We Are Finalizing our Exit Strategy

Happy Holidays, everyone! We hope you are all doing well, staying healthy and happy, and enjoying this holiday season as best you can in this time of challenge and uncertainty. Fireside at home base in Deming, NM Year-end is always a good time to reflect on our lives--what is working, what needs to change, what …

New Mexico State Park Passes Extended

When New Mexico closed all their state parks to overnight camping back in mid-March 2020 due to Covid-19, a lot of questions were raised about the annual camping passes. For those of you who aren’t aware, New Mexico has a great deal on their camping passes for state parks. You can purchase an annual pass …

Back on the Road – Finally!

Greetings, everyone, from our home on wheels! After seven months, we're finally back out on the road, even if it is just temporarily. It feels so good to be back in the RV, having a different view outside our windows, living a little closer to nature. Since our last update, we did become official residents …

Homebase Life, Pandemic-Style

Currently at our homebase in Deming, New Mexico: Yeah, I know it's been a long time since I've posted anything here, but honestly it's been a pretty boring time being cooped up at our homebase as we self-isolate from the pandemic. Even though some of the restrictions that were put in place back in March …

Home Base Update – Closing in a Pandemic

Currently located at Escapees Dreamcatcher RV Park in Deming, New Mexico: Just wanted to give everyone another quick update on where things stand on our purchase of our home base property here in Deming, New Mexico. Because the transaction is a relatively simple one (cash purchase, no lien on the seller's side), we've been able …

Update on Home Base Purchase, Coping With Self-Isolation

Currently in Escapees Dreamcatcher RV Park in Deming, New Mexico: Just wanted to give everyone a quick update on the purchase of our home base property here in Deming. We had the home inspection done this past Monday. Andy and I met the realtor, the home inspector and his wife at the property so we …

Executing Our Exit Strategy, Finding a Home Base

Currently in Escapees Dreamcatcher RV Park in Deming, New Mexico: Greetings from our self-isolation pod in sunny New Mexico, where we are continuing to practice social distancing while I recover from a mild case of shingles. We have some exciting news to share, so let just jump right in. Over the past few weeks as …

How To Be Stressed and Bored At the Same Time

Currently at Escapees Dreamcatcher RV Park in Deming, New Mexico: Just wanted to send out a quick update from our little spot of heaven in the middle of chaos. We're still in Deming where we've been ever since New Mexico closed their state parks on March 13 and we got kicked out. We're in a …

March 2020 Expense Report – Full-Time RV Living

It’s time once again for our monthly expense report where we share the costs associated with our full-time RV life.  We do not have a sticks-and-bricks home base, but travel wherever the weather takes us as we chase 70°. In March 2020, we completed our 19th month as full-time RVers. When we started our full-time …

COVID-19 – Day 11+ of Social Distancing

We are currently at Escapees Dreamcatcher RV Park in Deming, New Mexico: It sure seems like we've been here longer than eleven days. Time goes by pretty slowly when you're confined to one spot all day. We arrived here on Friday, March 13 (how appropriate was that?) when the New Mexico State Parks were closed …