Last month, I left the cold dark Alaska winter and headed to sunny hot (by Alaska standards) Tampa Bay, Florida. My good friend, Darlena, who is also in the market for an RV joined me. The first half of the trip was a road trip up to Tennessee where we had the opportunity to tour […]
Now that’s an attention grabbing title! Of course, you know if I had a Claude Monet to sell, I wouldn’t be worried about money or holding garage sales. Keeping reading and you’ll understand the Monet I am downsizing. Today is the 15 year anniversary of my grandmother’s death. When I was younger the word grandmother or even […]
In the first six months of this blog, I’ve shared my process of deciding on which RV to purchase. I have been researching and thinking and making pros/cons lists since 2014. I have scoured websites, owners’ forums, blogs and vlogs. If I added up the hours, it would not be a small number. Guessing, I […]
I thought about naming this series, “Getting Rid of Crap.” A bit crass, though true. But it’s hard to get rid of a lifetime of crap. It takes time, patience, steadfastness and determination. It also involves frequent trips down memory lane (which can slow the process). In the end, I realize downsizing truly is an […]
On October 1st this past year, I had to take a moment. It was official. My Supersize LIFE was officially less than a year away. Because of the Alaska winters, I firmly established in my mind that my drop-dead date for leaving Alaska is October 1, 2017. Now I’m in a countdown. The logistics of […]
I’ve had a variety of cameras over the years. In 1972, the folding Polaroid started spitting out color photos. I remember the thrill of instant satisfaction (which almost seems foreign today when everything seems instant) watching the picture emerge within a few minutes after it shot out the front of the camera. I never got […]