Wow I found this video and besides some chills and tears I must say right on time for me. I loved it needed it cause I been thinking of moving to Mexico from Cali I am burnt out and my health could be better with out all the stress of lack of funds being on SSI at a early age. Now in my 60's I am burnt out on this life as we know it to be the normal? The struggle is real here and getting worse. Thank you for your time and sharing your journey with us on here. I needed to see this more than you know. Your beautiful and wishing you a blessed life ahead. Thank you , from Joshua Tree Ca.
@TinaHBeautifulJourney22 сағат бұрын
Hey, Kris. Great message and what a beautiful setting.
@RobinsonKris20 сағат бұрын
Thanks, Tina! I'm so lucky to have beautiful places to visit, and the time to visit!
@AgingOnYourTermsКүн бұрын
I'm right there with ya. Family watching me talk about family 😱
@AgingOnYourTermsКүн бұрын
I just had a similar conversation about this topic. Deciding not to return to Corporate America was the best decision I've ever made. And while I'm still putting in 10 hour days as a content creator and caregiver, they are the moat joyous 10 hours I've ever spent.
@RobinsonKris20 сағат бұрын
A 10 hour day doing things that align with your purpose is a day well spent. I love hearing stories like yours.
@LifeinthewyldewestКүн бұрын
I can’t wait for that 55 card question when I proclaim I’m a Senior Citizen! 😂😂how the heck are we considered senior citizens though? I’ll always take the discount for sure! I’m not “officially” retired I too stopped working at 52. I’ll be 55 next year. My days are much quicker than when I was working and I too want to slow down just a bit! What a gorgeous place you’re filming. Love the jump in! I love headstands and floating too! Great video! I love the creative change of scenes. I already know you had fun making this. Yes! I’m all about the birds! Like ALL about them!
@RobinsonKris20 сағат бұрын
I learned so much from shooting this video, like how my camera/phone sucks for far away shots and how hard it is to account and adjust for different lighting situations when shooting outside by a pool with trees. It was beautiful AND challenging so...it was right in my sweet-spot. I think we need banish "senior citizen" and use "elder" instead. Or something like that!
@Jonny-he8hvКүн бұрын
Kris, this popped up on my feed. Glad you are better and you and D are enjoying the second act! Cheers to retirement! Jon and Sonia
@RobinsonKrisКүн бұрын
Oh my gosh, Jon! That's hysterical! We are indeed enjoying life. We have two grandbabies (one from each kid). Give our love to Sonia. Hope you are both well and that Tanner is also!
@Jonny-he8hvКүн бұрын
@@RobinsonKris Congrats on the growing family! So awesome!!! We share in the same blessing as well. (3) from Brianna and (1) from Tanner last February. We are all spread out. Tanner in AZ, Brianna in Idaho and we are in Montana. Praying you stay healthy and strong! Say hello to Payton!
@Lifeinthewyldewest5 күн бұрын
Oh Kris! You know I love this. It’s just beautifully done. I love that your doing voice over, makes my heart glad. I find I just love this way of sharing too. This was a perfect visual with your lovely voice.
@RobinsonKris3 күн бұрын
Thanks! I feel much more confident in my writing ability vs speaking to a camera, so doing this every now and again lets me really put my thoughts together. Appreciate you stopping by, as always!
@rpedregon715 күн бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤ Sayulita 1 day
@lesleymorgan016 күн бұрын
I love this. Especially the part about being thrown a problem and just having to use your own creativity and resources to find a solution. I'm in my mid-60s and SO TIRED of working, trying to survive until I'm 70 to get max Social Security. Or I could get off the couch and move to Mexico. I was contemplating the Lake Chapala area, but since I first started looking, prices have skyrocketed there and there aren't as many choices. I'm exploring alternatives.
@RobinsonKris5 күн бұрын
Many of the areas in Mexico that were once very affordable are now much more expensive. Sayulita is certainly one of those. I do hear that same of Ajijic. Oaxaca seems to be still somewhat affordable. I hope you get to do it!
@LifeWithMicheleSilver6 күн бұрын
Wonderful video ❤
@RobinsonKris5 күн бұрын
Thank you! I appreciate you stopping by.
@beanbaghagwag7 күн бұрын
Life begins after 50! I am 60 and I have never felt more comfortable in my own skin. I plant new seeds with every new moon. Really nice video.
@RobinsonKris5 күн бұрын
Thank you! I'm going to follow the moon phases in relation to planting as soon as possible. I just got this garden plot and needed to get stuff moving ASAP. I'm traveling during the next full moon, so better now then too late. I love that you do that!
