The Chosen: Reconciling Homesteading with RVing

Getting sick a couple of weeks ago and having my tech kiboshed in an electrical fritz were blessings in guise. I had time to think. Time away from all the distractions of email, SMS, chat, website updates, and ... e-work in general.

It made it easier to focus on my on-going quest to simplify, streamline, and hit my target goals. I was burned out from trying to force all my hats to co-exist peacefully.

Truthfully, I've been feeling like I'm failing at everything. Failing at being a good mother and daughter and woman in general. Not meeting my goals for homeschooling, working at home, or finishing my degree.

The guilt that came from failing at being happy with my blessings was making me miserably unhappy!

While I was sick, I realized I was being waaay to black and white about everything. I don't have to give up one thing to have another.

For example, instead of thinking I had to drop the homestead for an RV, I can live a more RV'y lifestyle and keep the homestead as a home base. Plenty of RVers do it. Just because I wouldn't be a fulltimer for 1-2 more years doesn't mean I am a failure.

Life doesn't have to be so black and white. It can be one giant Venn diagram with you smack dab in the middle.

That "aha moment" helped me to come up with a 1 and 2 year plan, while setting some R.E.A.C.H.able goals for year 5 and beyond.

If you are stuck in limbo and feeling like a failure, perhaps this small mental shift will help you breakthrough just like I did.

Have fun, stay safe, and G-d bless,