Starting to feel like home…

Moving in...

Well it is official! I have been back in VA and in my RV for a little over a week now and it is finally starting to feel like home. The RV is much cleaner than it was last week when I walked in the door for the first time in three years. I have come to realize that I pretty much need to downsize the amount of crap that I have. I am even considering opening an e-bay store and selling off some of the things I have that I want to get rid of instead of just tossing it out. That is going to be work as I have a lot of crap that I really should get rid of.

When it comes to the house/RV I still have some scrubbing to do, mainly the ceiling as so much time in storage has left the RV rather nasty. I spent most of today scrubbing the walls, rearranging the stuff that was originally just shoved into the cabinets. Direct TV came out and installed my satellite. It was kind of a bittersweet moment. For most of my previous time in the RV I had Dish Network, however a change in their policy has made it an ill choice to go with them for my satellite. The funny thing is that when I sold my house in 2002 I had Direct TV and when I moved into the old RV I had to get rid of Direct TV for Dish for the very same reasons. Times have really changed.

One thing that I have learnt is that a “Magic Eraser” is a godsend for someone living in an RV. The only thing that I hate is that it seems to disintegrate when you’re using it, that is pretty annoying, but damn does it get rid of the crap you need to get rid of! I have yet to find anything it hasn’t gotten rid of. I honestly don’t think that the kitchen cabinets have looked as clean since I bought the RV.

Not going anywhere!
Bolted down like it is in a hotel.

A couple days ago I faced one of my biggest fears. I climbed up the back ladder, which was awkward to say the least. I am cool with being up there, and cool being on the ground, it is the in-between I have the issue with. The thought of falling 13 feet and breaking my neck is not appealing in the least, but I did it! And carrying up two more cans of spray rubber. I hit the front cap and the skylights again. The rain today leaves me hopeful that the non-leaking skylights have been fixed but I am not going to relax just yet. When it comes to the front cap however, I cannot for the life of me figure out how the water is getting in. The seam has been glazed like a doughnut and I have no clue how it is still leaking, but it is, sadly. SO after the rain today it looks like another trip up on the roof is in order. I am hoping a friend of mine will do it for me. Crossing fingers.

I was happy to find that my microwave from the apartment was the same size as the existing one, so I replaced the old with the newer, much cleaner microwave. It also works much better than the old one and is making my life so much easier at the moment.

Tomorrow I will be spending most of the day cleaning windows, washing the ceilings in the slides and most likely the ceilings in the bedroom and bath. I will leave the taller much larger ceiling in the living area for a day unto itself. That is going to be a back breaker.

For now, This saga continues…