September 23, 2019

It's official: Retirement and Full time RV living

September 23, 2019/ Deb

We officially moved into the RV last week and completed our first full week living at the campground. It was a fairly uneventful week as I was still working for AHN remotely. I agreed to help transition to the new director and not officially retire until today, 9/20.

July 09, 2019

Another step closer

July 09, 2019/ Deb

We are so close but yet so far away. That is how I feel right now. We still have way too much work to do to be ready for this full time adventure. It is coming fast so we have to get moving to be ready. Only 2 more months to work and then before you know it, we will be on the road. Read more to see how we are spending our last few months in Pittsburgh.

April 18, 2019

Tim's turn

April 18, 2019/ Deb

Tim’s turn - Tim shares his thoughts and approach to downsizing.

April 01, 2019

Top 3 Downsizing tips

April 01, 2019/ Deb

Spring is here so that means summer is just around the corner. That hit Tim and I pretty hard and I wouldn’t be lying if I said, panic set in. We looked around and realized that we still have a great deal to do in order to be ready to RV full time. So for the past two weeks, we have really focused on downsizing. Each of us approaches the process very differently. Today, I am going to share some tips based on my process.

March 23, 2019

Emotions, emotions, emotions

March 23, 2019/ Deb

As we prepare, there are days that we are excited and filled with anticipation for an exciting future. Then reality hits and we are anxious and stressed about the amount of work that still needs to be done. And then there is fear; fear that we haven’t saved enough money to retire early; fear about learning to drive the rig; and fear of the unknown.

March 05, 2019

Downsizing process

March 05, 2019/ Deb

Tim and I started planning for our retirement about 5 years ago. We spent quite a bit of time researching the lifestyle, types of RVs and trailers, budgets, and places to visit but very little time on what to do with our stuff. I guess we thought that part would be easy and we would have plenty of time to do it. Now that we are only a few months away from living in our RV, I can honestly say that we still have way too much stuff.

February 24, 2019

Lifestyle Changes

February 24, 2019/ Deb

Preparing for full time living has taken us a few years. It started with a dream of a simplified life and that led to some changes over the past few years. Those changes included moving and a few different camper purchases.

January 26, 2019

Spending The Month in Florida

January 26, 2019/ Kathryn Hyslop

So we escaped the North for an entire month, well, Tim did. I only got to stay a couple weeks before I had to go back to work. I can’t wait till this is our lifestyle.

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