Barnes On Move: Our Story
Why did we sell our home and move into an RV? Here is our story.
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Catching Up & What’s Coming Up – Changes for Addicted To Teaching
May 9, 2023 May is always a hectic time of year for our family as we wrap up our son’s school year and complete state testing, as well as my own since I am a teacher. Even though I teach year round, many students are trying to finish before summer, while several are starting my…
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Why We Ditched Our Beddy’s
April 25, 2023 If you have watched many YouTubers or started researching RV life, you have probably heard of Beddy’s. If you have not, they are a bedding set that has the bottom section that fits like a fitted sheet and the top zips onto it, similar to a sleeping bag, that has a flip…
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What to Pack – RV Life
April 18, 2023 I’m in several RV life social media groups, so interact with people at all stages of their journey. One of the most frequent questions asked from those just starting out is “what do I need to pack in my RV?” The answer is simple: whatever you will need in your daily life….
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Protecting Financial Identity – Lessons from a Repeat Victim
April 15, 2023 Most of us know someone that has been a victim of identity theft. It may even be you. It can be exhausting, time consuming and financially damaging to fix. I have been a victim, myself. My data was in a couple different breaches several years ago with major corporations and we got…
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We Only Thought We Were Prepared
April 8, 2023 We dreamed of RV life for years and were thrilled to start our journey sooner rather than later. We’d heard so many horror stories, so we prepared, researched and thought we were ready. Turns out, we weren’t. We had a lot of great memories our first year, but we had a lot…
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Nanny’s Meatloaf
March 28, 2023 My grandmother was a great cook. Whether it was a meal when we’d visit or a holiday family gathering, the food was always delicious. One of my favorites she made was meatloaf and, when I grew up and got married, it was one of the first ones I learned to make. I’ve…
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How Minimalism Helped My Allergies and Asthma
March 21, 2023 I’m an accidental minimalist. In 2001, I was medically discharged from the military because I had asthma induced allergies and was allergic to, well, just about everything. Apparently, traveling to so many new places had jarred my immune system and tipped me over the edge–or that was how a doctor explained to…
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Traveling with Bicycles
March 11, 2023 Like many travelers, we have to consider very carefully the things we decide to carry with us. Bicycles are one of those difficult to decide on things. While they can be useful, they are a lot of weight, can present transport challenges, and aren’t always easy to use everywhere you go. For…
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RV Show Camping – Is It Worth It?
March 7, 2023 In January, we camped at the Tampa RV Show, as did many other RVers. Many we talked to that came over for the day asked us if it was worth it. This was a question we asked ourselves before deciding to commit to it. Since there are RV Shows all over the…