What a long night! The wind kicked up and started rocking the 5thWheel & rattling the slide toppers like no ones business! So finally around 2:30 am Puff & I were bringing in the slides! Talk about crazy!! then trying to go back to sleep after that..... not alot of fun!
All day the wind has been howling (up to 100kms/hr) and the slides have been in, making for very cozy living quarters! LOL it has finally stopped blowing (its now 3:48pm) and we have finally put the slides back. You don't realize what you can't access until you move the slides. We couldn't get to the silverware to make toast or stir our coffee, and to reach the toaster ... well that was an interesting experience. Being that I am short, I could barely reach the microwave!
Hopefully mother nature will give us a bit of a break with the wind....
till next time
Crickit
Saturday, 15 December 2012
Sunday, 9 December 2012
AS THE HOLIDAYS APPROACH
I don't think I have EVER wrapped Christmas gifts so quickly in my life!! With such close quarters it is difficult to keep anything hidden! LOL Once it arrives, it needs to be wrapped immediately! Then the question comes "where to put them now?" It requires a little imagination and "forgetting" when you accidentally find something hahaha
The biggest challenge that I am finding is the lighting in this place. I LOVE light!! The more windows the better to let the sun in. I am finding it a little frustrating that the over head lighting in here is a LOT darker than I like....even though we have changed out the bulbs to LED.
We are getting used to shopping every second day.... it is strange buying so little at a time when you are used to feeding a family. It means a lot more trips to the store. We usually go do our shopping at night now, after work and we use that time for our evening "stroll" on the horribly windy & rainy days. A few laps around a shopping mall is better than nothing.
Since we are now living a few feet away from a beautiful scenic walk, Puff & I have been going for evening walks (when the wind isn't blowing 90kms/hr). Its a great 20 minute walk and a great way to relax and breathe. The sound of the waves lapping the beach, the ducks quacking lightly in the background... there is nothing like it! We can't wait until the sun is out later so we can enjoy it even more.
The neighbors are friendly. Its a whole new thing for me. I am not used to knowing my neighbors (what ever happened to that??? my parents knew their neighbors). I'm just not used to being in a "fishbowl" I guess. Soon summer will be here and the tourists will be all around us, I better get used to it soon. Puff, on the other hand, can chat up anyone, anywhere! People flock to him! He was out yesterday putting some non-skid tiles on our deck and stairs and out of nowhere comes our neighbor to check it out!
I definitely think this move has helped our relationship. We spend more time together talking than ever before. The TV is hardly ever on, it is mostly background music and chit chat. Puff has become more helpful around the house indoors & I do whatever I can outdoors to help him... (though the really tall stuff is all his! LOL) We are working well as a team.
Till next time
Crickit
The biggest challenge that I am finding is the lighting in this place. I LOVE light!! The more windows the better to let the sun in. I am finding it a little frustrating that the over head lighting in here is a LOT darker than I like....even though we have changed out the bulbs to LED.
We are getting used to shopping every second day.... it is strange buying so little at a time when you are used to feeding a family. It means a lot more trips to the store. We usually go do our shopping at night now, after work and we use that time for our evening "stroll" on the horribly windy & rainy days. A few laps around a shopping mall is better than nothing.
Since we are now living a few feet away from a beautiful scenic walk, Puff & I have been going for evening walks (when the wind isn't blowing 90kms/hr). Its a great 20 minute walk and a great way to relax and breathe. The sound of the waves lapping the beach, the ducks quacking lightly in the background... there is nothing like it! We can't wait until the sun is out later so we can enjoy it even more.The neighbors are friendly. Its a whole new thing for me. I am not used to knowing my neighbors (what ever happened to that??? my parents knew their neighbors). I'm just not used to being in a "fishbowl" I guess. Soon summer will be here and the tourists will be all around us, I better get used to it soon. Puff, on the other hand, can chat up anyone, anywhere! People flock to him! He was out yesterday putting some non-skid tiles on our deck and stairs and out of nowhere comes our neighbor to check it out!
I definitely think this move has helped our relationship. We spend more time together talking than ever before. The TV is hardly ever on, it is mostly background music and chit chat. Puff has become more helpful around the house indoors & I do whatever I can outdoors to help him... (though the really tall stuff is all his! LOL) We are working well as a team.
Till next time
Crickit
Saturday, 1 December 2012
TWO MONTHS
Well its been two months today since we started our adventure. It's funny the way people perceive you..... their thoughts on how "crazy" you are etc.....
