! Lots of love, Rosa Linda P.S. If you enjoyed this podcast and want to learn more, here’s how to: Join the New Mexi-Castaways Crew Follow us on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook Watch NewMexicastTV The post NMC031 Boat Dangers appeared first on New Mexicast.

Recorded: September 2, 2016 Location: Riviera Beach, Florida Subject: The process of finding a new sitter and the challenges of homeschooling three kids on a boat. Hello friends! When we left New Mexico in June 2016 to move onto the sailing catamaran s/v Dawn Treader, our wonderful babysitter left her mountain home to come with us. After a couple of months on the water, living in a tiny, floating home with five loud, rowdy people, she decided to return to her quiet, landlocked life. Who could blame her! Still, we wanted that extra grownup on board to help with our rambunctious crew. That is how we found Miss Allie. She was a wonderful addition to the crew at a time when we really needed help. Not only were we still trying to adjust to the liveaboard life, we were also learning how to homeschool—or boatschool—3 kids for the first time. In this episode I share some of that journey of discovery as we muddled through the early days on the Dawn Treader and tried our best not to ruin the young humans we were trying to educate. Eventually we figured out that they are far smarter than we are and that they were probably going to be okay no matter how many mistakes we made. But back then I wasn’t so sure. If you want to know more about our adventures, including some of the exciting things we have going on in the present day (early 2021), please visit our “crew” page at: NewMexicast.com/crew Have a great week and go easy on yourselves! Lots of love, Rosa Linda P.S. If you enjoyed this podcast and want to learn more, here’s how to: Join the New Mexi-Castaways Crew Follow us on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook Watch NewMexicastTV The post NMC030 New Sitter Allie Boatschooling appeared first on New Mexicast.

Recorded: August 26, 2016 Location: Riviera Beach, Florida Subject: Discussing the demise of the live streaming platform, Blab. Hello friends! A big part of my personal journey, which I have shared sometimes here on this podcast, is my career. I went from a reporter and anchor in the mainstream media to a full-time mom back in 2005 when my first daughter was born. That baby girl just turned 16! Although I left that broadcasting career to focus on my family, I have never stopped experimenting with, dabbling in and learning about new ways to keep my career alive. That is how New Mexicast was born in 2007. Back in 2016, live streaming was very new and I had tested out several platforms, like Periscope and Blab. Blab was by far my favorite. Sadly, it quickly went the way of the dinosaurs. I share my thoughts on Blab’s demise in this week’s episode. Thanks for checking out my podcast. Have a great week and be well everyone! Lots of love, Rosa Linda P.S. If you enjoyed this podcast and want to learn more, here’s how to: Join the New Mexi-Castaways Crew Follow us on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook Watch NewMexicastTV   The post NMC029 Live Streaming Blab is Dead appeared first on New Mexicast.

Recorded: July 30, 2016 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Subject: Tips for people visiting a loved one on a boat and tips for people who live on a boat when their loved ones are visiting. Hello friends! For me, the biggest downside of moving onto a boat—or being a traveling family in any form—is that you have to leave behind so many people you love. So, if you are anything like me, you invite those loved ones to visit every time you talk to them. Meanwhile, if you are one of those landlubbers whose loved one lives on a boat, you are either really motivated by these constant invites or finally so worn down by them that you relented and have agreed to visit. Either way, if you have a trip scheduled to visit boat friends you are probably filled with concerns and questions about what to expect. This episode will help. At least, I hope it will. My longtime listeners know that New Mexi-Castaways audio podcast is what I like to call, “Rosa Linda’s Ramblings,” so this isn’t a polished, planned “Top 10” list or anything like that. Just some personal advice I would have liked to hear if I were about to spend some time on a friend’s boat. Have a great week and be well everyone! Lots of love, Rosa Linda P.S. If you enjoyed this podcast and want to learn more, here’s how to: Join the New Mexi-Castaways Crew Follow us on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook Watch NewMexicastTV The post NMC028 Tips for Visiting a Boat appeared first on New Mexicast.

