Blog Improvement #3

Our assignment for this portion of the Blog Improvement Project was to write as many different kinds of posts as possible. We were given the following list of ten varieties and challenged to come up with these ten different posts in the next two weeks. I MADE IT! Here is the list and my posts that fit the criteria. Click on the dates to go to the post.

1. A Link Post – A RECYCLING CHALLENGE on February 11.
2. A Short Post – TUESDAY MEMES on February 10
3. A List Post – WHAT MAKES A GREAT BOOKSTORE? on February 6
4. An Opinion Post – BANNED BOOKS on February 10
5. A Poll or Question Post – THE GOOD OLD DAYS: PLAYGROUND GAMES on February 8
6. A How-To Post – HOW TO BAKE BREAD IN THE CROCKPOT on February 3
7. A Long Post – I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS on February 3
8. A Review Post – ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MIRACLE on February 12
9. A Definition Post – WHAT IS A FULL-TIMER? on February 13
10. FREE SPACE – I started a weekly meme – FAVORITE PLACES on February 2 and February 9

I hope you have enjoyed my little experiment this past two weeks. I’ve had fun doing it. Hopefully my blog will have a little bit of variety to it now. For more information on the Blog Improvement Project visit Kim at Sophisticated Dorkiness.

What is a Full-Timer?

When my husband and I first started researching the idea of retiring to a life of travel we kept hearing the term “Full-Timer”. It took us a while but we finally figured out they were referring to people who lived in their RVs (Recreational Vehicle) all the time. As it turns out, there’s more to the definition than that. 

• Full-Timers don’t own a stationary dwelling they leave behind or come back to. They don’t arrange for someone to mow the lawn while they are gone. They also don’t worry about the pipes freezing or other calamities while traveling. There is no structure to worry about.
• Full-Timers are not homeless. Their home is wherever they park it. It’s a house with wheels attached. There is an old saying “Home Is Where The Heart Is” which fits this situation.
• Full-Timers don’t have permanent neighbors, unless they always travel with the same group. When we camped in tents we always met the neatest people from around the world. Well, it still holds true for camping in an RV. I’ve spent my career in a “people industry” and I consider myself a people expert. So take it from this expert that our RV neighbors have been some of the finest people on the planet. Friendly, interesting, caring, culturally diverse, helpful if you need it, and generally people with their eyes wide open, having the time of their lives.
• Full-Timers live simple but exciting lives. Although you may hear about the couple with the million dollar outfit who never use their kitchen, those people are very rare. Most Full-Timers care about the footprints they are leaving as they travel. They are happy to live a quiet and simple life while at the same time they can’t wait to see what’s over the next hill.

Ask any Full-Timer how they like the life and you will get the same answer from each one: “Wish we had started doing this sooner.” We’re very glad we had the chance to be one of these adventurous people. And here is where we  live Full-Time – well not exactly on the street but wherever we happen to park this thing.