YES YOU CAN!

Have you ever returned from a camping weekend road trip feeling extra alive from the natural high of being outdoors? Remember the carefree days of fun and freedom the last time you spent a week at the cottage? Imagine if you could live in your cottage all the time. Well, you can. We do, and we hope you will join us. We are starting a new ruralite movement and our goal is to make it possible to realize that you absolutely are able to choose to live this dream.

We have been living in our cottage for almost 1 year now and we are so excited to be here. Don't get us wrong, we understand the attraction of being in an urban center. We too thrive on being connected with people. The great thing about living in this day and age, though, is that more than ever before in the history of the planet it is possible to move to the middle of nowhere and remain connected. The internet is the ultimate cure for random periods of isolation and is available virtually anywhere in this huge country! Speaking of this huge country, the other great thing about living in this day and age in Canada, is the massive amount of unpopulated space that exists not that far removed from civilization. We are absolutely experiencing frontier living only one hour outside of a city. It is not a difficult challenge to get to the countryside if you live in urban Canada, that's for sure. This makes the transition from urban to rural living that much smoother. With relative ease we took a 180 with our lifestyle. We went from living in the city full-time and escaping to the cottage on the odd weekend or holiday to living in the cottage full-time, yet still having the ability to commute to the city if ever we need.

Our goal by being ruralites of course, is to be able to more fully live out the core values in which we already believe: living sustainably, growing and eating healthy food, eliminating the use of chemicals in our daily lives, being more active in the great outdoors, respecting the animal world around us, eliminating stress, increasing joy and giving back. With every day that goes by we are brainstorming new ways and researching seriously old ways to utilize the awesome earth we were given to fuel our livelihood. So with every new post we plan to share our adventures. Please come visit again!

Peace

Danny and Christine