Recorded: July 22, 2016 Location: West Palm Beach, Florida Subject: What about gymnastics? Looking for creative ways for our daughter to continue her beloved sport while living on a boat. Hello friends! This week’s episode is a continuation of last week’s conversation from July 2016 as we were trying to find a way to help keep Ahava’s gymnastics dreams alive while living on a boat. I firmly believe, “where there’s a will, there’s a way,” and this episode is a peek into my process of figuring out creative ways to make things work. Many of these ideas did not pan out—like buying and transporting gymnastics equipment to the Bahamas—but we did find ways to support her in her sport for several more years to come despite the challenges. There will be plenty more on her gymnastics journey in future episodes, but for now consider this simply an auditory snapshot of a moment in that adventure. I hope this finds you well and in a place where creative solutions are coming to you when you need them most. Thanks for supporting this show and sharing in our journey! Be well everyone! Lots of love, Rosa Linda   P.S. If you enjoyed this podcast and want to learn more, here’s how to: Join the New Mexi-Castaways Crew Follow us on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook Watch NewMexicastTV The post NMC026 Live Aboard Gymnastics appeared first on New Mexicast.

Recorded: July 17, 2016 Location: West Palm Beach, Florida Subject: Friends visiting, brainstorming solutions for our gymnast and dreaming of the Bahamas. Hello friends! This week’s episode takes us back to July 2016, just a few weeks into our liveaboard adventure aboard the s/v Dawn Treader. First, we had a wonderful visit from some Bahamian friends who we first met on our favorite island of Hope Town in the Abacos when we lived on our first boat, Hakuna Matata. Sadly, there was some sea sickness on that visit but I think everyone enjoyed themselves anyway. I also share some brainstorming ideas about gymnastics as that was a hot topic for our family back then. Our daughter, Ahava, was a competitive gymnast and finding creative ways to help her continue her sport was always on the agenda. Looking back, I am amazed at how we managed to support her and still pursue so many great adventures along the way. Have a great week everyone! Lots of love, Rosa Linda P.S. If you enjoyed this podcast and want to learn more, here’s how to: Join the New Mexi-Castaways Crew Follow us on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook Watch NewMexicastTV The post NMC025 Sea Sickness and Gymnastics appeared first on New Mexicast.

Recorded: July 15, 2016 Location: West Palm Beach, Florida Subject:  Generator maintenance, video production work and figuring out the future of my business after moving aboard s/v Dawn Treader. Hello friends! What do you want to spend your time doing? How can you create a balance between the work you enjoy and the family you love? What will the next chapter look like? If you are like me, you have been spending a lot of time during this Covid-19 global pandemic wrestling with questions like this. Where do we go from here? How do we use this awful situation as a chance to shed the things that don’t work in our lives anymore and to set ourselves up for something better in the future? As I listened to this week’s episode, I realized I was wrestling with a lot of the same questions back then. I was burned out in my business and then hit a big reset button by moving onto a boat. That forced me to shed so many things to make way for the new, amazing life that was just beyond the horizon. I hope you are finding ways to set yourself up for the future you truly want, even if the present situation is not ideal. May this time of discomfort lead you to more of all that you love in your business and your life very, very soon. Be well, my friends! Lots of love, Rosa Linda P.S. If you enjoyed this podcast and want to learn more, here’s how to: Join the New Mexi-Castaways Crew Follow us on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook Watch NewMexicastTV The post NMC024 Three Weeks Aboard appeared first on New Mexicast.

Recorded: July 11, 2016 Location: Riviera Beach, Florida Subject: Meeting my new nephew, enjoying more visitors, re-KonMari-ing, and special time with my daughter Ahava. Hello friends! First, let me just say THANK YOU! This is New Mexi-Castaways’ 23rd episode and it has been a joy for me to be able to share these episodes with all of you. This week we continue our trip back to July 2016 just a month after my family moved onto the sailing catamaran s/v Dawn Treader. From the time we left our home in New Mexico and started our liveaboard lives in Florida, we had had a steady stream of visitors. Anyone who knows me knows how happy that makes me. Listening back to this episode now (in December 2020) I am struck by how easy our movements were back then. We had a new nephew in North Carolina, so we drove up to meet him and then my daughter and I just hopped on a train back to Florida. Easy-peasy! I hope this episode brings you fond memories of family visits without masks and times when we enjoyed the freedom of movement. Fingers crossed that we will be there again in the not-too-distant future. Thanks for listening. Be well, my friends! Lots of love, Rosa Linda P.S. If you enjoyed this podcast and want to learn more, here’s how to: Join the New Mexi-Castaways Crew Follow us on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook Watch NewMexicastTV The post NMC023 Deck of Dawn Treader appeared first on New Mexicast.

