DISCIPLINED ORGANIZATION

Friday we will be pulling stakes here … and setting up in Castle Rock-WA, until Holland's final dental appointment is tied up.

So, this morning, we started getting the RV ready to be moved.

Holland fiddled around with truck - and I organized {the basement} ;-)

This would have been done sooner; but it's been raining nonstop for the past week, here.

Today was an 80-degree day, but we couldn't take the day off: Friday is coming up on us fast.

Big undertaking in sweltering heat … my side of the 'basement'; household necessities.

Holland's side of the RV 'basement' … home and truck maintenance.

80-degrees at noon; but this is the first day in a week's time, that we have not had rain.

Gotta make sure there is room for 'necessities'. LOL

I want to be able to reach and grab … not endlessly search in frustration.

Placing items in spaces that define their uses.

Holland threw a monkey wrench - literally! - into all my organization tactics, when he got in there and started rooting around :-(

Holland was a bachelor for a loooong time: organization connected to the Home, never played a part in his life. It WILL from now on …

We used team work to get the ladder strapped in place.

Sewer hose storage strapped on the back bumper - where it should be anyway; IN the back bumper (which is hollow for that specific purpose) in most RV's. The ends of the zip-ties were nipped off.

Holland's side of the basement; looking neat & tidy - with room for the water hose & heavy-duty power cord.

And it's going to stay that way ;-)

Disciplined organization is a key factor in full-time-RV Life. 

BBQ Smoker will go in the 4x bed, for the time being.

A place for everything - and everything in it's place … there will be more organization back here as things get shifted around later on.

The cardboard will go to the recycling bin in town.

Everything was accomplished around 3:30 PM.

And Pam called to ask if we wanted to join her and her family for Supper - "YES! And Thank You."

Pam is a good cook, and her chicken suppers are something to look forward to.

Holland had never spent 1-on-1-time with my friends before, but he "fit right in", and the get-together was a success :-)

I liked hearing that I looked happy in my new life, with my new husband … and Holland liked hearing confirmation that he makes me happy.

When it was time to leave (the puppies had been kenneled for awhile, and needed to relieve themselves), I had not realized that I'd left my phone behind, on the patio table.

At a turnout on Coal Creek road, Holland was walking Bleu, and I was walking Sonny … when Sean pulled up behind us and Pam handed me my cell phone.

I was so tuckered out I had left my phone behind; Sean drove Pam  up the road to find me - and Frank followed thru to make sure.

They are good friends; and have stayed with me these past 5-1/2 years since Bob's spirit left Earth.

I'm glad Holland "fit's in" ;-)

BOTH DOGS OFF-LEASH~Jones Beach-OR

Yep 👍 My hubby is learning this Married Lesson, too 😂🤣

I showed him this pic on my cousin's Page, and he started laughing. He said, "yeah - that's what happened here, too." 😘

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Holland wanted a guard dog - I didn't want a dog at all; been there, done that. I didn't want to be tied down with another dog. I wanted to be free to get up and go whenever I felt like it.

Holland insisted - we compromised.

Holland wanted a full-grown rescue dog - I nixed that idea; I didn't want to deal with someone else's headache, or canine abandonment issues.

Holland kept insisting we {need} a guard dog - we compromised: he finally agreed we could get a puppy ;-)

One puppy became two puppies :-)

Teaching Bleu & Sonny to come to each of our calls - Holland verbal; me, a whistle.

Jones Beach-OR

Furry explorers … Fishing Season 2023 just opened up.

Sometimes they grate in Holland's nerves (the high pitched puppy barking & night-time whining) … and I remind him how much he insisted we "need a guard dog." When I remind him, he looks at the frisky, barking, bundles of lovable fur - and I say, "These fur-babies will grow up to be exactly what you wanted; they will learn to be quieter. They will guard us faithfully because they will know they were raised with love. Puppies grow up to be full-size dogs - you will have your 'guard dog' before this year's end."

By this time next year, Holland will appreciate the compromise ;-)

The boys are learning to get along with each other.

Compromise is a GOOD THING :-)