Homeless by Choice

Well before COVID I'd made a crazy decision to forego an address and live out of an RV. I did that for over a year. It's when I fell in love with Texas.

There were some great perks:

The simplicity of having less stuff was refreshing.

The flexibility and freedom to travel was wonderful.

It was extremely economically beneficial.

However, it was extremely difficult to answer the question "Where do you live?" People look at you very oddly when you tell them you live in an RV.

Laundromat's suck.

I recall flying into the Denver airport late one night. I can't remember what I was doing but I was just there for the night and flying back out the next day so I was going to sleep in my RV in the airport parking lot. There was an early cold snap and it was freezing. While I had heat I was able to immediately turn on, it took a LONG time to warm up! That sucked.

I really loved that lifestyle but my height combined with the lack of adjustability made it hard for me to drive long distances comfortably and you can't have a piano in an RV. So ultimately I sold it.

I tell you that so you understand a bit more about who I am. I don't actually need a lot to be comfortable and I'm not worried about keeping up with the Jones's. I have plans to build a tiny home near my child.

I am very self sufficient. I learned to jump my battery when I met up with my RV after weeks on the road and it was dead, I could fill and dump my own tanks, and I could back up like a pro without the back-up camera.

I was resourceful when I needed an internet signal.

I tend to be able to make it work no matter what situation I find myself in.

And I'm adventurous outside the bedroom as much as I am inside it.