Personally, I think that Alan and I are both genetically programmed to live simply. We both claim to have always felt that less is more. Each of us, individually, has purposefully determined how much is enough. When we began blending our lives together, we purposely placed relationships and experiences ahead of material possessions. While we acknowledge that this might not work for everyone or for every chapter of one’s life, it works for us right now.
Together our whittlin’ down began as a joke. I ribbed him about having too many tee shirts and dress shirts from his previous work life. He countered by saying that I had way more possessions than he did. He took carloads of his stuff to the thrift store. I threw away a bunch of old papers and folders. The contest continued for months.
Finally we decided it would be much easier to agree on what possessions we actually needed in order to live a traveling, live-aboard kind of life. Then we’d get rid of the rest. Craig’s List, the thrift store, and the garbage can began vying for our attention. Not long after the big clean out began, we decided it was time to look for another RV and think about moving aboard full time.
So we finished up the last few remodel projects on the house, called the realtor, and put the house on the market.
We began serious research for a fiberglass trailer–pursued a few of them by phone and emails–looked at a couple. Finally decided on a 2006 17’ Casita which was just 30 miles away from where we live in Florida.
A little spiffing up and we were on the road for some dry runs. . .
