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Romancing the Road

 

We have Solar! If the sun is shining, we can generate 495 watts of energy. It’s uber cool to sit in the RV and watch TV, fix a cup of coffee and not be plugged in to shore power! We also have a backup generator if we have a lot of no sun days. Are we covering all our bases? Probably not. Some things you just learn when you go full time.

 Which is getting closer. We’ve taken everything we want to keep to our daughter’s house. I’m so proud my son-in-law didn’t freak out too much. Most of it, we just passed on to them.

 Unfortunately, our son and daughter-in-law and our youngest grandson got a fabulous job offer in California so they had to downsize. So our daughter is hanging on to a few heirlooms for them as well. Giving up the tea set Karl bought me in Ireland was hard, but not as hard when I see how our daughter has in displayed in her china cabinet. Some things will stay boxed and that’s okay too. After a while, Karl and I realized we didn’t want to be tied to “stuff”. Along with downsizing comes a sense of freedom. I’ve found we can put way too much “stuff” in the RV though so I’ll be purging a little more there as well. 

 Here are some neat tricks how we organized our shoes and my jewelry. Reusing my pantry organizer that was in the house and putting it on the bathroom door of the RV. All great info I found on Pinterest and from other RVers who are already full timers.

 We should have the house on the market by the end of the month. We’ll be having a major garage sale in 2 weeks. I think the main thing is trying to coordinate everything. If you read my newsletter you’ll know I’m retiring from nursing fulltime and going strictly part time and I will be returning to my first love, writing romance books. Which, by the way, I’m reissuing Double Dating with the Dead in a few days. Just in time for Halloween. If you like sexy romantic comedies, then check out my website www.authorkarenkelley.com And watch for brand new books coming soon.

 

Best Wishes,

Karen Kelley