Tag Archives: RV living

On feelings of loss and what really matters…

Posted on May 13, 2017 by kdewez

From a respectable distance down the street, I peer out the rain-soaked windshield of Bella-BOW ( Bella Box On Wheels, our RV)  watching pieces of my material life being loaded into cars, trucks, and U-Hauls. Yesterday, the first day of our … Continue reading →

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Packing a Watermelon into a Walnut. The story of downsizing from 3100 Sq. ft to 475 Sq.ft

Posted on May 7, 2017 by kdewez

Right now I’m schlepping things down the driveway from the house to the RV. Then I’m schlepping the same things right back up the driveway, forced to accept the fact that I’m not going to be able to take some of … Continue reading →

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Shrimpy’s Big Move

Posted on May 6, 2017 by kdewez

Many years ago my soon to be daughter-in-law Jenn gave me a little EcoSphere containing three tiny brine shrimp. Two died right away, but one little shrimp survived so we named him Shrimpy.   He moved with us to this house in … Continue reading →

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Reflections On A Home

Posted on April 28, 2017 by kdewez

As moving day draws closer and I prepare to say goodbye to this house, the place I’ve lived longer than any other, the years play like a flickering slide show. March of 2000, moving in during a raging snowstorm.   I … Continue reading →

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Retirement Journal-Old habits die hard or “Maybe we’ll need that someday”

Posted on April 7, 2017 by kdewez

Getting a house ready to sell is physically and emotionally exhausting. House selling Dave and I have worked non-stop,  twelve hour days, cleaning, painting, and clearing out since we returned from picking up Bella-BOW. I really had no idea we’d accumulated … Continue reading →

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