Well friends - we've been relaxing for a full week now after finally emptying out the "sticks n bricks" and getting everything either into storage or on the RV. We've got another week here in the Temecula area to finish putting everything in its place and then we must decide where we will go next. We have seen the gamut of weather from really chilly and rainy to high-90s this past couple of days! We've eaten well, just as if we were in the house so no real change has been made there. For those in the know, my gums are finally healing up enough to wear my new teeth for a few hours at a time but still unable to eat with this set. Can't wait till they're fully healed so I can get the permanent set of dentures made and can wear them all the time. I feel like I'm 90 walking around (even the RV) with no teeth. Not chewing my food properly has really wreaked havoc with my digestion as well (prolly TMI but hey it's my blog and I'll cry if I wanna).
Will is actually beginning to realize "it can wait" really does mean it can wait :) A few minor repair jobs is all we've encountered so far. Well, with the exception of our first few days out: the water valve broke off and all of our water drained out of the fresh water tank - not a real biggie as we have water hook-up where we are, but definitely needed it fixed before we get out on road. Then while the mobile RV repair guy was here, we asked him to look at the furnace to figure out what was wrong with it - seems that both of these "repairs" were items we had already had "repaired" with our storage guy - well, they're both fixed now and, again, just a few minor repairs since. Today, the latch on the screen door broke so, bungee or duct tape, we're gonna be fine - LOL - and who knew water is sold here on nearly every corner :) certainly not this girl, born and bred in the Midwest. (As an aside, the mobile RV repair service was Miller's RV Service and they come right to where you are. They serve the SoCal, Inland Empire area - if you're ever in need, we HIGHLY recommend them!)
We keep getting these workamping opportunities that are ideal if one needs to make money while fulltiming but we want to travel and the commitment to work somewhere before we've even had the chance to get the wind in our hair, so to speak, is just not that appealing right now. But if we are going to spend any length of time in one place, might as well be making extra money and living free, right? Well, that just adds another decision to make to our list of many that we've crossed off already. As I said, we really want to travel and see some of this great land and visit with family and friends before we settle into one spot for too long. We chose, as our first stay, to go someplace where we would be comfortable so that we could gather our wits about us and relax and be close to our things that are in storage; in case we needed something that we forgot or if we brought too much and needed to lighten the load before getting on the open road. Well, we are so glad that we did because we have got WAYYYY too much "stuff" on board. We don't need 12 plates and 30 bowls with lids. As we've heard said, the RV ... sleeps 2 with just enough room for dinner for 4 and drinks for 6.
Speaking of which, Will took out the small chair that was in RV and moved in his big comfy chair from home. It's his little piece of home and he is quite happy that he changed them out; the little chair was only comfortable for a small 9 year old. Me? Well, I like the dinette and the let-out-couch, though many have removed these as well to replace them with desks or a table and chairs that moves around. As I said, I quite like ours (for now) so we're done with the redecorating until it no longer works for us - we've got time :) I have now hung curtains up using little pushpins and they look great. As soon as I get all the loose "stuff" in its place, I will post pictures of our new home.
In the meantime, watch us as we move across America in our 33' motorhome. Hopefully, we'll get to meet some of our online poker buddies as well as our new fulltime RVer friends along the way. Without the latter, our lifestyle change would not have gone as smoothly as it did. The invaluable information we gleaned from them saved us many a worry and hour - so a special shout out to the facebook group Fulltime Rvers and all of the friends we gained there! Keep us in your prayers and keep checking back - you know me - I'm sure I'll find SOMEthing to chat here about.
Chasing rainbows and making memories ...
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