The Winds Of Change Are Blowing

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Today is totally gonna be a “feelings” post. The house is sold – the closing is set for July 24, at which point we will be “homeless”. Its scary. Every day I waffle between being excited and being scared to death. Jim is busy clearing out the house – maybe a little too fast! I kinda like having furniture while I still live here! Yesterday he cleared out his closet, and we still have 6 weeks left! I think he’s a little bit excited!?

So now the big question, where shall we go? We need to be in Kentucky for Brian’s Boy Scout camp the first week of August, but after that the world is ours! We keep asking each other “where do you want to go”? And then saying “I don’t know”! How do you all decide which way to head next??? Throw a dart at a map? We wanna see it all!!! But where do we begin??? Do we drive east toward the Atlantic? Or west toward the majestic mountains? Do we just flip a coin?

And then there’s the whole weirdness of leaving our family and friends behind. I will be leaving 2 sons behind and the youngest will be with us for the next year while he finishes high school. I’m not sure how to handle not being near my other babies. And what do we do about Christmas? I sure don’t want to come back here to freezing cold Illinois for Christmas!!!

Bless their hearts, I’ve had friends offer to store my stuff for me. I’ve even had one ask if we need to live at her house after we close on our house. No silly, I have an RV! But I love you anyways for offering!! Actually, I just love you anyways. You know who you are <3

So many questions, and not many answers right now. I guess the wind will tell us which way we will blow when the time comes…

6 Responses

  1. Jim Mellema

    Oh my poor sweet honey. She does love her anchor.

    It was December, 1974. I had signed up to join the Navy the past November, but they wouldn’t actually take me until I was 17. Mom then insisted that I stay til after Christmas.

    I had wanted to be in the Navy since I was very young, I read lots of WW2 books and all that stuff. I’d never been on an airplane, hell we’d never even been on a vacation. I couldn’t wait to get on that airplane and fly away on my great adventure.

    I feel like that now. I want everything to be ready. To be organized. For this experience to be the best that it can be for my entire family.

    But I am excited. We are doing this. In a few weeks, we will get in the bus and drive off. No destination, no responsibilities.

    We’ll go where the wind blows us, and we’ll have a blast. I feel 20 years younger already.

  2. Denise Colby

    If you come through Western Wisconsin, email us. We live on a farm. Boondockers are welcome.

  3. MikeworX

    Nice site and interesting adventures are ahead of you. We sold our home in 2011 and have been travelling since. We’ve RV’d around the US and Canada, been to Hawaii, lived in Costa Rica, and all over Europe. Don’t limit yourself to RVing around the US as so many other digital nomads have. Embrace online work – you can go *anywhere* 🙂

  4. Diz

    Did you buy ins on your motorhomes if it broke down on the road? If so what kind did you buy?

    • Jim Mellema

      We have Coachnet for emergency road service, flat tires, and towing.
      We’re also FMCA members,they have a host of service.

      As for an extended warrantee, no we do not.

      Jim

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