Finished with Getting Ready for the Retirement RV Dream

March 2, 2022 With Cliff the big red truck, the motorcycle, and RV registered with their new Florida tags plus Bruce and I with our Florida driver’s licenses, we have now completed our move to Florida. We are using the Escapees park in Florida as our physical address and we are using the Escapees mail […]

And I Am Now Florida Woman!

March 2, 2022 It turns out Florida will let you use your passport, even if it has expired, to get your driver’s license. It can’t be expired more than five years. Luckily, my passport had expired in 2020, so I could use it to prove who I am. So, I didn’t need to bring my […]

Florida Titles and Registrations Completed

March 1, 2022 Today, we rode to the library and printed out our Florida insurance cards so we could finish our title work and registration. While we were there, Bruce got his library card. Afterwards, we rode to the tax collector’s office and got the motorcycle VIN verified. Since we had the truck’s VIN verified […]

New Driver’s License for Bruce

February 28, 2022 We had been waiting on our new Florida address before we could move forward with getting our Florida driver’s licenses. Here’s the story so far. Escapees sent the email with our new address via email last week on Tuesday. Bruce didn’t get it until Sunday. It appears his email service was having […]

It Is Offical, I’ve Turned in My Retirement Notice!

January 10, 2022 Management has known that I was going to retire at the end of January since September. This morning, I made it official and turned in my retirement notice. When I think about it, I feel teary and sad, with a little bit of “what was I thinking” thrown in. I have truly […]

Things to Do to Get Ready for the Retirement RV Dream

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The House Is Now Sold!

October 15, 2021 Yesterday, we cleared out the last of the stuff from the house. One of my friends bought the TV and entertainment cabinet. It felt so strange to see the house completely empty. We signed the closing paperwork this morning, got a cashiers check, and the house is no longer ours. We headed […]

Stuff Here, Stuff There, and Stuff Everywhere

October 11, 2021 As the house empties out, more stuff has been put into storage or given away. We have brought food and many other items to the RV. Some of the items we brought to the RV will go into storage, as we just don’t have room in the RV. The formerly uncluttered RV […]

The Kitchen Cabinets Are Empty

October 9, 2021 Yesterday, we got our closing time for next Friday. As of 11:00 am next Friday, we will be houseless. We will be truly full-time RVers. I was able to get the kitchen cabinets empty. My heart was sore as I emptied my kitchen cabinets. I loved my kitchen and while I knew […]

Getting Movers in to Move the Big Furniture

October 7, 2021 Yesterday, Bruce tried taking apart the Danish hutch. It didn’t break down into as small as pieces as he expected. Since it didn’t break down into small pieces, we realized we needed help. Bruce found a moving company that could come today and he found conditioned storage for the furniture. He is […]