Our Story

Welcome to Our Downsized Life

We are Andy and Peggy Staver.

Update: May 2023

After living on the road for five years, we sold our RV and moved into a townhome. We continue to travel, just not in an RV. There are so many new and unique accommodations in outdoor hospitality that we want to experience. We look forward to sharing them with you.

Original Story:

Peggy ended her career in the corporate world, and we started this blog to document home remodeling projects on the small fixer-upper we had purchased in 2016. Our remodeling posts are still active and

In October 2017, we made a major decision to change our lifestyle. Andy left his job at the Veterans Administration to start a new career as a traveling nurse.

We wanted to travel and see the country now. We didn’t want to wait until we reached retirement age. While we have enjoyed extended vacations in our RV, we had not lived in it full-time.

Andy is adjusting to the life of a traveler and is adapting to new hospitals and processes. He is also the main photographer for our blog. Peggy writes our blog, struggles with internet connections, and is pursuing a freelance writing career.

You can find many of our remodeling projects on our blog, along with our frustrations getting rid of furniture, mementos, and clothes.

We are glad you stopped by. We will be sharing our travels and recommending free places to go and things to do. We also share RV modifications and our experiences on the road.

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Safe travels,

Andy & Peggy

man and woman posing on Casa Grande, AZ mountain
Peggy & Andy

2 thoughts on “Our Story”

  1. I love how you downsized your life, so you can do what you want now. Many people wait to retirement to travel, and do what they want. Unfortunately, we are not guaranteed to get to retirement age, or be in good health in our retirement age. Seize the moment now!

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    • Thank you. We were blessed to be able to do this when we did. It has been a great experience – seeing different parts of the country and meeting people everywhere we go. We have made many friends that we still are in contact with.

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