USA Today Bestselling author
Hi Everyone,
I decided to start blogging again. I hope you enjoy my posts about RVing and what new books I have out and what I'm currently working on.
A new kind of life? Karl and I are so excited, nervous, anxious---you name it, we've experienced it! Our date to become full time RVers is approaching fast, and not fast enough. We're planning on the end of April 2016. In that time, we have to downsize and get the house ready to sell. That means working on projects that we sort of let slide as homeowners who planned on staying in the same house until we died.
Downsizing sounds easy, but Karl and I have been married 45 years. We keep stuff in case we might need it. We never do, of course. Well, unless we actually get rid of something then we definitely could use it a week later. Never fails. The initial downsizing was horrible! This is my stuff! It has sentimental value. Thank goodness our kids are taking a lot and storing what we don't want to sell. I figure another two sweeps and we'll be done--maybe.
When we went into deep downsize mode there were a lot of hard decisions we had to make when it came to what would actually fit in the RV and the weight of the item. Some things I won't give up, like my KitchenAide mixer and the convection oven. RV ovens pretty much suck. I'm tired of light golden brown biscuits on top and almost black on bottom. We're in deep downsize mode now--next stage is deeper downsizing, the last one is road to freedom. Weight is the deciding factor. You can only stuff so much in an RV. The more weight you carry, the more fuel you use pulling it. Not to mention stress on the tires if you overload.
I have pics posted on my website if you want to see our rig (website)
And in more news, Bachelor Party is now available! Kindle, Nook, Kobo and Apple. This is the first book I sold and was only available in Wal-Mart. I've updated it and Karl created a really cute cover. I hope you enjoy it. Next up is the 4th book in my Southern series, Southern Star. This was originally titled It's A Wonderful Life and was in the I'm Your Santa anthology, but yea, I have the rights back. I'm still working on the 2nd book in my Scavenger Hunt series (darn day job).
If you'd like to join my free newsletter group, I have a link on my website. I usually have a cool contest every month. If you'd like to ask any questions about writing or RVing, please feel free.
Best Wishes,
Karen Kelley
