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~ Welcome to Robin's Travel Blog! ~
~ I'm Totally Enjoying My Experience of
Living as a Nature Loving RV'er
& Inspired Jewelry Artist! ~
You have two choices
in life: You can dissolve into the mainstream, or you can be distinct. To be distinct is to be different. To be different,
you must strive to be what no one else but you can be.
Alan Ashley-Pitt
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Every Week)
The single greatest moment on any RV trip is the instant you turn the key on the ignition of your motorhome or tow
vehicle and hear the engine roar to life. You are about to untether yourself from your fixed-based life, and you feel a surge of
energy from deep within your soul. Adventure, excitement and discovery await, and that's a feeling that nearly all RVers experience
at each moment of departure.
(Now, This is What I'm Talking About!!)
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Saturday, April 22, 2006
I Gave My Notice...Now What??!!
Well, I finally gave my notice to my employer, in 6 weeks--on Sat. June 10 will be my
last day of work--with both my regular job & a house/pet sitting job for some good friends. The scary thing is--getting
that last paycheck. I know I've just got to put my $$ (or lack thereof) where my mouth is & to take the plunge by
getting off this uncomfortably familiar fencepost of procrastination & drive out of Florida in my fully-packed,
fully-insured RV; thinking about it just isn't cutting it anymore.
An Unpleasant
Recollection
I don't recall discussing this before---but a troubling event took place last
year (May 16th) that has just been legally resolved. It literally threw me for a loop--took the wind out of my proverbial
sails, caused me a tremendous amount of anxiety & in the process derailed my confidence, for a time about taking
off in my RV.
4 days after purchasing my RV I got slammed by a Drunk Driver, luckily I wasn't driving
the RV--As a responsible driver, I'd been out purchasing RV Insurance & truly enjoying my good fortune at
finally having found & been able to buy outright--my very own Rig. I'd been in an unusually great mood, feeling very
excited, confident & extremely hopeful--that after so much postponement I would finally be doing my own thing & following
through on my plans. This happened on my way home within walking distance of my house, on the very last turn--into the
subdivision.
The sudden & horrible sound of metal on metal, disrupted this beautiful evening--I never
ever saw anything--only heard that sickening sound & felt my Mitsubishi shudder all along the passenger side of the car--it
was quite badly damaged & undriveable from the crushing impact. I had no idea what had happened, until I got out
of my car, turns out this guy (I'd like to call him something else) Drunk out of his mind was flying like
a crazy man, down the middle of the road--on an illegally driven vehicle meant for off-roading (an ATV-All Terrain Vehicle
Quad) with no headlights on whatsoever, he creamed me & the ATV flies up in the air--it goes 1 way, he goes the other--it
then slams into the car behind me & believe it or not he gets up & starts wandering around holding his head wondering
what happened.
The girls in the car directly behind me thought they were dead when they saw this ATV flying
towards them at a high rate of speed & then somehow within a split second--which feels like much longer--managed
to swerve avoiding the worst of it, they really wanted to go after this disgustingly irresponsible Drunk Driver
who reeked of Alcohol as well as--far worse things. After what seemed like way too long, came the Police Officers
with their handcuffs, Florida Highway Patrol, Paramedics, Ambulances, Fire Engine, Helicopter, Bystanders & 3 Tow Trucks. My quiet & peaceful evening had been
transformed into something bizarre & surreal...In the blink of an eye...
I just didn't have the heart to make that phone call to my folks--who were 2 minutes
down the street--afterall, they have already been on the receiving end of that most dreaded & unimaginable knock
on the door in the middle of the night bringing the worst news...I wasn't hurt physically so I used my AAA card &
had my car towed & told them what happened the next day, after I had calmed down a bit.
It's been almost 1 year since this occurred & I just now received a letter
from the State Attorney telling me this guy has been arrested, charged with DUI--he pleaded No Contest & has been
ordered to pay restitution as part of his sentence. I sincerely do hope that he manages to get his act & his life
together & does pay back what he owes. I also hope & pray that my badly shaken confidence can once again be
restored & that instead of being afraid---I shall possess a sense of humor combined with a fun & positive
approach, bravely welcoming my RVing adventures & whatever awaits
around the next bend...
Saturday, April 8, 2006
Bad Habits Die Hard...
There's something I know that no matter how difficult it is for me to do--it's something
I've got to make myself tackle before I can even think about leaving here, & that's to go through the various files,
papers, bills, boxes of stuff/junk I've accumulated during my unexpectedly-extended stay I've had here with
my family (2 yrs + 9 mos.)
Today, I helped my daughter move some nice furniture that my employer so graciously offered
her--a large overstuffed couch & matching loveseat. So, we had to make room for them, you see there's no room in
her storage compartment (she's here with the family since she's been in-between jobs, apts. &
roommates...). Ultimately, it was more of my stuff that needed to be moved out of the way so she can have
the room I've been partially using--Oh Boy, there's way may crap than I ever imagined possible--Hey wait a minute, I already
dealt with all this didn't I--when I decided to go mobile & sell most of my earthly possessions?
There's some stuff that's just an ongoing thing, an inescapable part of life & I've
allowed it to get out-of-hand & now it's overflowing box after box. I know what I'll be doing for the next several
days...
Saturday, April 1, 2006
Spring Ahead...
Yes, it's that time of year again, tonight we reset the clocks to Daylight Saving's Time
by "Springing Ahead" 1 hr.
No word on my potential Housesitting/ Caretaking position in Upstate New York, it's in legal
limbo & could be for quite some time...or not...who knows how long it may take to resolve?? I'm not sweating it
& shall continue making my own plans, it's just a distant possibility in the back of my mind at the moment.
I am well aware that exactly 2 mos. from today it is:
1) My Mom's Birthday
2) The start of the 2006 Hurricane Season
As of now I don't plan to still be here for either event, although it does tug at my "Daughterly
Duty Strings" to at least consider the Birthday thing...This is what happens to me; there's ALWAYS another reason to postpone
my departure date.
I've decided to tell myself to just pretend I'm already a "Snowbird" & they usually
leave Florida sometime in May, before the full brunt of a Florida Summer hits, which is exactly what I know I cannot &
will not take another one of, I'm just not up to it, the older I get the harder it is to handle. That heat &
humidity is one of the most energy draining, motivation zapping forces of Nature that I've ever encountered & living in
the continuous "Air Conditioning Bubble" is not on my agenda for this Summer--plain & simple...
This May 26th will be the 18th anniversary of mine & my daughter Amanda's arrival in
Holiday, Fl. from Atlanta. Although, over the course of the last 5 years I have managed to travel back &
forth across the country 5 times, by myself (& my Kitty) which added up to just shy of 2 years spent living in various
places in Oregon, California & visiting my cousin in Nevada. Basically, I've wanted out of here ever since I got
here---so you can imagine I'm kind of tired of sitting on that damn fence post & taking care of both my Daughterly/Motherly
duties has been quite exhausting...
A big goal that my daughter has accomplished recently is getting her driver's license (which
she wasn't ready to do until she was 20, she's since turned 21) & getting a new--to her--car, she also graduated
a Vocational Class to prepare for a better job & is now eagerly awaiting the arrival of her Income Tax Return $$, which
I e-filed just the other day for free over the internet--I actually enjoyed doing that!
So, she's pretty much squared away for now & is ultimately responsible for making her
own decisions & living with the consequences as well, so as I've said before "I am now Free to Roam about the Country"...it's
just real hard to drive away without a bit of guilt & resisting that urge to look into the Rearview Mirror...
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Remember--All Who
Wander Are Not Lost...
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