My Day Job is Coming to an End

Well I'm trying to remain positive and see the events that are unfolding as an opportunity to move into and start a new chapter of my life in an RV.  Last week, my co-worker announced his resignation from the company as a new and better opportunity opened up for him.  As a result of this, the owner of the company we work at has decided to wrap up operations in Vancouver and keep his focus on business in the Toronto area.  He will likely seek out a few related businesses here to take over our accounts but in the end my job as it exists will be no more.

I'm not sure when the office will be closed but it could be as soon as the end of this month or some time in September.  So in an effort to put a positive spin on this and realistically this is a positive and an opportunity for me to change careers and perhaps my lifestyle and seek out some risk and adventure.

If anyone reading cares to offer advice or support I certainly appreciate what you have to say and welcome your comments.

To reveal a little more about myself, I am an avid craft's person but have not really fully developed any type of business from what is now simply just a hobby.  However it may fit a life on the road so this where I am at now, exploring how I might sell my crafts on the road.  I make handcrafted greeting cards, handmade bracelets, masquerade ball masks, and another item that is a work in progress, spool-knit toques.

My present RV is small but probably large and capable enough for me to haul around a mobile crafting studio so-to-speak and will easily allow me to slap on some advertising on the exterior so I am my own traveling advertisement for my business.  does this make any sense?

Back in 2004, I registered my business for tax purpose and for a short while made a small amount of money selling my handcrafted cards but as life is I fell away from making cards as money needed to be made so I could support myself.  My business is called "Odds n Ends Scraps & Crafts" and if you clicked on the link you should see a website and see it as a work in progress.  I intend to jazz it up a little and try and make it reflect the mobile lifestyle I expect to be living in the coming months.

So this is where my life is at, at the moment and of course, starting this Friday I'll be doing a little work on the RV and will do my best to keep you all up to date.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks in advance for any comments you may leave.

Happy RVing!

RV Storage

Hello my darlings.

Well as David and Eugene go about their business of planning and only planning at this stage the necessary repairs to our little old RV I have come up with more ideas to increase our storage capabilities inside her.

Since Eugene and I take up very little space we shall convert the bed-over-cab area into storage space. Mr George over at the Tioga George blog built cupboards in that space but I feel more inclined to put in a couple of wire racks I came upon the other day while looking at closet organizers. The racks could hold a variety of stuff most of which I believe will be much if not all of David's craft supplies. He makes great looking handcrafted greeting cards you know and he has even sold a few. Check out his site here: Odds n Ends Scraps & Crafts. Keep in mind that his site is a work in progress.

By utilizing this bed-over-cab area as storage space for the crafts it will free up all of the other cupboard and closet space for clothes, books, and miscellaneous items. I will discuss this with David and Eugene and see if it is a feasible solution before I celebrate my plan.

David had some ideas to change the look and feel of the RV but he has since given up that department to me so I have been busy scouring over his ideas and will keep what I like and discard the rest. He has some good ideas and I do like the wallpaper and border selection he picked up a while back. It should work just fine and I think the rustic faux wood panel wallpaper is a super choice. So for me I think paint and fabric are all that I need to deal with at this point in time. Good for you David, not bad at all.

Well I need to get back to my cards, no not handcrafted greeting cards but rather Tarot cards, I just love laying out tarot cards. See you next time I make an effort to log in. Luv you all. . .Edith

Daydreaming!

On many mornings upon waking I find myself daydreaming about waking up in the RV and enjoying a hot cup of fresh brewed coffee while I enjoy the scenery outside the door.  This past weekend on both Saturday and Sunday I behaved as if I were actually waking up and starting the day in the RV.  I made coffee and enjoyed my first cup of the day as I worked on my handcrafted greeting cards.  Painting the stamped images can be a very time consuming task but it is a task I very much enjoy.  As I go about painting the cards I also practice my ventriloquism skills so they remain sharp and so I continually improve this skill so it can be a way of earning a living while living life on the road.

The RV remains in relatively good shape considering all the rain we have been having lately but I still aim to repair the leaky roof near the front driver's side of the RV to stop any more water damage from occurring.  It is a high priority and will hopefully at least get started in June when sunny and dry weather is a little more likely for weeks at a time.

I will visit the RV again this weekend to start her up so as to maintain the new starting battery.  I will likely get a new house battery when I get to repairing the roof as I intend to use the conveniences of the RV while taking on those repairs.  We shall see how it all goes when it actually materializes.

If my confidence remains what it is these days I will likely pick up a generator as well as the stuff to repair the roof as I really want to move forward with moving into the RV this year albeit it may be delayed somewhat due to economic factors beyond my control.  But in spite of the economy I will attempt to take the RV out and spend some time camping with her this year at the very least.

Since I have an RV and have read much about the RVing lifestyle I have now shifted my focus on to improving my money making ventures that I plan to take on the road with me as I have let them fall by the wayside as of late.

My cards will be a work in progress as they always are so I will embark on creating more cards with the variety of stamps I have at my disposal.  Once they are stamped in various ways I will go about coming up with storage options for them in the RV so I can pack them up and have them at the ready to complete as I sell the already completed cards waiting to be sold.

Ventriloquism will be what it is as I talk to myself and mimic the the antics of both Edith and Eugene as I go about my days so this will continue all through my life so the skill never dies but only improves with time.  I should have an act ready before I hit the road.  And regarding my blogs, well, I hope that I can keep them up and thus improve my writing skills so as that I can actually write and publish tidbits of my writing in the future and earn a few dollars from doing so.  Oh, and my little spool-knitting creations will be a work in progress much like my cards so all is good in that department as well.

So all-in-all I think I am moving forward at a good pace and should have at least a small RVing adventure at some point this year if not a complete adventure if I buck up the courage to just hit the road and let the chips fall where they may.  I need to have faith and trust in myself and my abilities to survive living full-time in an RV as so many have done before me.