We didn't tell anyone we were moving into our Coach.... we let it be a complete surprise. It worked. :) We invited Puffs parents here for Thanksgiving dinner. It was a bit of a fiasco getting them here, but... in the end it turned out great! They were impressed with the quality of our Coach. They were surprised by the amount of storage we had, and how much we were enjoying it! My mother in law even commented on how much happier we were!!! We invited Puffs sister & brother in law over for a quick visit, they said all the right things, but disapproved of our choice to live here. Oh well... WE LOVE IT!!!!!!!!
Everything is still great and fun! Its been interesting on some of the windier nights... the rocking and rolling as the south-easters hit us, but we are warm, dry and comfortable! It hasn't been as hard as I thought to adjust to such a small space. I enjoy the fact that I can clean the whole place in 5 minutes!!
We are at the start of December, and getting ideas on how to decorate for the Christmas season.... obviously the HUGE tree will have to be a NOT, and hanging lights inside....well that won't do either. A few changes will have to be made to compensate, but in the end, I think it will work out just fine!
till next time
Crickit
We didn't tell anyone we were moving into our Coach.... we let it be a complete surprise. It worked. :) We invited Puffs parents here for Thanksgiving dinner. It was a bit of a fiasco getting them here, but... in the end it turned out great! They were impressed with the quality of our Coach. They were surprised by the amount of storage we had, and how much we were enjoying it! My mother in law even commented on how much happier we were!!! We invited Puffs sister & brother in law over for a quick visit, they said all the right things, but disapproved of our choice to live here. Oh well... WE LOVE IT!!!!!!!!
Everything is still great and fun! Its been interesting on some of the windier nights... the rocking and rolling as the south-easters hit us, but we are warm, dry and comfortable! It hasn't been as hard as I thought to adjust to such a small space. I enjoy the fact that I can clean the whole place in 5 minutes!!
We are at the start of December, and getting ideas on how to decorate for the Christmas season.... obviously the HUGE tree will have to be a NOT, and hanging lights inside....well that won't do either. A few changes will have to be made to compensate, but in the end, I think it will work out just fine! till next time
Crickit
Thursday, 18 October 2012
OUR FIRST STORM
We survived our first storm! :)
We have been doing great here. Adjusting to the new sounds from our unit and the peace and quiet that comes from about 7pm on. It is amazing! We both are so relaxed and we have been sleeping really well. Until the night of the storm, hahaha.
We had 80-100km/hr winds and the trailer was rocking! Its like being on a boat. Something to definitely get used to. We went to bed at our usual time and tried to sleep. What we forgot was that we are only about 2 feet below our slide toppers, which, if you have them you know, rock back and forth and make a clunking sound. Needless to say it was a very restless night. The sound of the rain has always been soothing to us both, so that bit hasn't been a problem at all.
We didn't realize how many other RVers are out there, living full time in their units until now. We thought we would be the only ones getting up at 5am and heading off to work... nope, there are 8 others around us doing the exact same thing! We are even the "late" risers! We haven't really met anyone around us yet, the weather needs to co-operate for us to be outdoors more often, but everyone always smiles, waves & says hello. This is a nice change of pace from the usual way you meet your neighbors (dogs barking, who is on whos property line etc....). It is nice to meet such cheerful people who are living the dream, just like us!
till next time
Crickit
We have been doing great here. Adjusting to the new sounds from our unit and the peace and quiet that comes from about 7pm on. It is amazing! We both are so relaxed and we have been sleeping really well. Until the night of the storm, hahaha.
We had 80-100km/hr winds and the trailer was rocking! Its like being on a boat. Something to definitely get used to. We went to bed at our usual time and tried to sleep. What we forgot was that we are only about 2 feet below our slide toppers, which, if you have them you know, rock back and forth and make a clunking sound. Needless to say it was a very restless night. The sound of the rain has always been soothing to us both, so that bit hasn't been a problem at all.
We didn't realize how many other RVers are out there, living full time in their units until now. We thought we would be the only ones getting up at 5am and heading off to work... nope, there are 8 others around us doing the exact same thing! We are even the "late" risers! We haven't really met anyone around us yet, the weather needs to co-operate for us to be outdoors more often, but everyone always smiles, waves & says hello. This is a nice change of pace from the usual way you meet your neighbors (dogs barking, who is on whos property line etc....). It is nice to meet such cheerful people who are living the dream, just like us!
till next time
Crickit
Monday, 8 October 2012
MOVED IN
Special thanks go out to my amazing husband and wonderful daughter who busted their butts and completed the move of our new home with out me because I was sick. You both are amazing!
