I am Lazy.

 When I tell people, “I’m lazy.”

They always respond, “No, you’re not.”

Yes. I am lazy and it’s okay.  I am not a slob, unhealthy, or a burden to society.  I am lazy. 

I am taking a happiness course and went to the VIA strength questionnaire and they didn’t list ‘Lazy’ as one of my strengths - but they should have…if you read through my top 5 strengths you will see they support my statement.  I am lazy.

1. Creativity.    I have no problem thinking of novel ways to avoid doing housework and a 40 hour a work week.

2. Love of Learning.  Which is one of my novel ways to avoid doing housework, exercising or any of those things ‘non-lazy’ people do.  So, this is the real reason behind taking a happiness course.

3. Judgment.  I don’t spend energy judging. I am a firm believer in - you do you- as long as your actions don’t leave anyone dead at the end of the day.  

4. Forgiveness.  I am a forgiving person, because I am lazy.  I have no desire to drag around hurt and heavy negative emotions.  It takes a lot less energy to forgive and forget.

5. Humor.   It takes a lot less energy to be with people who are happy and smiling. It’s draining to be with someone who cries all day and can not see the value in a smile.  So, much easier to be with someone you make laugh, then someone you make cry.

Also, it’s a lot easier to be who you are - then to try and be someone you’re not.

So, instead of trying to prove to everyone I am not lazy.  I embrace lazy.

I am lazy and it turns out I am happy.  

Suddenly 62…

 

Suddenly 62. My teeth have grayed. My skin wrinkled. My muscle churned to fat.  

My regret, unfortunately it isn’t that I exercised more, it’s that I no longer write.

On the road again...

Today January 12, 2019.  A number of people were posting look how I aged.  The included their first profile pic and their last on facebook.

So, I will include a pic from my first blog post and my last blog post.  Although the newest pic will be from my other site...RVWife.com

I switched from blogger to wordpress because I had high hopes of writing about my experiences as a full-timer RVer, workamper and volunteer and had heard or read that wordpress was a friendlier format for professionals.

I’m not sure if it was the format of wordpress or my own personal expectations...but I am not having as much fun blogging.  I believe I am 47 or 48.

And this is me at 59 3/4

When I look at the two pictures the first thing I think is...it’s a good thing I can write, because I am not very good at taking photos. 

Before and After

A year ago, we left Waukee IA

with everything we owned
packed in the back of our truck...














 

And now we are packing up our truck once again and leaving Rockaway Beach, OR...It seems we really didn't need everything ... and we donated or sold things along our way...













And of course we also purchased new things...like a 24' camper.