It's taken a long time to get here, but we're almost ready... I'm an almost-40 single mom of three homeschooled kids (14m, 12f, and 8m). We are selling our house, loading up the 23-ft. Tioga Montara I bought last summer, and hitting the road in February or March (depending on the real estate market... and yes, if we make enough on the house sale, we'll definitely be looking at a bigger rig!). Right now I'm in the process of unloading all the DRECK I've amassed... selling things on eBay, donating, dumping... whatever it takes.

I guess I just wanted to check in with folks who have done something similar. Sometimes it just seems overwhelming, trying to face another day of shoveling through old toys and books and clothes, whittling our possessions down to what we REALLY need to stay alive. I read about this sites' founders, who were forced into simplicity by a fire, but I'm trying to do it voluntarily instead of having some calamitous event choose what I get to keep.

Any hints or words of advice? I've been reading the www.flylady.net web site and it helps... also some of the books and other web sites, but I'd like to hear about what actually helped you get to where you felt free enough to finally open your wings for take-off.

I'm also looking at trying to do freelance writing on the road, and I would need a good wireless set-up. Or at least, I think I do. Are there really enough Kinko's around to plug in and stay connected? I read through the dashboarding technology info and it makes my head spin (and I'm definitely computer-literate!).

Well, that's it for now. I'm sure I'll come up with about a million more questions for you seasoned pros, but I just wanted to say hello and thanks for all your generous info!

Best wishes,

Katje

www.madventure.us