Comments on: Downsized? Who, Us? http://www.liveworkdream.com/2009/08/21/downsized-who-us/ Working to find the dream life. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:39:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: AprilinColorado http://www.liveworkdream.com/2009/08/21/downsized-who-us/comment-page-1/#comment-7512 AprilinColorado Fri, 28 May 2010 22:30:03 +0000 http://www.liveworkdream.com/?p=1738#comment-7512 first of all-I LOVE the photo of the Golden Gate Bridge and Mt. Tamalpius! gorgeous views if and when the fog lifts back out to sea. But (just curious), when was this photo taken, right before ya moved here to colorado? Anyways, I am thrilled you moved out of the land of taxation,fruits and nuts (calif.) to heaven on earth, Colorado and our "Rocky Mountain" Natural High state of mind. Not alot of wineries here though so gotta buy the cali vino if the mood hits :) Oh-downsizing,we know it well. Three years after moving here, hubby was forced out of the Air Force-troop draw down-thanks MR.Clinton. No more "Major" paychecks-we both did odd jobs to survive. We sold almost everything but the bed, tv and 2 recliners-literally. A very stressfull time but hey, we are survivors too. We Never take anything for granted, not even the fresh air we breathe. life is to be lived, 1 day at a time :) Cheers first of all-I LOVE the photo of the Golden Gate Bridge and Mt. Tamalpius! gorgeous views if and when the fog lifts back out to sea. But (just curious), when was this photo taken, right before ya moved here to colorado? Anyways, I am thrilled you moved out of the land of taxation,fruits and nuts (calif.) to heaven on earth, Colorado and our “Rocky Mountain” Natural High state of mind. Not alot of wineries here though so gotta buy the cali vino if the mood hits :)
Oh-downsizing,we know it well. Three years after moving here, hubby was forced out of the Air Force-troop draw down-thanks MR.Clinton. No more “Major” paychecks-we both did odd jobs to survive. We sold almost everything but the bed, tv and 2 recliners-literally. A very stressfull time but hey, we are survivors too. We Never take anything for granted, not even the fresh air we breathe. life is to be lived, 1 day at a time :) Cheers

]]> By: el jefe http://www.liveworkdream.com/2009/08/21/downsized-who-us/comment-page-1/#comment-5250 el jefe Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:09:52 +0000 http://www.liveworkdream.com/?p=1738#comment-5250 when i was growing up we lived a very downsized, i found out later they call it "poverty" ! didn`t know we were at the forefront of a new movement ! i didn`t care for it at all , i dig excess if you can afford it . when i was growing up we lived a very downsized, i found out later they call it “poverty” ! didn`t know we were at the forefront of a new movement ! i didn`t care for it at all , i dig excess if you can afford it .

]]> By: Rene http://www.liveworkdream.com/2009/08/21/downsized-who-us/comment-page-1/#comment-5249 Rene Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:32:03 +0000 http://www.liveworkdream.com/?p=1738#comment-5249 Kim, you are so lucky you don't have a storage unit, I sleep a lot better now knowing we don't have that bill. Since getting our stuff back, I'm starting to go through all of the "wish we would've packed this..or that.." in the rig. Clothes, gear, etc. Now, I'm going to take everything out, and repack the rig based on what we've learned over the last couple of years. Then, it's back on the road come winter! If only my bread machine would fit in there . . . Kim, you are so lucky you don’t have a storage unit, I sleep a lot better now knowing we don’t have that bill.

Since getting our stuff back, I’m starting to go through all of the “wish we would’ve packed this..or that..” in the rig. Clothes, gear, etc. Now, I’m going to take everything out, and repack the rig based on what we’ve learned over the last couple of years. Then, it’s back on the road come winter!

If only my bread machine would fit in there . . .

]]> By: Rene http://www.liveworkdream.com/2009/08/21/downsized-who-us/comment-page-1/#comment-5248 Rene Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:29:28 +0000 http://www.liveworkdream.com/?p=1738#comment-5248 And what a journey YOU have had Sara! Hope we get to meet up again soon. And what a journey YOU have had Sara! Hope we get to meet up again soon.

]]> By: Sara http://www.liveworkdream.com/2009/08/21/downsized-who-us/comment-page-1/#comment-5246 Sara Mon, 24 Aug 2009 05:31:32 +0000 http://www.liveworkdream.com/?p=1738#comment-5246 "But when it comes down to it, I’ll take the incredible journeys we’ve had over all of our material possessions any day." So true my friend :) There is just no way to know that before you go on that journey, however. And what an amazing road you have followed. It's awesome how it changes you. Glad to hear you made it fit :) “But when it comes down to it, I’ll take the incredible journeys we’ve had over all of our material possessions any day.”

