We’ve been home exactly a month now. Time is really moving slowly when your not out and about.
There’s so much to do around a house. AUGH! So much work. It never seems to end. And let me tell you…cleaning an rv is a lot easier and quicker than cleaning a 3000 square foot house! Didn’t miss that at all.
When we got home we were overwhelmed by how much stuff we have. We’re only two people and I don’t know where it all came from. I know where it’s going though. We are cleaning house and donating what we can, throwing out the rest. Too much stuff! Too many nick nacks and junk. Who needs all this? Living on the road for 5 months really puts things in perspective. We certainly don’t need all this.
We did get home in time to see the baby geese though. They are so cute. We have 9 babies this year. They grow up so fast. We like watching the growing and learning process. They certainly learn quickly that Tasha is no threat. They actually have come right up to us while we were walking, looking for food.
We have much more wildlife that we like to enjoy. We live next to a wooded area so we are constantly getting deer, turkey and fox. We also found this guy. A snapping turtle that seemed to like our pond. He is not a welcome guest. Especially with our goslings running around. So we captured him and relocated him 7 miles away to Lake Ontario. David had read that once snapping turtles take up residence, you have to relocate them more than 5 miles away, or else they will find there way back to your home. I’m sure he’ll be very happy there.
Anyway…we hope to be on the road in late June. We’re going to try getting the cats used to the rv again. The first time it didn’t go so well. This time, we’re going to set up camp in our driveway for a couple of days. Then maybe we can move on to a weekend trip. Cross your fingers. If this works, then we can certainly do more traveling without having to get back home right away. As you can see, they are bored at home too. They need adventure!
Hey guys, so glad to see you “plotting” for more outings. ;) We went through the same process getting rid of our stuff before moving into the RV… Craigslist is your friend. People will take anything! :) We’ve been surprised with how little we need to get by, but we still have a lot of junk in the RV that we’re getting rid of as we go. Even if we decide to settle back down in the future, you can bet it will be with a lot less “stuff” to tie us down.
The babies are cute! So are the turtle and kitty!
When we rented out our 4BR/2-car garage house; we gave/sold over 80-90 of our stuff. It was cathartic and a relief. It was amazing how much stuff you can accumulate in 10+ years. I was just glad you got rid of so much stuff/junk. A lot of stuff in the garage and basement hadn’t seen daylight in about 10 years; and we are not pack rats.
Here’s to no more knick knacks and less stuff that you have to waste time maintaining! :)