You might think that with semi-retirement and full-time vagabonding, I would have plenty of time to do everything. I thought that too, until I started living this lifestyle.
Beside the usual grocery shopping, laundry, and cleaning tasks, there’s the “let’s move to a new campground” part that can take the better part of a day. This week has been one of those rare times where I’m moving quickly to get from Point A (Wisconsin) to Point B (Colorado). The weather is changing it up, so I want to get there a day earlier than planned, which means I’ve driven four days in a row, and, after a day off on Saturday, I’ll drive another 300 miles today.
So Saturday evening, after a day of running errands, filling the gas tank, and finishing tomorrow’s trip plan, I made the time to walk outside as the sun was sinking down in the western sky.
This tree was on fire in the late light…
The blue sky overhead was framed by a circle of trees…
And a leaf curled gracefully on the ground.
I felt so much better after that walk. Making the time to appreciate the world outside my head and outside my trailer is a very good thing.
Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well.
Louisa May Alcott
How true about life being full. Seems like sometimes it’s really about the “what” that we are able (or need) to choose given current circumstances. Your cadence of being OTR, even with its fluctuations sounds rhythmic to me…. really nice. And I’m glad you took the time to walk and share it with us 🙂
I hope so too! The aspens in fall have been on my bucket list for a long time.
Hi, Kathy! It’s chilly here in Nebraska right now, but I expect Denver to be a cold snap this weekend, so I’m dragging out my winter coat for that! I’ll be in Denver/Aurora area visiting family and getting my trailer maintained — think spa treatment for trailers 🙂
I totally get what you shared about life OTR and how it’s a lot about unexpected lessons! I keep trying to figure out how to write about some of them, it’s hard. But at some point, I will. Thanks for reading and for commenting!
Thanks for the colorful photos Annie, hope you are in time to catch the Aspen in Colorado.
It’s getting chilly here in the mountains!
Where will you be in Colorado?
4 yrs ago, my son(9) and I took a year off to live and learn about life on the road. The challenges that arose, were very different from the challenges I believed would lay ahead of me. I thought the challenge would be to get all of the schooling I had planned, completed. It’s funny that so much more learning came in through, “living” the life OTR!
Love following your experiences!
A beautiful very good thing! Thank you for the lovely photos. Safe trip!!
Walking, it is so good for whatever is cluttering the mind. Walk on Annie and safe travels to Colorado. Love the fall leaves photos, so beautiful. ♡