So true my friend :) There is just no way to know that before you go on that journey, however. And what an amazing road you have followed. It’s awesome how it changes you. Glad to hear you made it fit :)

]]> By: Kim http://www.liveworkdream.com/2009/08/21/downsized-who-us/comment-page-1/#comment-5242 Kim Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:36:34 +0000 http://www.liveworkdream.com/?p=1738#comment-5242 I totally understand what you're going through. Luckily I (to Sam's urging) got rid of what I thought was most everything before we left to travel. My daughter took some stuff and I had a friend who lent me the use of a room above her garage. I am very thankful I did not have to rent a storage space. Even with me thinking I got rid of nearly everything - I still have too much stuff stored away. Things I couldn't bring myself to get rid of were my grandmother's things and some of my kitchen stuff. Every trip back home I got through everything and got rid of more. Sometimes I am so happy to find something I thought was gone for good. It is nice to learn (while living on the road) that we can live with so much less than we think we can. I was starting to bulge at the seams in the fifth wheel so last night I went through all my clothes and got two huge bags to give to my sister while I'm in town. Even when I'm down to what I think is the basics - I still have too much. Maybe another few years of living on the road will get me to where I need to be? All I know is that I don't ever want to get to the point of where I have as much stuff as I had in the past. It really is freeing to not be owned by it all. I totally understand what you’re going through. Luckily I (to Sam’s urging) got rid of what I thought was most everything before we left to travel. My daughter took some stuff and I had a friend who lent me the use of a room above her garage. I am very thankful I did not have to rent a storage space. Even with me thinking I got rid of nearly everything – I still have too much stuff stored away.

Things I couldn’t bring myself to get rid of were my grandmother’s things and some of my kitchen stuff. Every trip back home I got through everything and got rid of more. Sometimes I am so happy to find something I thought was gone for good.

It is nice to learn (while living on the road) that we can live with so much less than we think we can. I was starting to bulge at the seams in the fifth wheel so last night I went through all my clothes and got two huge bags to give to my sister while I’m in town. Even when I’m down to what I think is the basics – I still have too much. Maybe another few years of living on the road will get me to where I need to be?

All I know is that I don’t ever want to get to the point of where I have as much stuff as I had in the past. It really is freeing to not be owned by it all.

]]> By: Carson Park Ranger http://www.liveworkdream.com/2009/08/21/downsized-who-us/comment-page-1/#comment-5240 Carson Park Ranger Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:02:42 +0000 http://www.liveworkdream.com/?p=1738#comment-5240 Smart to rid yourself of the space. I have a friend in San Diego with a storage space. I started bugging him about fifteen years ago to get rid of it. He'd already had it for several years. "What's in there?" "Well, I've got some cinder blocks." "If you divide the rent you've paid by the cubic foot, those are the most expensive cinder blocks in history." As far as I know, he still has the storage space. Smart to rid yourself of the space.
I have a friend in San Diego with a storage space. I started bugging him about fifteen years ago to get rid of it. He’d already had it for several years.
“What’s in there?”
“Well, I’ve got some cinder blocks.”
“If you divide the rent you’ve paid by the cubic foot, those are the most expensive cinder blocks in history.”
As far as I know, he still has the storage space.

]]> By: Rene http://www.liveworkdream.com/2009/08/21/downsized-who-us/comment-page-1/#comment-5238 Rene Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:04:39 +0000 http://www.liveworkdream.com/?p=1738#comment-5238 Hey Lisa, good luck with the storage. Just remember, you did the best you could with the information you had at the time. At least, that's what I keep telling myself. Hey Lisa, good luck with the storage. Just remember, you did the best you could with the information you had at the time. At least, that’s what I keep telling myself.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.liveworkdream.com/2009/08/21/downsized-who-us/comment-page-1/#comment-5237 Lisa Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:18:57 +0000 http://www.liveworkdream.com/?p=1738#comment-5237 Oh Rene, I SO feel your pain! Now that we're back in Orlando, we are astounded by the amount of crap we managed to accumulate, just in the RV over the course of the year! We thought we had downsized quite a lot before we left, but like you, are not the same people we were either, and now feel like we are drowning in STUFF! And we haven't even looked at the storage room yet. Ah well, one box at a time... Oh Rene, I SO feel your pain! Now that we’re back in Orlando, we are astounded by the amount of crap we managed to accumulate, just in the RV over the course of the year! We thought we had downsized quite a lot before we left, but like you, are not the same people we were either, and now feel like we are drowning in STUFF! And we haven’t even looked at the storage room yet. Ah well, one box at a time…

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