Adventures in Downsizing pt. III: Why I can’t own nice things and how our RV almost caught fire

So, here’s what happened…this time. I was coming out of a building in downtown Redding that I frequently visit that happens to be on a steep street. There are three, concrete steps directly outside the building, but thankfully there is also a wheelchair accessible ramp. Unfortunately, while the building has an ADA compliant wheelchair ramp, the VERY steep ramp leads directly […]

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Adventures In Downsizing Pt. II: Full-time RV living at its finest or living in a tin-can nightmare?

Since moving from a 7 bedroom, 3600 sq. ft. house in the city into a 300 sq. ft. RV to live off-grid, high in the mountains below Mt. Shasta nearly eight months ago, Robin and I have learned some very real and sometimes difficult – if not downright harsh – realities about full-time RV living. SEE RELATED: Adventures In Downsizing Pt. I: […]

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Adventures in Downsizing: Songs of the Mountain

Since recently moving into the Intermountain Community below Mt. Shasta in Northern California from the Southern California desert, I have been spending more and more time just sitting outside, enjoying time by myself and the mountain silence while reflecting on my life. Sometimes I think about the life-goals I have already achieved, such as serving in the military and my time as a […]

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