This small cog is being removed from the “normal” machine known as life and being installed in an “alternative” machine. This machine is going to allow us to live the rest of our lives for us and not for anyone else. We’ve given all we are going to for “them”. Now is OUR time!

The machine this small cog is getting installed in may be figuratively described, but it is also literally a machine! You’ve seen it already, haven’t you?

Let me lay it out for you. My wife has suffered from Rheumatoid Arthritis all her life. Despite that, she has gone out and busted her ass working for a living. However, the time is long past due that she retire and go on disability. Then there is me. My liver disease has kept me from really living a life the last couple of years. I am done with that. Without rehashing the whole thing, I am basically waiting to get a liver transplant. The alternative to that is a big long nap and I’m not quite ready to take that nap without actually doing some more living other than sitting at home all day. I’d rather meet my maker out there on the road and up in the mountains than sit here in my house waiting for the grim reaper to come knocking at my door. He’s going to have to catch up to me if he wants me!

So with all those things in mind we sat down one day and decided we were getting out of the rat race, selling all our excess stuff, and moving into an RV full time. We are going to go where the wind blows us, and you can bet there will often be mountains in that air stream. There will also be visits to relatives all across the country and in Canada. It’s not going to be all fun and games. We don’t have an unlimited source of income and we didn’t win the lottery (yet), but one good thing that came from the COVID-19 pandemic, is that it taught us a lot of things can be done remotely that were thought not possible before. Because of my disease I have already been working remotely for over a year. My wife discovered she can do her type of work remotely also. So we will continue to be doing jobs, we’ll just be working from the RV. And when the work is done? We’ll be playing of course!

We have been forming this plan since the beginning of the year. I don’t think I have ever read more blogs, watched more YouTube videos, made more spreadsheets in my life. I’ve probably done more planning on this evolution than any other thing I’ve ever been involved in. When it came time to pull the trigger we knew we had done all the planning we could. We had to act. We were nervous but we were more excited and we pulled that trigger when we bought the rig a couple of weeks ago. We can’t afford a house payment and an RV payment, so there is no going back now! Everyone has been told, all notices have been sent. On July 1st we are going to reach escape velocity and we’ll be on the road! I’m not naive enough to think it’s going to be all puppy toes and rainbows. Hell, I’ve already had a few problems with the rig, and it’s brand new! Stay tuned for some stories on that subject. I can say I believe any of the difficulties we encounter in this venture will be overshadowed by the amazing places we will see and the good times we will have.

Now don’t worry. I am sure I will still be getting into many misadventures with this new life to fill my blog for your entertainment. We are in our early 50’s and we know nothing about RVing other than what we have seen on YouTube. Speaking of YouTube, after many viewings with my wife she suggested that we start our own channel to document our new life. I did just that, even though I have yet to get her on camera. The YouTube channel is called The RVIdiots. I named it that because that’s exactly what we are. Idiot RV owners who know nothing and are learning as we go. What could be more entertaining than that? Well, maybe water skiing squirrels, but we should run a close second. Check out the YouTube channel if you like and maybe even subscribe? In any case I’ll be posting links to the vids on here like I did for the previous post.

There you have it! The Plan revealed. Was it worth the wait? Oh yeah, BTW, we have been so busy trying to get moved into the rig and selling off our excess stuff that I haven’t had time to visit my favorite blogs. Please don’t take it personally. When all the madness dies down I’ll be back to annoying you with my juvenile comments.

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