@ListerBliss7 күн бұрын
Sorry you had to go through all of that. Happily you had loved ones along with you. I am curious why you left Mexico though, especially if you found it so healing. Did you ever consider trying for temporary or even permanent residency status there?
@RobinsonKris7 күн бұрын
Great question. 2 little answers...grandbabies. We had 2 in the space of less than a year and each of the little families needed some extra help. And once they got here, everything changed. We are very happy where we are AND hope to go back at some point, in some way.
@shanamcleanmoore39337 күн бұрын
Love this! The video, the music, YOUR VOICE, and the metaphor. Beautiful, friend! ❤
@RobinsonKris7 күн бұрын
Thanks, Shana! I appreciate you.
@NeverTooLate-thrive7 күн бұрын
Kris, I loved this! This video should have exploded! I also learn so much from my plants. When I tend them I feel like I am working with God. I do what I can and He does what I can’t.
@RobinsonKris7 күн бұрын
Wow, thank you so much! It was my favorite one to make so far. Maybe it's just a seed that needs some time 💜
@beanbaghagwag7 күн бұрын
Retirement to me means FREEDOM! I can hardly wait...but i have to.
@RobinsonKris5 күн бұрын
Freedom is priceless. I would make a LOT of lifestyle changes before I'd ever go back to work.
@beanbaghagwag7 күн бұрын
Yay for me time! New subscriber. It is pretty hard for me to get up off the floor. LOL
@RobinsonKris5 күн бұрын
Thanks for subscribing! I may have an overblown fear of not being able to get up off the floor, but I watched my grandmother have to call 911 when she fell even if she wasn't hurt. She just couldn't get up. I want to put that off as long as possible.
@AgingOnYourTerms8 күн бұрын
I loved this. Your use of metaphors was masterful. ❤
@RobinsonKris7 күн бұрын
Awww....thank you! When I use a script, my thoughts always come out so much better. It is, indeed a growth journey here on KZbin, isn't it? thanks for stopping by again!
@iReturnToFreedom8 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing your experience and wisdom ❤❤.
@RobinsonKris5 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@iReturnToFreedom8 күн бұрын
Hahaha the coyotes… ur face ❤😂. Too funny. Just dropping onto some of your other videos… found you from the Sayulita video. Cause I’m starting a KZbin channel and also making plans to head down there. Fingers crossed for November.
@RobinsonKris5 күн бұрын
Thanks for stopping by! I'll check out your channel. I hope you get to go.
@iReturnToFreedom5 күн бұрын
@@RobinsonKris ❤️🙏
@iReturnToFreedom8 күн бұрын
Omg, 😂😂😂 chair with legs cut off. It’s so funny but it’s so smart. And so Mexican, in the best way possible. I’m working on my move to Sayulita. ❤❤❤ I have lived in Playa del Carmen so I know the Mexican ways and already went through the adaptation phase. I’m back in Canada over 2 years now but not really by choice. ❤❤❤ can’t wait to move back permanently.
@RobinsonKris5 күн бұрын
I wish I would have taken more photos or video of some other feats of innovation I witnessed. People don't believe it until they can see it with their own eyes.
@iReturnToFreedom5 күн бұрын
@@RobinsonKris 😂 I know, right?!?… pretty amazing what you can do if money isn’t the answer to all your challenges.
@jenniferpollard44668 күн бұрын
God bless you sweetie . I lost my mom at 50 years old to ovarian cancer . I wish I had been able to take her to the ocean and live, I think it might had saved her life . Blessing and Gods peace be with you and your family ♥️🙏
@RobinsonKris7 күн бұрын
I'm so sorry to hear about your mom. Ovarian cancer is so tricky, as you know. No screenings and virtually no sign of there being something wrong until later stages. I got SO lucky to have caught it stage one. I appreciate you stopping by, and I'll hold your mom in peace.
@truestory9238 күн бұрын
As much as I appreciate your fear of scorpions, I don't think that sharing the killing of any creature is truly healthy for anyone. You can be scared but that all creatures should be given reverence. Killing for your safety? Sure. Makes sense. Putting it online, different story. Killing any creature requires stopping in the moment and paying attention to what just happened. You KILLED something. Stop, think, perhaps what killing was indeed YOUR fault. Shower and drain covers? Door sweepers on the bottom? Clean floors? Lack of moisture?
