We are getting the Hang of this Retirement thing !!!!!

I haven't been doing a very good job of blogging.  It's been two weeks since I last wrote. The first week I didn't blog because we were so busy doing so many things we don't usually have time for in January. We saw two movies, met Erika and Paul at their camper in Lake Louise State Park. We spent two nights with them. Went to Disney World with Erika, Paul and our grandchildren, Claire & Elliot. While driving back from Lake Louisa, we decided we were too tired to make the drive all the way home, so got a motel room in Sebring, went out to dinner and took in a movie.  We felt like we were doing something naughty!!!

 

Every day our first week, we would get up and make a list of the things we "had to get done". 

 

 At the beginning of week two we sat back, analyzed week one and said, hey, what the heck is the hurry. We are NOT on vacation...................we are RETIRED. So...................the next week we were so lazy I never got around to writing anything. Plus we have both been fighting colds.  How nice is it, when you don't feel good, you can just go back to bed????  We are trying to re-train our dogs that they really don't need to go out to pee at 6 am like they have done for the last 7 1/2 years.  At the house, you could just open the back door.  They would bark when it was time to come back in. Now poor Peter has to get dressed and walk them!!  Will let you know if you can teach old dogs new tricks !!!  

 

 This week is dedicated to getting our Motor Home ready to travel.  I'm not sure all of you are aware that we are living in our Motor Home.  We sold our 3 bedroom, 2 bath house and are now in a 36 foot rig with 2 dogs and our cat!!!

 

When we came up with the concept, we weren't really sure we could do this, but so far it has been great.  A few little problems here and there, but no real issues. Our biggest problem is finding space for everything we want to keep with us. We do have a storage unit and have had to move some of our things to that.  Until we relocate into a house or apartment, we will need a storage facility.  All our furniture and housewares are already in storage in Orlando. We are only dealing with the "stuff" you know you should get rid of but just can't part with! 

 

So we are adjusting to this new life of living with less "things" and slowing down just a little, but not too much.