I can't believe it's already been a year since we embarked on our new life! Where the heck did the time go?? What is funniest to me is that we have become one of those couples that mid conversation says, "Where were we when we saw that one thing....?" Haha! Oh, the fun!! ;)
1) Life on the road is FUN....until something breaks. We have been "hobbling" along for about 2 months now with things on the rig that need to be fixed but don't necessarily impede our forward progress. We have a bed lift that works like a hospital bed in which we can make it sit up during the day for more room or lay flat at night to sleep. It is broken but luckily Gary the engineer (and my hero) jimmy rigged it so it still functions properly but it will be nice to get it fixed. We don't have a dryer right now so it requires me to wash and then either hang dry everything or take it to the laundry area to throw in the dryer. I hate paying money to dry my clothes so this doesn't happen often. There are a few other things that need to be fixed but you get my point. ;)
2) You still have to clean your rig sometimes! About every other stop Gary takes a broom mop to the outside of the rig and I clean the inside. When the inside of your rig is mostly white, this is imperative. Yes I still complain about having to clean 2 toilets but how embarrassing would it be to call a cleaning service? Honestly I'm pretty sure they would laugh at me and tell me to get my lazy butt in gear. (OK, that may be my mom talking inside my head but still....)
3) You will come to love your spouse more than you ever thought possible and you will appreciate the kind of person said spouse is. I honestly thought I knew my chosen one but this past year has taught me a lot about him. Yes, he still drives me crazy at times BUT I love to look at him and actually see his huge brain ticking like a well timed machine and appreciating him way more than if we lived a "fixed home" life.
4) The world is very small but also there is so much to explore! We've been on the road for a little over a year but we have not left the west side of the country. States are huge on this side and there is so much beauty to take in!!
5) Home will always be home. It's where you came from and where "your people" are. It's always fun to visit and catch up with people you know and love. To make your rig part of home, don't be afraid to take things from your "fixed home" to put inside your rig. My fridge has lots of magnets on it and my counters have things my counters at home had on them. I also have a digital picture frame full of pictures from all times of my life.
6) When a RV park advertises "free wi-fi" it means that it is so free it is non-existent. This can actually be said for pretty much all parks but the ones that advertise it make me laugh. Like I said in my previous 6 month post, get yourself unlimited data and resign yourself to always using your phone or jetpack or both. I can count the number of parks that actually had decent wi-fi on one hand.
7) Always have DVD or Blu-ray movies on hand for the parks that have huge trees impeding your ability to get your dish satellite tv. This is especially true when the park does not even offer cable TV. It sounds funny that this is even a problem but how many of you have only antenna channels in your "fixed home"?
8) You don't have to eat out all the time. A pitfall of always discovering new places is feeling like you are on constant vacation. What do people do when on vacation? Usually indulge and eat at all the yummy restaurants! We fell into the trap at first but within the last few months we are making a concerted effort to only eat out once and sometimes twice a week. Your wallet and waistline will thank you.
9) Not all RV parks are created equal. We have stayed at parks where we were sad to leave and some parks that I was literally itching to leave! Some have been among the best places I have ever stayed and some have had mice. BLEH!!! Most are somewhere between the two but just be prepared to encounter everything.
10) If you have an inkling to try this lifestyle, DO IT!!! You will learn so much about yourself, your spouse AND your country that you will never regret at least trying it out.
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