Essays, RV Life
Sometimes you learn the hard way. Last weekend, we left the motorhome behind and stayed in a lodge within Custer State Park in South Dakota. The roads around the park are a bit challenging for some, especially if they don’t read the signs between the tunnels. Much of...
Essays, RV Life
I must be reminded to sit around a campfire. These reminders often originate from a solar event, such as the winter solstice or, more recently, the fall equinox. The campfire is a great place to release things you no longer want in your life, such as worry and stress....
Essays, RV Life
One tiny improvement in my RV space makes me smile every time I see it. For the past six years, I have looked at the wall clock positioned directly in front of me while working at the dinette table, seated on the bench. This area, which serves as my office, is part of...
Essays, RV Life
Sometimes you need to get a room to feel like a tourist. Even when you are staying in an RV park that has 25,000 check-ins per year because of its location in the Black Hills. Wayne always says that his goal is to be a full-time tourist. What I think he means is that...
Essays, RV Life
Where does that road go? That is my favorite question to answer. It feels a bit like cheating these days to turn off the GPS for a while and make a turn that others are not. GPS should be there to turn back on when you need to find your way home. Usually. And I am...
Essays
Did you pull that trailer with that truck? We got asked that question at the gas pump, not once, but many times. The truck was a 6-cylinder Toyota Tacoma back when they were smaller trucks, and we pulled a 19-foot travel trailer. My first reaction was, “Duh, isn’t it...
Essays
We were operating on adrenaline and caffeine. It was hot in western Colorado that May, and our to-do list was so long that we had to put ‘shorten the to-do list’ on the to-do list! Just a couple of months earlier, we decided to sell most of the belongings...
Essays, Working Remotely
I suppose I was a pioneer in the remote work community. I worked remotely since 1999. Past essays have mentioned our first RV journey that took us from Colorado to Alaska, where we stayed for 12 years. But I never explained my Why. At the time, I was working for the...
Essays
It’s raining, and it’s Monday, but I’m not going to let it get me down. Some might get that reference 😊 Just sitting here at my computer watching the neighbor wash his bus, in the rain. For the longest time, he squatted under one of the slides so he...
Essays
I hear it all the time. “When I retire…” But we all know that that dream dies when the adrenalin of work goes away and the comfy bed calls to us longer each day. Here is the truth. If you are between the ages of 30-55, your peak earning years are now. Not when you are...
Essays
Some people are afraid to leap towards their dream of adventure and freedom because they fear not having financial security. Financial security can be defined in many ways. Many fear not having security to pay the mortgage. We were told throughout our lives that...
Essays
Every time a newbie pulls into an RV park, I try to capture some of their enthusiasm. I can feel the excitement of newfound freedom. The kind that allows you to go where the weather suits your clothes. And remembering that winter gear does not usually fit into the...