@RobinsonKris7 күн бұрын
We live in an open home. Literally didn't have walls in much of the living space. We also had a child staying with us at the time. Doing anything else wasn't an option. We do the best we can.
@raoulbasurto8 күн бұрын
What a beautiful story. Life has mysterious ways to teach us lessons and come wrapped in the box we least expect. Mexico heals you. Mexico is the best medicine for mind, body and soul. Even in Mexico City where I live and have been raised, Mexico teaches you to just go with the flow and to turn off autopilot as you say. We tend to live lighter than you guys, with less baggage and less great expectations… and the fewer expectations you have, the more magical life becomes. I don’t know you, but I’m glad you’ve overcome illness and found happiness in our beautiful country. Thanks for sharing. ❤
@RobinsonKris7 күн бұрын
Thanks for stopping by! I love everything you said about Mexico. I'm hopeful that life's plot twists will bring us back to living there again at some point. Mexico City, Oaxaca and so many other parts of this amazing country call my name. I am a better person for having lived there.
@jnazzise8 күн бұрын
The streets and sidewalks are the same in Santa Fe
@RobinsonKris7 күн бұрын
Thanks for stopping by. I found the same thing in parts of Europe, too. It totally depends on what you're used to. Where I spent most of my life, it was not at all like this and so it required a real adjustment. And I'm glad for it.
@recettesnaturedegina38639 күн бұрын
Si beautiful video , thank you very much 🌴😀🙏🦋
@RobinsonKris7 күн бұрын
Thanks for stopping by. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
@guillermocortes22459 күн бұрын
Great Video muchas gracias for sharing so honest and clear
@RobinsonKris9 күн бұрын
My pleasure!
@eldahernandez96099 күн бұрын
Loved your video!!!! Good for you!!! God bless you!!!👍
@RobinsonKris9 күн бұрын
Thank you! I'm so lucky.
@beautifullifesageg.395110 күн бұрын
I recently made a new friend as a content creator here on KZbin! One of my subscribers and I connected through comments and hit it off. We finally got to meet bc we live in the same county! We had a really deep spiritual connection. In fact, she is one of YOUR subscribers too! @lifeinthewyldewest
@Lifeinthewyldewest10 күн бұрын
PS you are such a warm human someone I would choose.
@RobinsonKris10 күн бұрын
💜💜💜 You're a peach!
@Lifeinthewyldewest10 күн бұрын
I love your intro Kris! Well done. I love my alone time….ever since I was little inside my closet with my flashlight. You are a wise person and I love that I can sit here WITH you. I appreciate you. We are very similar people. I’ve used my wedding china since day one. The chips are love and a life well lived. Oh and there are so many chips. ❤❤
@beautifullifesageg.395110 күн бұрын
#2. Cultivating friendships….❤❤❤❤
@beautifullifesageg.395110 күн бұрын
I recently made a new friend as a content creator here on KZbin! One of my subscribers and I connected through comments and hit it off. We finally got to meet bc we live in the same county! We had a really deep spiritual connection. In fact, she is one of YOUR subscribers too! @lifeinthewyldewest
@Lifeinthewyldewest10 күн бұрын
@@beautifullifesageg.3951 hi Jen ❤️❤️ this is true. I’m thankful.
@RobinsonKris10 күн бұрын
I'm well aware of that, have been following along (watching the video etc) and it absolutely warms my heart. I think you are both amazing women and so glad you made that connection!
@user-he4xb9fd5x11 күн бұрын
Ya that sounds like good ol'e American corporations ,while you lie on your death bed let's just put the nail in the coffin and fire her for being sick.God bless you and your family and best of luck
@elidee291412 күн бұрын
❤
@APRWorldTravel12 күн бұрын
Wonderful video, thank you ❤❤❤
@RobinsonKris11 күн бұрын
Thank you too!
@Freelancersane13 күн бұрын
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@redcdiver113 күн бұрын
I cannot wait to move to Mexico, I’m Mexican by birth, my mother gave me my US citizenship, but I yearn to go back to my roots. After living in the US for most of my life, I want to go back and feel Mexico’s earth beneath my feet. I cried while I was watching this because it shows how the simple life can be so rewarding .
@RobinsonKris12 күн бұрын
I REALLY hope you get to live there. It has a lot of challenges, but so much beauty, especially in the people. I absolutely fell in love with the culture. I know we were in a relatively touristy place, but it was a lot more "local" than the bigger cities (Puerto Vallarta, Cancun) and it changed me in profound ways. Good luck on your journey and thanks for stopping by!
