Oh, the good life! If I could do what I want, I would travel (you know where I'd go) and write all day. That's just such a lie...I would wake up, lounge around, make my coffee, walk my dogs, write in my journal maybe, and pray a lot, then and only after the 2nd or 3rd cup of coffee would I actually write the books! That, to me, is Simple Scottish Living!
Now, you have to bear with me because I'm super excited about my new weekend splurge, and yes, I'm going to tell you all about it. If there are three or four things I love, it's Jesus, my family, writing, and Scotland. I can't wait to get to the point where I can finally say I reside on both sides of the ocean and that my books are selling like Southern biscuits and gravy; who needs hotcakes when you have biscuits and gravy?
My newest fun times, my newest me-time, has been waiting for and watching the REAL Simple Scottish Living. I watch Zach and Annie on YouTube and live vicariously (sort of) through them. I don't really want to repeat the whole raising a family thing again, but yeah, you know, the other stuff would be great! Sit back, sip a cuppa, and listen to me go on and on about them. You're going to love them—just like me.
Zach and Annie are a married young couple living in East Lothian (east of Edinburgh), but it wasn't always that way; in fact, the whole thing about living in Scotland is only about six months old for those two. Zach was born in Scotland, and Annie was born in the States. They met about 16 or 17 years ago while working as camp counselors in New England and fell in love. I'll let them fill you in on all the mushy details; they're too sweet not to listen to. You'll find yourself wishing they'd started their blogs years ago -- we can't get enough! (By we, I mean, of course, all the "ZacAnnies"...did I just totally coin that? I mean, the many thousands of us who watch their wholesome and wonderful videos every weekend on YouTube!)
Here's the link to their channel, "Simple Scottish Living." Go now...well, no, wait until you've finished reading the blog, then go...then go! Thank me later. Oh, and do yourself a favor and watch the videos a second time to catch all the little things you missed the first time. (Sorry, no matter how many times I watch it, or try it, I'm not eating Marmite...nope, not doin' it.) If you have a romantic drop of blood in you, you'll think this sweet couple was created right out of the clouds. They're so relatable, so interesting, and a lot of fun!
I'd love to tell you more, but I don't want to spoil their many surprises and revelations about what it means to leave their comfortable middle-class lives in America to move to a place where time nearly stands still, but the rain makes up for it! You'll fall in love with their choices, experiences, love for each other, and, of course, their families! It's not just me; I'm not the only one who could only wish and dream that I had made the same choice when I was raising kids -- maybe if you're thinking about a change in your life, you'll give these two a little more of your time, they can certainly encourage you and even help you if you're serious about uprooting and making Scotland your end game!
I'd say I double-dog dare you to watch, but I don't have to. You'll thank me twice after the first video!! Slainte! (No, it's not Irish! It's very very Scottish, thank you!)
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