I thought I'd start a thread here about my escape from the city. There are so many good threads on here I would like to contribute too. I really enjoyed the song memory thread.
So I introduced myself in the other forum I'm leaving a rental house in the City of Brotherly Love aka Killadelphia to go stay in my RV on my friend's 4 acres in the country, sock away my money to get my own place. I finally gave myself permission to ACT on my NEED to be in the country, if you ain't helping me then get out of my way, it finally got to that point. It's going pretty good I guess. Some of the highlights:
The Good:
My friends are cool as in they are not micromanaging my activities. They are happy they will have some help up there. I will do as much as I can up there while maintaining my FT job an hour away. I am confident that we are able to communicate good through any pitfalls which may come up.My friend made me breakfast today, she broke out a crate of eggs from her chickens and said, "What color do ya want?" There were blue, brown, and olive colored eggs. They were delicious!
The RV is an 86, it's got a 460 engine in it, the hill is a steeper grade than it looked and it took several tries to get it up the hill. It's leveled on jacks and blocks. I can cook, take a shower, watch TV, go on the internet, all oblivious to the >95* humidity outside.
I am doing this as a single female with a minimally helpful teenage kid, and no knowledge of carpentry, mechanics, or...any of that. BUT, I have my buddy in AZ a phone call away to tell me what to do if anything goes down. Like a blown fuse! Or running out of propane! Haha. I am getting a little less helpless each day.
The Bad
My dog figured out how to open the gate into their sheep pasture and chased the hell out of their sheep the other night.
The Ugly
It has significant water damage , tore out a bunch of rotted wood so now it's down to fiberglass. The area is my son's bed, the sleep loft in the front end above the cab, gotta fix that.
And my door opens up to a hill, its dirt cuz we cleared all the brush. Need a patio with drainage of some kind or I'll be living in mud in a few months. A pallet at the bottom of the step will do for now, I am on a modest budget.
I have many challenges ahead but I am deleriously happy to be out in the country again I don't care, I just feel like, OK, let's do this!
I am feeling so blessed!
Thought I'd share that. God bless ya all and Happy 4th of July!
So I introduced myself in the other forum I'm leaving a rental house in the City of Brotherly Love aka Killadelphia to go stay in my RV on my friend's 4 acres in the country, sock away my money to get my own place. I finally gave myself permission to ACT on my NEED to be in the country, if you ain't helping me then get out of my way, it finally got to that point. It's going pretty good I guess. Some of the highlights:
The Good:
My friends are cool as in they are not micromanaging my activities. They are happy they will have some help up there. I will do as much as I can up there while maintaining my FT job an hour away. I am confident that we are able to communicate good through any pitfalls which may come up.My friend made me breakfast today, she broke out a crate of eggs from her chickens and said, "What color do ya want?" There were blue, brown, and olive colored eggs. They were delicious!
The RV is an 86, it's got a 460 engine in it, the hill is a steeper grade than it looked and it took several tries to get it up the hill. It's leveled on jacks and blocks. I can cook, take a shower, watch TV, go on the internet, all oblivious to the >95* humidity outside.
I am doing this as a single female with a minimally helpful teenage kid, and no knowledge of carpentry, mechanics, or...any of that. BUT, I have my buddy in AZ a phone call away to tell me what to do if anything goes down. Like a blown fuse! Or running out of propane! Haha. I am getting a little less helpless each day.
The Bad
My dog figured out how to open the gate into their sheep pasture and chased the hell out of their sheep the other night.
The Ugly
It has significant water damage , tore out a bunch of rotted wood so now it's down to fiberglass. The area is my son's bed, the sleep loft in the front end above the cab, gotta fix that.
And my door opens up to a hill, its dirt cuz we cleared all the brush. Need a patio with drainage of some kind or I'll be living in mud in a few months. A pallet at the bottom of the step will do for now, I am on a modest budget.
I have many challenges ahead but I am deleriously happy to be out in the country again I don't care, I just feel like, OK, let's do this!
I am feeling so blessed!
Thought I'd share that. God bless ya all and Happy 4th of July!