For almost 2 years I’ve been talking about how much I love living in a motorhome. I’ve written about how much I love all of the places we’ve traveled to, how we’ve made great RVing friends, that we’re more active than ever, and that our dogs are happy too.
Well, that’s all recently changed.
After nearly two years of listening to people tell me that I’m crazy for living in a motorhome, I began to reevaluate my living choices and realized that I must be crazy.
I mean, why would someone choose to live in a motorhome instead of a REAL home?
I miss my old house. My ranch style home was filled with rooms I rarely ever went into, and I loved that.
I also miss yard work, getting junk mail, all of the stuff I never used or needed, and more.
If you’re thinking about living in a motorhome, I want you to stop and read this blog post before making a drastic decision that could possibly impact the rest of your life.
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Here’s why I dislike living in a motorhome.
The indoors are better than the outdoors.
Back when I had a real house, I hardly ever went outside or went on hikes. Now that we live in a motorhome, we have to go outside everyday. Who wants to go outdoors anyways?
The outdoors are strange anyways- mountains, beaches, beautiful lakes and oceans, forests, deserts, and more.
Who needs all of that?
We miss mowing the lawn.
Okay, I won’t lie, I never mowed the lawn. But, I’m sure Wes misses it.
However, I do miss all of the other yard work, such as the infinite amount of leaves that seemed to accumulate in both our front and back yard multiple times a year.
It always felt so great raking the leaves. I especially loved it when you woke up the next morning only to find there would be just as many leaves in the yard again.
It was a really fulfilling feeling.
I’m tired of perfect weather with RV living.
Living in a motorhome means we could follow the weather and perpetually live in 70 degree weather if we wanted to. BUT, who would want that?
I miss wearing coats and being cold.
I mean, going on a hike and summiting a mountain in the summer is cool, but I’m over that.
Our dogs are too active.
Sadly, there are some who don’t think we’re treating our dogs well because they live in an RV. I’m really not sure how this is any different from someone who keeps their dog in a house or an apartment. Our dogs can still sleep in multiple places, they can stretch their legs, eat and drink, and more.
But, maybe everyone is right?
After all, our dogs are more active now than when we lived in a house. So, maybe they are too active now?!
That’s probably because I take them for hikes every single day. Our bigger dog walks around 5 miles a day.
Perhaps that’s too much exploring for one dog?
We miss getting mail delivered to our mailbox.
The most popular question (seriously!) is what we do in order to have our mail delivered. Many people just think we don’t get mail and ask us how we survive without ever getting a piece of mail.
Well, I don’t know how we’re surviving.
We belong to a mail forwarding company called My Dakota Address. All of our mail gets sent there, and then this company forwards our mail to wherever we are.
BUT, I miss getting mail sent directly to me.
This is a big reason for why I’m tired of living in a motorhome, as I would much rather get my mail in my own mailbox instead of someone nicely putting it all together, recycling all the junk mail themselves, and delivering it to me.
I miss all that junk mail!
I miss all of my stuff.
Living in a motorhome means that we had to downsize. We had to get rid of a lot of our stuff, and I really regret getting rid of all my junk!
I mean, perhaps we could tow something behind our RV that is full of junk that we can collect over years on the road, but I would much rather have my basement full of useless stuff back.
Things I miss:
- All of my shoes.
- Clothing that hasn’t been in style in decades.
- All the trash that I stored for some reason.
And more!
Okay, clearly I’m joking. I know it’s a few days late, but Happy April Fools!
P.S. I’m sorry to anyone who took offense to this blog post. Trust me, there are positives and negatives to any type of home, but I love living in a motorhome the most! I just thought creating this blog post would be entertaining since many people think I’m crazy for wanting to live in an RV.
I LOVE living in a motorhome 🙂
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You got me for 1 minute. Then all of the downsides you listed about the TV sound more like upsides to me. Good job though!
Haha, you definitely got me 🙂 I’m like she loves living in a motorhome, where is this coming from?! 😊
Nice post! You did have me going for a bit though 🙂
Good one! Don’t forget, each of us has our own set of idiosyncrasies 🙂 Our paradise may be someone’s hell and vice versa.
Enjoy the RV!
Yes, I know that 🙂 I know many people who like playing with their lawn (no, I’m not joking!), haha.
You sure had me April fooled, too!
But is the day you’re really tired of the RV life ever going to hit you? We’ll totally understand if it does.
BTW, our lawns are cut for us, the leaves are picked up, and the snow is shovelled. Oh, and we can keep a dog. Or a child. And we are not in a RV 😉😉😉
Just sayin’.
Allan
I don’t think that’ll happen anytime soon. We’ll settle down again one day, but not until we’re done exploring 🙂
Lmao. You had me going for a minute.
Hahaha, you should have posted this on April Fool’s day. 🙂 Hey, there’s nothing wrong with living the mobile life. I think we’ll start seeing more people flock to a more nomadic lifestyle as home ownership becomes increasingly more expensive.
I think having an RV is a great idea, but what really sells me is the possibility to move away to a new place if I end up disliking my neighbors.
I loved this post. It had me so concerned! I thought you were going to quit rv living!
You almost got me. Thank god for that ending part.
One day I really want do experiment that life.
Keep up the good work.
Haha you got me for a bit 🙂
I’m living in a RV and I’m not going to quit.
Love this!
Already been through all those thoughts in my head. I think there are pros and cons to both. I am a true believer in not getting over your head with “stuff” but, for me, I still want the (small) house and a yard that will accommodate all my gardens. Since we grow and preserve a good portion of our food. That requires more space than an RV can offer. I personally know people who sold everything and are quite happy in there giant RV. I’m glad you have found your kind of happiness too! Maybe some day when I retire from gardening!
I don’t know if you noticed, but this was an April Fool’s joke 🙂
Ha! You fooled me, too. I love seeing the photos of your travels. Keep them coming. 🙂
lol I had no idea where you were going with this. Most people I know love their motorhome and don’t get me started about raking leaves.
Have an awesome time on the road, and Happy April!
Oh you had me going there! My husband and I are planning on getting a camper soon and if we can get to a point where we can support ourselves with online income (using your awesome courses!) then we may try this for a time. I think (hope) it wouldn’t be too difficult to rent our house for a year and then move back if the nomad lifestyle wouldn’t work.
Gotta admit I would miss gardening but would not miss having so much space to clean!!
After reading this I think I may need to give it a try! Clever post.
I love this post! Too funny. I love reading your rv posts so keep ’em coming!
Hi Michelle! I use a mail service that scans my mail into my email. They also can deposit checks on my behalf or consolidate all my mail and then ship it me me in one package. Just an idea for you;)
I don’t think you read this blog post entirely – it was an April Fool’s joke 🙂 I have no problem getting my mail, I belong to MyDakotaAddress.
I loved this post! It’s inspiring… Getting to live in new places all the time sounds pretty amazing to me!thanks for sharing.
Start travelling e-bikes to have more fun while travelling.
It really feels better , Do try once.
Thanks !