The Freedom of a Shoebox Christmas: Embracing Minimalism in RV Life
All of my Christmas decorations fit into a shoe box, and I didn’t even pull that out this year. For years, I held on to traditions that no longer fit our full-time RV lifestyle. And the new traditions don’t need to be traditions at all. Every year, we can be in a new...
‘Twas the Night Before Snowbird Season
an RV Christmas Poem ’Twas the night before Christmas, when all down the lane, Every rig had pulled in from the ice and the rain; The hookups were tightened by lanterns with care, In hopes that warm weather soon would be there. The snowbirds were nestled in slide-outs...
Goodbye Storage Shed
It was so liberating! Each dusty yellow lid I popped off from a stack of totes brought surprise and disgust. I was surprised because it had been six years since I had seen the contents inside. I felt disgusted because some of the items had been trapped in darkness for...
The Type of RV Doesn’t Matter
The RV lifestyle is not determined by the type of RV you live in. I know that most of you use social media and see a stream of videos and images of people living the RV life. But they are all pictures inside their RV or just outside. This does not describe my RV...
My RV Lifestyle Freedoms
You hear it, I listen to it – the RV lifestyle gives you freedoms you may not have had before. What does that mean? I think my RV lifestyle freedoms mean something different than yours, depending on what our “before” looked like. Personally, I categorize my freedoms...
Does anyone listen to the radio anymore?
I can’t think of anyone I know who has an actual radio in their home. Those who do not live a full-time lifestyle may listen to their local radio station while in their vehicle, but not at home. I don’t even bother to look for the local stations anymore. I think it’s...
Living a Less Toxic RV Lifestyle
I have a powerful sense of smell. It’s not ideal when you’re living full-time in about 250 square feet. We bought our first travel trailer back in 2000. We had it for 19 years and pulled it over 250,000 miles. We commented for at least ten of those years...
My RV is My Sanctuary
We are categorized as being “remote workers”, but I prefer to say I work from home. This motorhome is my home. It is my sanctuary. When things get tough, I turn on my music and close the blinds. While the outside changes constantly, the inside remains the same. It is...
Full-Time RV Confessions: Loving the Little Things
I’ve learned to find joy in the little things. Those mundane things we still need to do while living the RV life – like laundry and grocery shopping. This week, we are parked at a KOA with a laundry room within walking distance of our spot. That was the first plus....
Do your kids think you’re having a midlife crisis?
I’m not sure my family ever really thought I was having a midlife crisis when we hit the road, because I have had the adventurous spirit since I was 13. It was expected, rather than something out of the norm. More about that in a minute. For you, though, it may be...