Downsizing is a huge part of getting ready for full time life in an RV (or even just a smaller house). Most people think of downsizing as a single event, but there's more to it. There's the first, obvious step of getting rid of the multitude of stuff we collect over the years, but there's also the ongoing process of adjusting our perspective on how much stuff we need on a day-to-day basis to match our downsized surroundings.
These articles cover our experiences with both aspects as we prepared for living full-time in an RV and worked to adjust our own way of thinking about 'stuff we need'. Some of the articles cover resources and tips, others are just there for support as you consider, or work through, downsizing your own life.
Part of preparing for the RV trip is downsizing our stuff. We have SO MUCH STUFF. We just had a yard sale to start culling down, and it barely made a dent — our house […]
Here’s a question you probably haven’t considered before: When does it make sense to put a $10 item in long-term storage? Wait. Don’t answer yet. First, let’s talk a little about downsizing and long-term storage […]
Rocks crunched and popped under the tires as we entered a sharp left turn midway up a steep grade. Thirty seconds later we crested the hill and the gravel road flattened out for the last […]
(This post was originally written in early September, before we knew for certain we were going to have a blog.) For a little over a minute, we saw streaks of white light in a ring […]