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Four Days on the Road to El Paso

by Peggy Staver
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On Tuesday morning, October 17th, with our 5th Wheel in tow, we pulled out of our driveway in Kansas City, Missouri, and headed southwest to …

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Categories RV living, RV Travel, Texas Tags guthrie oklahoma, monahans sandhills state park, stamford inn, stamford texas, travel nurse, wind farms

The Only Constant is Change

by Peggy Staver
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I didn’t realize how much I still thought like a business analyst until I heard myself tell a friend that the bathroom was functional and …

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Categories RV living, RV Travel Tags family, full-time rv, moving, travel nurse

Expanding Our Kitchen Table: How to Make a Round Table Bigger

by Peggy Staver
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After moving into our downsized house, we discovered our square dining table was too large for the kitchen. Our daughter had a round table that …

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Categories Downsizing, Kitchen remodel, Remodeling Tags diy table, recycling, small dining table, small kitchen

RV Renovation – Slide Out Desk

by Peggy Staver
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When we moved to our smaller home in April 2016, we owned an ultra-light 5th-wheel RV. Part of our downsizing plan was to travel more …

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Categories Downsizing, RV living, RV Modifications Tags door desktop, recycling, rv desks

Concrete Blocks and Recycled Pavers: Our Patio is Done!

by Peggy Staver

The patio project took months longer than we expected. It also took more concrete blocks and patio pavers than we estimated. However, it was worth …

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Categories Remodeling Tags patio, recycled materials

Clearing Clutter is Hard

by Peggy Staver
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It has been 38 days since we started our 30-day challenge to clear out the clutter in the basement. Since that day, we have opened …

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Categories Downsizing, Stuff Tags closet cleaning, declutter, downsize
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