THANKSGIVING
Our first Thanksgiving in our unit is done, it went extremely well in my opinion. Since our oven is so tiny, we were unable to cook a turkey like we usually do. Instead Puff had an idea..... use our roaster that does fit and layer turkey and stuffing (like you do with a lasagna).
Off to the store we go to get some fresh turkey breast and all the fixings for a traditional stuffing. IT TURNED OUT AMAZING!!!!!!!! We were able to make enough turkey and stuffing for not only us and my in-laws, but to send some left overs to our kids as well. It cooked up in no time, yet still had that marvelous turkey smell :)
After dinner our kids came over (they had to work late) so we were able to entertain 6 adults comfortably in our unit.
till next time
Crickit
Off to the store we go to get some fresh turkey breast and all the fixings for a traditional stuffing. IT TURNED OUT AMAZING!!!!!!!! We were able to make enough turkey and stuffing for not only us and my in-laws, but to send some left overs to our kids as well. It cooked up in no time, yet still had that marvelous turkey smell :)
After dinner our kids came over (they had to work late) so we were able to entertain 6 adults comfortably in our unit.
till next time
Crickit
Friday, 5 October 2012
FIRST WEEK DOWN
What a week it has been. Moving day found me sick with the flu :( this meant Puff and our youngest daughter had to finish packing and moving everything without my help. They did a fantastic job! Hardly anything for me to do once I was better!
I think we have done ok so far. We have invested in some clear plastic containers with lids that are only about 8 inches deep to store stuff in. After sorting through things we put some of our summer clothing (its getting cold here) and some things we won't use until next spring in the containers and stored them in (what we lovingly call) the basement. The clear containers enable us to see what is in them without having to open them everytime. They stack together perfectly, and are easy for one person to carry.
Laundry...... now theres a topic. We are lucky enough to have a washer/dryer combo in our unit. This is a blessing as Puff works in construction and gets dirty FAST! LOL I was surprised at how little soap it takes to wash a load. On the flip side... loads are TINY! Recommendations: NEVER FILL YOUR MACHINE... it won't even wash and you would have wasted 3 hours.... yes 3 hours. I find that I am doing a load of laundry every morning before I leave for work, another one on my lunch hour (I work close by) and another one when I get home every day! Another word to the wise: don't do laundry if you are having company.. the whole place shakes. Now this might change once we get the tri-pod under the front of our 5th wheel....(I hope). PLAN AHEAD!!!
One awesome addition Puff added is a landing and new stairs. Instead of climbing the little metal stairs, reaching up to unlock the door and then climb back down to open the door and then back up again to get inside, we now have 3 comfortable stairs and a small deck. It isn't big enough for chairs, well maybe one chair, but it is perfect for when you come home with groceries. I need to paint them tomorrow so that they are protected from the weather, but they look great!
The absolute best thing about our new life..... the quiet!! After 8pm it is dead silent here! It is so dark here we can see all the stars and we can watch the cruise ships go by :)
Till next time
Crickit
I think we have done ok so far. We have invested in some clear plastic containers with lids that are only about 8 inches deep to store stuff in. After sorting through things we put some of our summer clothing (its getting cold here) and some things we won't use until next spring in the containers and stored them in (what we lovingly call) the basement. The clear containers enable us to see what is in them without having to open them everytime. They stack together perfectly, and are easy for one person to carry.
Laundry...... now theres a topic. We are lucky enough to have a washer/dryer combo in our unit. This is a blessing as Puff works in construction and gets dirty FAST! LOL I was surprised at how little soap it takes to wash a load. On the flip side... loads are TINY! Recommendations: NEVER FILL YOUR MACHINE... it won't even wash and you would have wasted 3 hours.... yes 3 hours. I find that I am doing a load of laundry every morning before I leave for work, another one on my lunch hour (I work close by) and another one when I get home every day! Another word to the wise: don't do laundry if you are having company.. the whole place shakes. Now this might change once we get the tri-pod under the front of our 5th wheel....(I hope). PLAN AHEAD!!!
One awesome addition Puff added is a landing and new stairs. Instead of climbing the little metal stairs, reaching up to unlock the door and then climb back down to open the door and then back up again to get inside, we now have 3 comfortable stairs and a small deck. It isn't big enough for chairs, well maybe one chair, but it is perfect for when you come home with groceries. I need to paint them tomorrow so that they are protected from the weather, but they look great!
The absolute best thing about our new life..... the quiet!! After 8pm it is dead silent here! It is so dark here we can see all the stars and we can watch the cruise ships go by :)
Till next time
Crickit
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