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Have you ever dreamed of traveling around the country full-time? That’s what my guest today is doing. We talk about the unique challenges involved in needing to be able to haul everything you own.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Dealing with Identity Clutter
- Making it Possible to pack up the RV in an hour
- Getting rid of high-value stuff
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I was introduced to your blogs and podcasts by a member of a forum I enjoy. I don’t know which podcast I listened to, but I was struck by “start by what you see when you come in the front door.” I have been looking at my totally cluttered house, knowing it’s all my fault (I live alone, after being a caregiver for >40 years) and have tried to start with my kitchen, to get a clean sink. Except that is a never ending, and never successful project/ process. So I went to the front door and decided to start in the living room. I have no entry area, just a door that opens right into the living room. But I was able to clear the floor, improve the walking in space, wash the windows, clear off the “floor” of the bow window and it is noticeable better. Not done, and I have “stuff” in 3 boxes to sort through, but it is in boxes, not scattered all over the floor. (Much of it started in those boxes, I didn’t just add it! I was able to go through my DVDs and VCR tapes and throw away some, and dust and put back the ones I want to keep. That felt like so much progress, and something that will not have to be redone in the near future. So thank you for giving me a new place to start!
When I was in high school and college, I was a good student. I always started on the little and easy homework assignments, so I could get them out of the way, then focus on the big and difficult assignments that took more time.
Perhaps this time I will be successful at making progress in my house.
Great podcast. The RV living applies to standard home living as well.
Especially when disasters are forecast and there is a time limit on getting out of your home.
Keeping the clutter out of the house as well as our mind would help to make quick decisions on the priority of what to take in 10-30 minutes.
Perhaps some family fire drills (people first, pets second) or impending disaster drills to know the grab and go items.
We had a fire this summer, high winds, 100 degrees heat which moved quickly. I was stumped what to grab and distracted trying to call DIL at work 35 miles away to ask her what to grab besides dogs and porch cat. I could not get through.
After the third time from neighbors telling me to leave, they came in force and said, “What can I take to your rig.” No more dilly dally.
I had grabbed some clothes, husband’s medications, computers so they took that, and helped me capture our two cats. Then to son’s house, started a sprinkler and got their dogs and medications on the counter and some water before I was shooed away by deputies telling me the fire was cresting the hill. The cat was not to be seen, probably under the porch.
Met DIL 4 miles from home and we stayed there to watch. Our homes survived. Another young couples’ home did not, nor that same farm family’s multi-generation home. Many fires in our region this summer so we were not unique.
I need to remember this in continuing to declutter. Would I replace this? So many, nopes.