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The thief.
Our RV is on the left.
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Friday, July 28, 2017
Monday, July 24, 2017
Why i am traveling.
Ok, to be completely honest, I’m traveling because I live with my mom and she travels. So really, I’m just along for the ride.
But, in 2013 my family and I took our old 2001 rv and headed off to Louisiana. We purchased a new rv, and decided to drive up the west coast. We took 9 months and explored the entire west coast, it was amazing.
And that was all it took, we were hooked. We stayed at our home in Texas for a year, debating if we should travel full time or not, and spending time with family.
In the spring of 2015, my mom told us we were going to full time. We spent a week selling everything from our very large house. A lifetime full of useless things piled up. I went from having my own walk in closet, to having just a single shelf. It was scary at first, seeing all these things you’ve grown used to, being thrown away or given to other people. And honestly, I found myself asking “am I crazy for doing this?” More than once. But when it got right down to it those things were just that, things. And as we found out, there are a lot of things you don’t need in your life, but that’s for another post.
So in 2015 we took off to Alaska my family and I and this time my grandma and aunt came along too. It was a blast, we had so much fun and I saw so many things I never even dreamed of being able to see. but again, that’s for another post.
After Alaska, just last year, we traveled up the east coast all the way to newfoundland!
So you might think my mom is crazy for selling our house, you might think I’m crazy for going along with it, but honestly, what’s crazy is staying in the same town your whole life collecting “stuff”.
Sure living in a rv has its hard spots like living in a small space, not having much stuff, being away from your hometown, repairs, long days stuck inside, did I mention being stuck in a small space with your siblings? But the pros seem to outweigh the cons.
We left behind paying for property tax, electric bills and water bills (much cheaper for rv hookups) mowing the lawn, landscaping, spending hours cleaning our house, (can clean the whole rv in under a hour it’s awesome)all the useless junk, all the fake friends, the desire to “fit in”. and I’ve found that without the pressure to be “normal” and own “stuff” life is a heck of a lot easier.
My family ditched the rat race. We left behind ordinary and found extraordinary.
But, in 2013 my family and I took our old 2001 rv and headed off to Louisiana. We purchased a new rv, and decided to drive up the west coast. We took 9 months and explored the entire west coast, it was amazing.
And that was all it took, we were hooked. We stayed at our home in Texas for a year, debating if we should travel full time or not, and spending time with family.
In the spring of 2015, my mom told us we were going to full time. We spent a week selling everything from our very large house. A lifetime full of useless things piled up. I went from having my own walk in closet, to having just a single shelf. It was scary at first, seeing all these things you’ve grown used to, being thrown away or given to other people. And honestly, I found myself asking “am I crazy for doing this?” More than once. But when it got right down to it those things were just that, things. And as we found out, there are a lot of things you don’t need in your life, but that’s for another post.
So in 2015 we took off to Alaska my family and I and this time my grandma and aunt came along too. It was a blast, we had so much fun and I saw so many things I never even dreamed of being able to see. but again, that’s for another post.
After Alaska, just last year, we traveled up the east coast all the way to newfoundland!
So you might think my mom is crazy for selling our house, you might think I’m crazy for going along with it, but honestly, what’s crazy is staying in the same town your whole life collecting “stuff”.
Sure living in a rv has its hard spots like living in a small space, not having much stuff, being away from your hometown, repairs, long days stuck inside, did I mention being stuck in a small space with your siblings? But the pros seem to outweigh the cons.
We left behind paying for property tax, electric bills and water bills (much cheaper for rv hookups) mowing the lawn, landscaping, spending hours cleaning our house, (can clean the whole rv in under a hour it’s awesome)all the useless junk, all the fake friends, the desire to “fit in”. and I’ve found that without the pressure to be “normal” and own “stuff” life is a heck of a lot easier.
My family ditched the rat race. We left behind ordinary and found extraordinary.
Why I am starting a blog.
Hi, so for the past few years, I’ve been debating if I should share my story, thru a book? a diary? a blog? Well, today I decided blog.
So 2 years ago my mom sold our very large house and moved us all into the rv.. now, a rv is quite small, ours is 38 feet long and just over 6 foot wide. So imagine putting 6 kids, 4 cats, 2 dogs and one adult into that small of a space, for extended periods of time… you get the picture? We went from 4 and a half bathrooms to one! For seven people. So as you can imagine things are a bit hectic.
Since then, my 2 older brothers have both moved out, our 2 dogs were adopted by other families, and we’ve gained a fifth cat.
And everywhere I go I get asked “how do you live like that?” “Where does everyone sleep?” “Why are you traveling?” “Where have you been?” And honestly, it’s a bit too much to explain in a single conversation.
So I’ve started this blog, I don’t know how often I’ll update, but I will be posting stories from past events and adventures, alongside current adventures. With some other posts thrown in, cause honestly I’m not sure what I’m going to blog about.
So that’s all for now, but I hope you stick around to read about my journey.
So 2 years ago my mom sold our very large house and moved us all into the rv.. now, a rv is quite small, ours is 38 feet long and just over 6 foot wide. So imagine putting 6 kids, 4 cats, 2 dogs and one adult into that small of a space, for extended periods of time… you get the picture? We went from 4 and a half bathrooms to one! For seven people. So as you can imagine things are a bit hectic.
Since then, my 2 older brothers have both moved out, our 2 dogs were adopted by other families, and we’ve gained a fifth cat.
And everywhere I go I get asked “how do you live like that?” “Where does everyone sleep?” “Why are you traveling?” “Where have you been?” And honestly, it’s a bit too much to explain in a single conversation.
So I’ve started this blog, I don’t know how often I’ll update, but I will be posting stories from past events and adventures, alongside current adventures. With some other posts thrown in, cause honestly I’m not sure what I’m going to blog about.
So that’s all for now, but I hope you stick around to read about my journey.
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