Learning from failure

As new full time RV'ers we are learning from mistakes as we go. When we joined "The RV Bunch" and shared photos of our finished trailer, we received an overwhelming (in a good way that is...) 3100 likes and almost a thousand comments.

A bunch of people asked how we secure all the decor etc. when travelling. Many people assumed that we stay in one place because we have a lot of decor!

Heck no I shall say to that!

Our decor and the fact that we chose to furnish our tiny home with our own furniture is the main reason why we feel so at home now, that we live in this space full time. 

You may also ask (after seeing our pictures), how in the world we manage to secure it all! It's a learning process, but we are slowly (and a few times real quick) seeing what works and what doesn't. 

After jamming our furniture all together to avoid it from moving, Joe secured each piece with mainly l-brackets.

     

The walk-in closet took a little longer and a bit of Google help to figure out. During our first few moves I was almost in tears with frustration because every time almost ALL of our many clothes literally jumped off the rack, that they were supposed to hang on. With all of our clothes (well mostly my huge collection, to be completely honest), that was A LOT of clothes to hang back up. We were frustrated! 

So finally I decided to asked “DR.GOOGLE" for advise and ...the result was so simple! Joe slipped an old vacuum cleaner hose over the clothes rod. The coils help each hanger to stay in place. 

The shoes received a net that Joe mounted and I used little clips that can easily be clipped on and closed during travels and opened when we we are not traveling. No more scattered shoes everywhere on the floor! My sanity has been restored!

We still have to take down a lot of decor that otherwise falls over and scratches up the walls and paint. Yes it's a chore but it really doesn't take up much time to secure it and then put it back up.

Our items in the kitchen, such as plates are divided by thin packing styrofoam that we cut up into small pieces , depending on when they are needed.

The plates are stored in lightweight plastic baskets that we found dirt cheap at Arc.

Various other items we like to store in these baskets that I found on clearance at Michaels. They seem indestructible but on the downside, they are a bit heavy.

My many plants, that I can't seem to live without, got broken several times before figuring out a safe haven for them: The shower!  It was one of those "duuh" moments where you realize that you have this space that you can close off and why in the world don't you utilize it during travels?

Got spices?

We like to see ours. We already had a tiny ledge to put them on and then came up with the idea to strap them in with this bailing wire that is sturdy enough to keep them where they belong!

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We've developed a routine of what each of us do on moving day and each time we move it gets a little easier and faster to prepare everything.

So far we've chosen to stay in one location for about a week so our lives aren't about packing and driving.

We want to be able to relax and take in our surroundings without rushing through it all and overlooking the beauty of our journey at each stop that we make. 

Exhaling...🙂

That's what this lifestyle is all about. To seek change. To grow.