Traveling itch

I have a headache. But it doesn't seem to be from overwork... it's that time of the year when my allergies kick in... ah well...

Spending my time patiently waiting for September, when everyone returns and starts realizing that the holidays are upon us. Will orders start pouring in? I'm not sure...

I've been working, if you want to call it that, on writing things for Squidoo, which is an online ...um.. well, what is it? A place where people write all sorts of How to's and What nots ... Some of it is selling junk, but the majority of it is interesting and useful stuff... If you want to know how to do anything, or where to get anything, or if you have information to share, Squidoo is the place!

One of the things I want to research there is living the RV life full time. I'm not sure I'd ever have the nerve to do it.. ever being a short time period that I'll have to go about and do it.

But it appeals to me -- I wouldn't be traveling endlessly, mind you. In my mind, I'd like to sell my house, get rid of all the stuff I have accumulated and live in a somewhat small camper truck, going south in the winter and returning here in the summers. I fancy myself running my bookplate business out of it... it isn't difficult these days to have wifi hook-ups for your computer and printer; orders can be shipped from anywhere.

There is the sticky matter of all those bookplates I'd have to truck around, but they really don't take up that much space.

What is scary about this idea? I'm not mechanically inclined and one of the things I keep reading is, your vehicle is going to break down, you need to know how to fix it up.

I'm also not the neatest person and when you live in a small space, you have to be neat. There's only so much space for things -- and neatness counts in the way of cleanliness too. I read also about the bugs and insects that like to try to infiltrate.

A woman traveling alone - yes, that's a bit scary. I've done it before when I was much younger and more attractive. I've had bad things happen, too - but I survived. If I do this, I'll have a dog with me rather than a gun. Dogs are great companions (I have one now) and they tend to fend off intruders who decide to go find someone who doesn't have a dog.

Although I'm ready to go tomorrow in my mind, there is a huge list of things that would have to be done. I really don't like to do lists (heavy sigh here). My mother and youngest son both need to decide where they'd go. My son is fine with this, we've already talked. My mother is another story -- the first thing I have to tell her is, no, you can't come with me.

Then of course there's the house, which I mentioned before. It has to be tidied up a lot in order to be sold - but then it has to be tidied up a lot anyway. My financial situation isn't yet dire, but I don't have the 20,000 or 30,000 needed to do the updating needed.

A new roof, gutters, kitchen floor and counters -- some electrical wiring work too.
I want to go lie down when I think about it.

And stuff. I have stuff and stuff and stuff. I figure I will begin sorting it out, trashing a lot now, good willing some, and getting a lot of it ready for yard sales next spring. I do not use 3/4 of what I have, I swear.

My good furniture, what little I have... I suppose can be 'left' with my son and his wife, hoping that if I change my mind in a year, I can have it back.

My car. What do I do with my car? It isn't paid for yet - 3 more years. Ideally I'd love to give it to my youngest as his h.s. graduation present, but that would probably backfire on us. I suppose I could just sell it, though I hate to.

Keeping my bicycle. Yep.

There's the matter of my epilepsy - controlled. What would happen if... ?
I want to lie down again. It's a cross that bridge question. It's controlled. I drive.

To be free of most of my junk and free to roam, of course, does not mean I would be free. My youngest will be in college - payments have to be made. I'm not planning to be out of touch with family - and I have to establish a home base somewhere to register my car and my driver's license - and my business.... so I imagine it would still be here in Ohio.

Could rent my shabby home, I suppose, though the idea of being a long distance landlord doesn't appeal to me. My mother would jump at the change to move in here, though she can't afford full rent... that would be one solution. I could go home again.....

Guess I have ample time to think on it...