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Why I Am Not Going To Hide My Diabetes
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Van Dwelling - First Week
Today starts week two of living in the van. Have to say this first week was an experience but I was more prepared than I thought I would be. I was expecting to get in there and have to change a ton of stuff but it seems I set m…
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One Week On The Road
I'm still alive and doing well. I have a huge post mostly typed and will post it sometime this evening. I'm currently on the PA/ NY boarder. Hoping to have some free tires mounted on my van by Wally World in about an ho…
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Spring Thaw 30
Click to make the flyer bigger. I believe I'm going to head up to PA for this just to poke around and check it out. From there I'll head to the state parks. PA really is quite pretty away from the cities.
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Currently Reading
There's likely to be at least two posts from me today - just sayin'. Since my last comments on what I was reading - I've read: Cell - Stephen King Duma Key - Stephen King Currently reading: Stiff: The Curious…
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It's Curtains For You!
Dropped by Wally World today and picked up a jumbo relectix windshield screen as well as one large thermal black out curtain plus some velcro. I came home and let the van sit for an hour then checked the temperature - 104 insid…
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Going to Be THAT Kind of Summer
87? Really? In April? I hope this summer doesn't continue to hold winter's temp increases. It would figure though since I'm now in a van. A plus on my side, I rarely use A/C. Even in the trailer in summer I didn'…
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Bed Shifting Complete - Pictures
Wow, that was easier than I thought and it turned out great I think. At least functional! The new dinette bed with a 4" piece of memory foam cut to fit
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Feelin' a Bit Like Goldilocks
When I first bought the van I decided right off that I wouldn't be sleeping in the attic bed. It's really just a hassle to pull out and put away every day but then my queen sized memory foam fit perfectly up there both fo…
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More Pictures!
Just a little post to say I added slideshows to the sidebar for the van and the fur squad. I have more pics to upload and more sets to make but more slideshows will be coming.
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New Flooring - Part Four
Woot! I'm almost finished with the floor. All the pieces have been cut and fit now I just need to figure out if I'm going to glue them down or leave them. The floor after ripping out the carpet. I decided to leave the b…
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Phone Home
Got my missing phone back today - glad there are still some honest folks left in the world.
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New Flooring - Part Three
Silver came over when she got off work tonight. I already had the measurements done (twice) and was laying out a piece of paper to create the guide for the tile layout. The tiles I picked have hidden interlocking bits which I rea…
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New Flooring - Part Two
Silver and I managed to pull out the front seats, fit the vinyl, trace what needed to be cut and get it back in the van in two days (a week ago). We also managed to get the step plates off and get the passenger side tacked down. …
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Post-Birthday Recap
Had an awesome time out with good friends and good drink last night at Galway Bay. Ran into the bass player from The Rovers who gave myself and all my friend free tickets to the Annapolis Irish Festival. A few friends also scored…
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I Can't Believe I'm Going To Be 37
Tomorrow is my birthday. 37 years I've been alive on this Earth. I don't feel 37. I'm not planning some big hoopla. A couple friends and I are getting together at Galway Bay in Annapolis for drinks and food. MMmmm cal…
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Adictive Reading Behavior Has Returned
I finished off the last two books in the Hunger Games trilogy the day after I posted about the first book. Today I picked up Preston & Child's F ever Dream - Part One of the Helen Trilogy.
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Spray Painting The Carpet
Finally stopped fretting over painting the carpet. I figured the worse that happens is I rip out more carpet. When I removed the old carpet from the van my primary reason was that is just smelled bad. My secondary reason was pure…
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