@tacorevenge873 күн бұрын
Same here. Can’t wait to move to move back to Mexico from Australia
@sarabartholoma712013 күн бұрын
Thank you for sharing, so inspiring. So beautiful!!🎉❤Many blessings, so much love
@RobinsonKris12 күн бұрын
Thank you! And thanks for stopping by.
@michellecarr649813 күн бұрын
I completely feel the same way. Just not sure what my channel will be. Thank you
@RobinsonKris12 күн бұрын
Think about it for a while and then DO IT. Some of the best advice I got was to not hesitate. You really can't learn how to do it until you actually do it and it takes time. Good luck!
@Chap1714 күн бұрын
Glad for your New Beginning❤
@RobinsonKris12 күн бұрын
Thank you!!
@jamierandall382214 күн бұрын
I LOVE ALL OF THIS!!!
@RobinsonKris12 күн бұрын
Thank you, and thanks for stopping by.
@destinationmax14 күн бұрын
I love your story, but forgive me Sayulita is not a village anymore
@RobinsonKris12 күн бұрын
Thank you. I don't know what the technical cut off is for a village vs a town, but I think everything is relative so coming from an area with millions of people, a place with only about 5,000 feels very much like a village.
@Seamus9536414 күн бұрын
Mr Wonderful and his ilk will work you until you drop. Toxic hustle culture has been around for a lot longer than the term, and it literally kills people. Besides, the entire premise is a lie. You are useless to the corporation after 50, period. No same person wants to die behind their desk.
@RobinsonKris12 күн бұрын
I landed in the hospital twice because of the stress. It was after the second time (just prior to the pandemic) that I decided it was killing me and I needed to get out. I'll never regret it.
@juttattituder15 күн бұрын
Loved the video!!
@RobinsonKris15 күн бұрын
Thank you!!
@beautifullifesageg.395115 күн бұрын
Hi Kris! I LOVED this video because I YEARN for time alone. I used to have more time alone at home. I often spend time OUTSIDE of the house alone, but I absolutely crave that time at home. I’m living this vicariously through you today. Deep sigh. ❤
@RobinsonKris15 күн бұрын
Jen, there IS a difference between time alone out vs. at home, isn't there? I can get alone time just about anytime if I want to go out, but at home is different. I don't know about you, but I find it hard to ask for that time when I need it. I don't want my husband to feel like I'm asking him to leave. So I don't do it really at all. It's his house too. I just try to make sure I don't waste it when it happens. Thanks for stopping by again!
@Lifeinthewyldewest15 күн бұрын
I get it! Introverts dream. I can relate with the people pleasing part too. Yes! Alone is such a peaceful place to be. At least for me too. Your town is beautiful! Ordinary extraordinary is one of my favorites things or I will call them little BIG things! I also love to sit on the floor. I will go to a family gathering and sit on the floor and people will say, here is a chair and I say, no thank you, I prefer it here! That darn should word. I’m also recovering from the “I’m sorry” phrase. Sorry for things not even in my control! I have learned to say, thank you for understanding. Now I say that a lot. It feels so good to pause and not say I’m sorry. Lots of love Kris and thank you for this inspiring video.
@RobinsonKris15 күн бұрын
Floor sitters UNITE! 🥰 I learned not to apologize as much pretty late in my career, but it really helped. I love reframing it as "thank your for understanding or I appreciate your patience" etc. Thank you, as always for watching and dropping a comment. I love having your energy here.
@Lifeinthewyldewest15 күн бұрын
@@RobinsonKris I love your channel, it’s easy to watch and leave love.
@AgingOnYourTerms15 күн бұрын
I loved everything about this! I started taking myself out (in my house) whenever my husband was away on business trips. The first time I did it for us, he looked at me strangely. But then he realized our date nights in were way better than any date night out because we weren't competing with noisy restaurants, could linger as long as we liked, and he could have 3 martinis if he wanted, because we weren't driving. While we eat home a lot, finding to romanticize it single or as a couple has been great. Thank you for giving it a name.❤
@RobinsonKris15 күн бұрын
I love that you do this! It's funny that we make things special when we have people over but don't create a nice atmosphere for ourselves. And date night in is WAY less expensive, also!
@Hikebacktoyourself17 күн бұрын
Yes! YT is awesome. I have just started less than a month ago, and I LOVE it. 🥰
@RobinsonKris17 күн бұрын
That's great! Thanks for stopping by. I'll check out your channel. Let's do this. 🙃