Calendar
February 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Archives
- April 2020
- February 2020
- October 2019
- September 2019
- July 2019
- May 2019
- March 2019
- January 2019
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- June 2014
Tag Archives: Travel
The RV Series- Nails Happen
Yesterday, our first morning parked on this people-y but pretty corner lot in Ohio, Campground Dave was up before the sun. We had a few hours of leisure ( for me coffee, writing and staring at the wall. For him, … Continue reading
The RV Series-Todays forecast-Sunny and People-ish
We made it to our destination in Ohio around 2:30 pm yesterday. The campground where we’re staying is very nice. It’s wooded, green and well kept. The sites are fairly close together, and many of them are for seasonal … Continue reading
The RV Series- Don’t Quit Your Daydream
After a very restful night, we slept late this morning. I guess I should clarify that a little bit, I slept late. Travel Dave was up early with the dogs. To his credit, he didn’t turn into Dervish Dave … Continue reading
The RV Series- The First Day of the Rest of our Lives
Today was a day of endings and a day of beginnings. This morning we had planned to leave very early, but there was an errand I had forgotten that meant we couldn’t leave until around 10 am. Emotionally, that … Continue reading
The Final Countdown
We’re leaving together, But still, it’s farewell And maybe we’ll come back To earth, who can tell? I guess there is no one to blame We’re leaving ground (leaving ground) Will things ever be the same again? It’s the final … Continue reading
On feelings of loss and what really matters…
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
Posted in Posts, Retirement Journal
Tagged Downsizing, Moving, retirement, RV living, Travel
Leave a comment
Packing a Watermelon into a Walnut. The story of downsizing from 3100 Sq. ft to 475 Sq.ft
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
Posted in Posts, Retirement Journal, The RV Series
Tagged Downsizing, retirement, RV, RV living, Travel
1 Comment
The Retirement Journal- Good Reasons not to Name a Fish Redux – Adapting to Change
“The secret of change is to focus all your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.”-Dan Millman, from the book ‘Way of the Peaceful Warrior’ When I first started writing the blog, I wrote several … Continue reading
The RV Series-A Konfession, Kooky Klean Kathy Kould be a Klepto.
If you read the RV Series Hotel Hop post, then you’ve seen me mention my alter ego, Kooky Klean Kathy. I can’t say exactly when Kooky Klean Kathy reached Kritical Kleanliness Kombustion, but she was in flames on the drive to and from … Continue reading
The RV Series-Back Home Again from Indiana. Do the math.
I’ve been singing “Back home again FROM Indiana” since we pulled up to the house last night. My apologies to the Hoosier state for changing their song. At about 1:30 Thursday afternoon, we attached the Jeep to Bella-BOW and began … Continue reading