5/31 10 DAY OBSERVATIONS

We have been in Ouray for 10 days now.  Whew, seems like longer because we have packed so much in.  But, we have some observations about the area, the people and living in an RV.

1. Living in a smaller space doesn’t seem to bother us at all.  We are living in about 400 square feet and loving it.  Storage is key and we have tons of storage.  We haven’t had one negative thought about living in a smaller space.  We realize we don’t need a lot.  If we have each other, everything else is gravy.
2. If we don’t live super close to retail shops and Walmart, we don’t bring home a lot of stuff to “fill our house”.
3. Opening the windows in May and letting the cool air seep in is a wonderful feeling. We left Florida and it was almost 100 degrees, so the refreshing cooler summer will be nice.
4.  Having trails and waterfalls all around us is an incredible feeling.
5.  I have managed to keep three plants and three succulents alive longer than one week.  I am babying these plants like crazy to prove Jeff wrong.  LOL.
6. People coming in to camp are the nicest people for the most part.  I love the customer facing front desk job that I have. Meeting people with a smile is an awesome feeling.
7. The owners of the park are amazing.  Amber and Jason are supportive and they have a great operation here that we are proud to be a part of.  Our workamping co-workers are such great team members.  Everyone jumps in to help.
8. We miss our family and friends, but I probably talk to them more that I am out here.  Don’t know why…just wanting to check and make sure that they are ok and don’t need us.  I have lots to fill them in on.
9.  We have realized there’s all kind of people that choose to RV full time to get away from the rat race and see the country their way.
10. Campers/RV’ers really want to talk and help each other.
11. We always walk to town, rarely do we drive.  We walk so much more in CO than we did in FL.
12. We eat out much less here.  We enjoy dining in our RV.
13. Wildlife is so fun to watch.
14. We watch TV less here.  Honestly we could disconnect the Dish and not feel it.
15. We can clean the RV in 15 minutes.  That’s top to bottom.
16. You don’t need a brand new RV to make a home.   Our RV has everything we need.
17. It doesn’t take much to immerse yourself into the local population in Ouray.  Most everyone here is super friendly.
18. The sights we are seeing now we will never take for granted.   We realize that this is a blessing from God and we are so thankful to him for this and all of our blessings.  We realize things could be much different.
19. Everyday is Saturday.  There’s a clock that tells you the day of the week that Jeff says I need.
20. We plan our weekly meals at home because when you don’t have a huge pantry, you don’t stock a huge pantry.  We only stock what we will eat and I think that’s a lesson I’ll take home.

More observations will come!!