21 Jun The Van Works… Really Well

With all the restrictions with regards to Covid, I decided that I would just stay in Ontario this summer. Even though the other provinces are opening up I still wanted my trip to be about my speaking…spreading a message about living fully every day while you can. Not to wait! For heaven’s sake, do what you want to do while you still can.  That is the message in my book as well as providing the pages to write your own journey. Don’t Die Before You’re Dead… it is available on Amazon.

In spite of my not going across Canada I still planned to live my message. I couldn’t in good faith tell everyone not to wait and then me wait till things were better. So my son finished my van and I left home to explore Ontario.

I have been gone just over 2 weeks and am finding it to be a great experience. As for the van, it needs a few minor tweaks. Nothing that I wasn’t able to problem solve myself while on the road. For instance, the cupboard doors and drawers open when I make right hand turns. They close when I turn left. To fix this for the time being, I merely added some of those 3M Command hooks top and bottom and wrapped string between them. There is still a little movement but nothing than can’t be rectified with the right magnets installed.

Being on my own, it was clear that I needed to be mindful of how much I exposed the living quarters of my vehicle so I committed to using the front driver’s seat to step into the back of the van. I simply part heavy curtains and voila…there is my living room et el. It made perfect sense that as I stepped in, I should back out. This I only did once as it proved to require more awareness of my size than I had anticipated. Stepping back my first morning at a very early hour, I startled myself and probably others when I sat on the horn. Lesson learned: step into the back and step out from the back. No more horns.

I am sure there will be other things for me to learn as I discover what it is like to live in my tiny home.

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