Recorded: June 22, 2016 Location: Riviera Beach, Florida Subject: New Puppy updates, visitors and general life aboard s/v Dawn Treader after two weeks. Hello friends! Chronologically, this episode was recorded just a day after the one posted here on New Mexi-Castaways last week. But when you live on a boat a lot can happen in a day. At the time of this posting, I am feeling thankful that I recorded these podcasts back when life was “normal” (yes, I know we are generally “abnormal” because we live on a boat). These recordings were from 2016, two weeks after we moved onto the sailing catamaran, s/v Dawn Treader. Back in those lovely, pre-Covid times, when we could have family fly to wherever we were and spend time enjoying each other, face-to-face. I miss that so much. Wherever you are, I hope you have people you love that you are staying connected to right now. I am so grateful for the chance to connect with all of you, even if only virtually. Be well, my friends! Lots of love, Rosa Linda P.S. If you enjoyed this podcast and want to learn more, here’s how to: Join the New Mexi-Castaways Crew Follow us on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook Watch NewMexicastTV The post NMC022 Two Weeks Aboard Dawn Treader appeared first on New Mexicast.

Recorded: June 21, 2016 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Subject: Interviewing Ziva about first week aboard s/v Dawn Treader and getting a new puppy. Hello friends! Sometimes I think we are gluttons for punishment. Certainly that comes to mind when I listen to this week’s podcast episode which I recorded right after we moved onto the […] The post NMC021 Ziva, Wildfires and the New Puppy appeared first on New Mexicast.

Recorded: June 14, 2016 Location: On the Road: Alabama & Florida Subject: Driving across country to move onto the boat. Hello friends! Okay, I am not going to lie. Sometimes I wonder why the heck I have been working on this podcast for so long. I started recording episodes more than 5 years ago, before […] The post NMC020 Driving to Florida appeared first on New Mexicast.

Recorded: June 4, 2016 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico Subject: Holding space for each family member’s needs during the KonMari process. Last minute ladies’ spa day before leaving New Mexico to to move onto a boat. Hello friends! If you have followed our journey over the past several episodes you know that the KonMari process, based […] The post NMC019 Spa Day and KonMari appeared first on New Mexicast.

Recorded: May 23, 2016 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico Subject: Our last few weeks in our New Mexico home. Finishing KonMari. Preparing to drive to boat in Florida. Hello friends! If you are new to this podcast there are a few things you should know about it: The episodes I am posting now were recorded in […] The post NMC018 Final Days of Landlocked Life appeared first on New Mexicast.

  Recorded: May 13, 2016 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico Subject: The art of letting go with Marie Kondo’s KonMari Method. Major downsizing. Getting closer to moving onto a boat. Hello friends! This week’s episode is a continuation of last week as my family was using the KonMari method to downsize our home in New Mexico […] The post NMC017 KonMari Books appeared first on New Mexicast.

Recorded: May 4, 2016 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico Subject: Using Marie Kondo’s KonMari Method to downsize our house as we prepared to move onto a boat. Hello friends! First, I owe you an apology. As I am working through these episodes, I realize there is a big gap between when the previous episode was recorded […] The post NMC016 KonMari Day 51 appeared first on New Mexicast.

Recorded: March 4, 2016 Location: Los Angeles & Albuquerque, New Mexico Subject: Lessons learned from the Smart Success Live event with Chalene Johnson Hello friends! Finish what you started. Such a simple statement and one I have heard many times over the years. But as an entrepreneur it is a lesson that I have struggled […] The post NMC015 Smart Success Live appeared first on New Mexicast.

Recorded: February 24, 2016 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico Subject: Volunteering in my daughters’ school. Hello friends! Have you ever felt frustrated by the way thing are going in the world, either the greater world or just in your own little corner of it? I know many people are struggling right now with the upcoming election, […] The post NMC014 School Volunteering ISS appeared first on New Mexicast.

Recorded: February 16, 2016 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico Subject: Outsourcing. Hello friends! How are you all holding up? Are you doing too much? Carrying too many burdens? Are you feeling the weight of the world right now? Heaven knows, I have been there and sometimes I still find myself there from time to time. When […] The post NMC012 Learning To Outsource appeared first on New Mexicast.

Recorded: February 10, 2016 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico Subject: Broadcasting with Blab. Getting closer to packing up the house to move on to a boat. Hello friends! It has been so fun for me to work on these recent New Mexi-Castaways podcasts. It is like a walk down memory lane. They were recorded in 2016, […] The post NMC011 The Blab Experiment appeared first on New Mexicast.