Looking Back, Part I

Ok, so we went through what we were looking forward to the most upon returning to Colorado.  Looking back, there are things that we just won't miss.  Take a look...

Stephanie

• Stinky toes/shoes/air (I know it won't go away, but dispersed is much better, trust me)
• Tiny kitchen space
• Unsecured stuff in cabinets jumping out and trying to take me out
• Turning my bed into a table every day
• Turning my table into a bed every night
• Finding a place to live frequently
• Teeny tiny bathroom
• Fajitas/tacos/burritos
• Long travel days

Bill

• Cycling water tanks
• Humidity

G

• Bugs
• Shared space
• Moving so frequently
• Limited electricity and water

NS

• Sitting in the car for such a long time
• Small space
• Biting bugs

K

• Biting bugs
• Heat
• Cycling water tanks
• No alone time/space

NB

• Heat
• Cycling water
• Bugs
• Pollen in the air
• Cooped up little space

J

• Bugs
• Mud
• Cereal for breakfast

There seems to be a theme.  Can you tell that today we're busy cycling water?  We don't like to move the trailer mid-stay in order to hit the dump station, and not every dump station has a clean water fill up, so we do a lot of moving water by hand.  We've learned a lot about resource management this year.  Both with water and electricity.  We know that our life in a house is a much more privileged existence and that we need to be (and are capable of being) more flexible in terms of wants and needs.  And while we all love each other, we'd like to see less of each other.  At least for a while.