1: Who needs a pack and play when you have creative adaptive skills like us and can create fortresses out of any couch, chairs, tables, and random pillows. Totally works for the “crib” that is needed.

2: It’s a sauna out here. Well not really as a sauna is typically 158-212 degrees Fahrenheit. It is toasty and humid along with lots of smog. So am thankful we had air filtering systems in most places we stayed.

3: Everything is spicy…and Magnus does not do spicy so we had to get really creative. The only thing somewhat spicy that he will eat are quinoa puffs, which are super yummy and quite sure Sprouts back in the states does not carry them. How dare them.

4: So many selfies and FOMO types. People being attached to their phone is not just in America but everywhere sadly. There is so much beauty around, and people’s heads are down scrolling through social media or reading. Anyway, despite this people are so incredibly kind, and Magnus is the little celebrity around all the towns we have visited here in India. It’s quite a scene with Magnus and his binkie with the attached red string that I jerry rigged to our back pack so it would not fall in the dirt, and his sippy cup being bombarded by Indians wanting pictures with him. He does not have a clue what they are doing but if they smile, he smiles back.

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5: Fitness centers are a rarity so you have create your own fitness wherever you can find a grid square. Literally I used patches of grass, a corner of a yoga studio, the area next to the swing set etc. Sets upon sets of sun salutations, to banded squats, toddler kettlebell swings, and crawling races is all we needed.

6: They take shavasana’s seriously here. Most of the classes I attended to include 1 on the beach of Cavellosim Goa was 20 minutes. I loved it. In the states you may get 2 minutes before people are rushing out of class.

7: I can squat over a toilet with my toddler on my lap without having to touch the toilet. Win!!!

8: Nighttime diapers in India are really not awesome as they are pull ups and if there happens to be a #2 waiting for you in the morning, it makes the process pretty messy. Scissors are really nice to have if your little one is not squirmy…so probably never. It pretty much took Per and I holding Magnus down to get his diaper off most mornings without making a terrible messJ.

9: It takes team work to make the teams work. I love being on the road working and playing…yes working AND playing. While playing is fun, the work my husband, team, and I get to do is very rewarding. The work we do fits our energy, how we want to help people, and gives us a challenge. We have some pretty resilient companies and all of that ability to withstand the test of time and challenges most small businesses go through is Per. You may ask how we could do this with a toddler….well we took turns during our off days of being on the road.

10: I CAN find peace in the midst of chaos. I do not turn to my phone for distraction, rather I turn to reframing my thinking, grounding meditation practices that don’t require a meditation block or quiet space, and being in the moments with Magnus, Per and the people we are with. It is part of my mind training.