The last few weeks have been very busy and a lot has been accomplished.\u00a0 We bought a truck and completed the purchase of the RV.\u00a0 We got insurance for both.\u00a0 We sent off a check to pay for our summer campsite in NH. I finished the planning for the trip west. New carpets in two bedrooms and the enclosed porch.\u00a0 I even finished (finally) the painting of the old office and turned it into our new master bedroom.<\/p>\n
Now it feels like there isn’t much to do.\u00a0 That is a mirage, of course.\u00a0 I am still WAY behind on the renovation tasks needed to get the house ready for rental (renovation of the old master bedroom is next).\u00a0 And though we have had a couple of nibbles on our Craigslist ad, no one has yet been serious enough to come see the place.\u00a0 We have time – we really would prefer to lease it starting in September, though August would work – but I will feel a lot better when we get someone to sign a lease.\u00a0 Not finding suitable tenants is really the only true obstacle to retiring at the end of August and hitting the road in September.<\/p>\n
Speaking of hitting the road, I am enjoying my new status as a member of the Escapees “Class of 2012” – those who are planning to enter the full-time RV lifestyle this year.\u00a0 We have our own forum on the Escapees web site and I am struck by just how much work is involved in leaving it all behind.\u00a0 One couple was planning on hitting the road March 9 but now have delayed it until at least the 14th because they just have too many tasks remaining.\u00a0 Cleaning out a house is a LOT of work.\u00a0 Jett has spent much of the last month going through the attic and has done a great job clearing out that space.\u00a0 The basement is next.\u00a0 She has also stacked up a few boxes and drawers for me to go through.\u00a0 There was a time when I thought that we were premature in starting preparations nine months before our escape date, but I no longer feel that way.\u00a0 Now I think we should have started sooner.<\/p>\n
Anyway, I will come up for air today, take a few breaths, then dive into those boxes and drawers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The last few weeks have been very busy and a lot has been accomplished.\u00a0 We bought a truck and completed the purchase of the RV.\u00a0 We got insurance for both.\u00a0 We sent off a check to pay for our summer campsite in NH. I finished the planning for the trip west. New carpets in two … Continue reading