RE: Deep in the mountains
Yes @delishtreats ...
"I feel a huge difference to what I was like when I was working in the office. I am a much more relaxed, stress resistant and nicer person in general :)"
... I can relate to this. Six months ago, I left that all behind. Since then, a recurring thought is I should have left much sooner than I did ... But, what's next is not an easy decision to make. Not for me and it sounds like for you. Like you, though, I do want to spend my day feeling productive ...
No we are not traveling. Just enjoying time at home, getting a long list of projects long overdue "off my back" ... For an even lighter stress load ... 😊
Currently we are excited about our efforts to live more simply and focus on our little small bit of the good earth. We are learning about composting, setting up a worm farm (2,000 wrigglers arrived today!) and other "heavy stress load" matters of great importance like that ... Haha 😉
You should not regret your decisions. I'm sure that there were reasons why you didn't leave sooner. I think that you don't need to work to be productive. But this depends a lot on the personality. Some people can't work around the house, others enjoy it a lot. Some people always find something to do, others need to be told what to do.. it's very personal...
These are matters of great importance, lol. Working towards a simple life is a great goal.