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 an 18-inch slide, with the adjacent wall measuring only 16 inches.
It was a bare wall for years except for the clock. Not just a plain clock, either. I bought the fancy mirrored bling one at Target.
One day, I had an urge to look for bookshelves. I love books, even though I know my Kindle makes more sense. Can’t help it.
I found two perfectly sized shelves that hold 15 – 20 books each.
And yes, when I see it in front of me, I smile.
Books have been my downfall. I have them on the ledge behind the couch, on my nightstand, and in the cubby space under the sofa. There are cases of books in my storage shed back in Colorado, and those I have donated to bookstores around the country.
Not to mention leaving some in RV Park libraries and laundry rooms.
Independent bookstores are something I seek out when we land in a new location. Having this routine helps make me feel a little more settled. Libraries are also something to explore and say a lot about the local community.
This week, I am reading a book of essays by one of my favorite authors, Terry Tempest Williams. I picked it up at the Back and Beyond bookstore in Moab, Utah.
The essays are about the surrounding desert landscape of the Four Corners area.
Every new region we go to has local authors who can take you deeper into the landscape and the people who call it home.
Additionally, by purchasing from a local independent bookseller, you are helping to keep their doors open.
For years, I have had the mantra, “Read, Write, Walk.” These are things I can do wherever I am.
All three make me smile. What makes you smile?
