We’ve really done it; our trip has begun. We’ve handed back the keys to our previous home, taken our last load to the storage unit and driven off with all the items which we want to have near us for the next year loaded into the pickup.

Much of the stuff I am glad to be rid of: a computer chair that was falling apart but wasn’t worth replacing for a few months of use, an annoying alarm clock, a lawn mower brought from our prior home that sat unused in our garage for a year.  Without a next home to go to, we couldn’t just throw everything in random boxes to be sorted later (without getting a house sized storage unit anyway), so every item had to be looked at and weighed for utility, sentimental value and packability.

We’re still tired from moving (yay for not having to move that TV stand again), so we’ll be taking the next few days slowly, in addition to just figuring out how to do this long term traveling thing. We’ll clearly need to do further reorganizing to make our stuff easier to access and transport, and swap out things that don’t work out well. So far, staying hydrated and having paper towels available have been most important.

It is a good beginning to the many adventures ahead of us.