Amazing how after a period of time of indecision, things start falling into place or different bits of information are found and different opportunities / ideas start revealing themselves.
In the past couple of days I have been able to release some things mentally that have been holding me up/back from rv'ing full time. It's been only 9 months since I read about the guy on Yahoo business page living in a Chinook. Then finding more and more blogs to follow and finding out just how many people of all ages are living full time on the road. Thus this urge to RV fulltime for the first time in my life practically took over my life in October 2011 and I was spending every waking moment to learn how and what it took to RV full time.
I tried a couple of times to "push it away" by ignoring my feelings, justifying how I liked my job, house and soon to be mortgage free. Then trying to not even think about it....but after a few weeks the feeling of RVing would come back and I'd start reading my blog list, looking at RV's etc and the urge was just as strong as it was in October 2011 when it was an obsession.
Now that I have "cleared" those mental blocks I have had, that prevented me of moving forward I can feel a ton of action by me is right around the corner. I have a few thing I want to do before I put my house on the market, nothing that 2 or 3 weekends won't take care of. I've been downsizing a little here and there and there is note much left to do in that department.
I have decided I am going to buy an older RV for cash, one that is top of the line for the features yet within my budget and cut my expenses bare (have already did that in my current living situation). I know what type of boondocking I want to do and which RV will be too big and which rv will be the right vehicle.
So that search for the right rv is on 100% right now.
The house will be painted inside and a couple minor wood repairs will be fixed, so the For Sale sign will be in the front yard within the next 4 weeks if not sooner.
I will give my 2-3 week notice at the time my house sells. (I think it will sell quick). If there is a longer time to sell, like I said before I will leave and rent the place out while its sitting for sale. I do have a person wanting to rent it by September if it doesn't sell.
This blog post really got me thinking hard this morning after spending most of the week at work thinking and wondering about the same stuff.
I'm outta here!!
It's hard to ignore the gut. Move forward and don't look back. Remember, the only thing you will regret in 20 years is the things you didn't do.
ReplyDeleteI'm right there with you. Thank goodness for all the blogs to follow to send inspiration and pass on strength to make the move. We are behind you as look like we won't be able to take off this year ... wishing the housing market was better. Next year we hope to be a good spot to put the sale sign out. Excited to follow along your journey! Hope you get a buyer the day the sign goes out :O) ~cozygirl
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I'm right there with you. Thank goodness for all the blogs to follow to send inspiration and pass on strength to make the move. We are behind you as look like we won't be able to take off this year ... wishing the housing market was better. Next year we hope to be a good spot to put the sale sign out. Excited to follow along your journey! Hope you get a buyer the day the sign goes out :O) ~cozygirl
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PS...I copied your live feed-it link...now I can see who visits me to. "LIKE"!
ReplyDeleteSee you follow RVSue...she has really been an inspiration for sure! But five days gone...many of us are worried and we're hoping just taking in the scenery!
PS...I copied your live feed-it link...now I can see who visits me to. "LIKE"!
ReplyDeleteSee you follow RVSue...she has really been an inspiration for sure! But five days gone...many of us are worried and we're hoping just taking in the scenery!
I was concerned when I read RVSue's last post about the bears and how close they were to her camp site. Even with the friend there with experience in that area and with bears, that doesn't mean much when a bear is tearing through your stuff. To me, that was too close of a call and I would have moved camp.
ReplyDeleteIt is not like her to miss 5 days, I can't remember that ever happening and I believe last fall I started reading her blog to get caught up by starting at her first post.
Let me know if you find out anything about her. Thanks
Bhounds...I see Sue is back :O) Alive and well and watching moose and horses now...no more grizzlies I hope! Love to meet that Larry dude...I so hope I run into her one day. Sitting here at work, daydreaming, wishing I was closer to getting out of here. Such is life and it's a MONDAY!! UGH!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a good deal -- we'll be looking forward to your choices!
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