The one where we develop our event line

The most common question I seem to encounter these days is “When are you going to head out in the RV?” Great question but the answer is complicated. My entire life, at least all the years that I can actually remember, surround the accomplishment of tasks with strictly defined start and end times. I understand why humans invented time, although few can deny (if they stop to think about it) how arbitrary it is. Time provides a convenient means for making sure you don’t have to wait around for a friend who is supposed to meet you at Cold Stone. Time allows patients to obediently walk into their doctor’s office at a pre-defined time just to sit for and hour and seventeen minutes before being seen. My favorite, time recognizes the day I was born, allowing me to have a special day all to myself once a year. However, I’m tired of always looking at the clock. I’m tired of gauging my day according to the position of two clock hands, mocking me from a nearby wall. Lately, I’ve challenged myself to not look at the clock EVER and I’ve found it to be a very liberating experience. I just do things as I do them … except for the days when I have an appointment or need to interact with society.

So, I think my new answer to “When are you going to head out in the RV?” needs thought. Creating a time line seems like a Section 1 action. Section 2 needs an event line. Our event line will be a list of events that must be accomplished prior to departure. Small difference, maybe, but it makes me happy and that’s all that’s important. No deadlines just a list of to dos to work through. Deadlines create stress for me so out the window goes our RV time line.

Eventline

1. Finish wrapping up loose Abacus ends. (Oh the jokes that could be placed here!!!!)

2. Sell off all our stuff.

3. Remodel house - some destruction is already in progress. Actually we’ve only taken up the carpet in our master bathroom (yes, there was carpet in the master bathroom!!! GROSS!!!!) and created very basic remodeling plans for the kitchen and master bath but we’re moving along.

4. Find and develop our first muse. John has found half a muse so that’s a fabulous start. I’m also working on a muse so we’ll check this one off the list in no time.

5. Rent an RV and give it a trial run. I think this would be best when we put the house up for sale. It’s SO much easier to show a house when you don’t have 20 dog feet running around.

I think that might be about it. Not a long list. Very doable. I think this event line concept is really going to work out!

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