Hints of things to come

There is a lot going on around my little farm and I feel at times that I am being pulled in many directions at once. so below is a little hint at one of the major projects that have been in play here for the last few weeks. Let me know what you think is going on.

The currently running project is useable at the moment, but far from being finished.  and this area of the property looks vastly so stay tuned to my YouTube channel for what is going on. For bigger hints check out my Instagram! Enjoy

Tiny living

I am really starting to like living back in the RV again. I have to admit that it has been a bit of a culture shock after three years in a nice one bedroom apartment. I have to admit that I kind of want to just hook up the RV and do some traveling. But for the winter at least I am stuck where I am so that I can figure out where I want to go and how I am going to do it. The down side will be leaving my Jeep behind, as I can’t drive two vehicles at the same time.  I also have quite a bit of stuff to go through and get rid of.  I will be setting up an e-Bay store to help make a little bit of money in the process. We will see how that goes.

Moving back into the RV had the challenge of downsizing, yet again, and I got through that all well  Just to name a few things there are so many other things that have had to be done.

She needs a bath!

and good. The other challenge is that when you stick an RV into storage for so long that when you pull it out there are a lot of little, and not so little, things that need to be fixed. My list has included everything from replacing missing cabinet door handles, bay door locksets, seals and clamps, scrubbing walls, to replacing busted vent covers, and re-caulking nearly every seam on the outside of the trailer.

On this particular weekend the vents got replaced, and hopefully the caulking of the exterior fixtures and the roof seams on the slide will stop the water from getting into the RV all together. I am crossing my fingers on that one as every time I have caulked something it has not seemed to help. I think at some point I am going to have to strip all of the caulk, rubber sealant, and spray rubber off the RV and start with a completely blank canvas. Having to do this will suck as I admit that I have an aversion to heights. Luckily my ex-husband has been nice enough to drive down from Maryland and assist me with all the roof stuff.

Part of my living room

On the interior I was happy to enter on that first day to find all the furniture, with the exception of my kitchen table, gone from the trailer all together. The blank canvas allowed me to pull in most of the pieces from my apartment to create my new space. The key to adding the furniture from the apartment is that it has had to be bolted down to the floor and to the walls. Not a major thing to do but does take a hot minute to complete. “L” brackets have been a godsend! I also invested in a few packages of Museum Putty that allows me to tack down things to the desk and the bookcase so that I am not constantly putting things away and pulling them back out every time I move the RV. 

The best experience from moving back into the RV is that I do know a few design things that I do not want in my tiny house when I build it. For starters I want much better windows, and a lot less of them! Wall space in my RV is at a premium and I have a lot of things that I would love to be able to hang up, unfortunately I cant. So in the Tiny Home I will have to make the space to hang pictures and things. I have had the thought of stripping the RV down to just the trailer and building my tiny house on that, I do plan on just buying one of the tumbleweed trailers though.

But for now, my story continues…

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…

Planning Stage

Well I have continued to design the buildings for my site. The latest one is for my grand mother. I hope that she likes it. I have two more mini houses to design, my work shop, a green house. So much to do still and that includes finding land, but I am working on it. My savings plan is coming together although I don't have as much in it as I would like. I was set back by an expensive trip to the Vet's on my puppy. and I spent way too much at the gun range on monday. but I am trying to gather supplies and ammunition for the time being. I don't have much but I really do like going to the range. 

My daughter has been home for two weeks and I am glad to have her back here. She is helping me to put the plan together and get things working. I also have to admit that I have switched over to the snotty side of coffee making thanks to the purchase of a french press. Really good coffee and really low energy consumption!

I splurged and got a few more New Yankee videos for my collection. I think that after I have completed creating the living spaces I am going to work on some furniture design. but for now I trot along with school and prepping for the future.