Getting Ready - Part2 - #20

The weather predicted rain for Sunday - today - so I tried to get as much done yesterday as possible. I'm glad for the rain, the gardens and grass need it!

First thing on Saturday was my great niece, Rachel's becoming a Bat Mitzvah. The service for us was virtual but very lovely! It was nice to be able to share in on the event; in-person guests were limited. I made a quiche and roasted vegetables while I watched (hope this wasn't sacrilegious).

By midday - I was packing the trailer with clothes and food items.  Charlie and I are very casual people - prefer jeans to dressing up - so the camping lifestyle really jells with our personal style. We each have our own "wardrobe" in the bedroom and I think I've made pretty good use of the space by adding these hanging shoe holders to use as "shelves" for our clothes. I also placed a plastic shoe box on the bottom of each closet to hold our socks and underwear. We don't need a lot and can always do laundry on the road.  I collect quarters in a container all year to have for doing laundry.

A travel trailer is a moving house - which means the contents of your house is moving around as well. I store a lot of things inside plastic shoe boxes - they are inexpensive and just the right size for my ceramic mugs, utensils, keep bathroom accessories all in one place and they help everything stay clean as well.  I also save giant produce containers (from salad); they also fit perfectly inside my pantry and I use them to keep food items contained and from shifting around while on the road.  I love that they are stackable! Recently, I started putting contents of drawers inside zip lock bags.  This is helpful for springtime cleaning when inevitably, mice do their thing inside drawers and the lower cabinets during the winter.

Charlie and I also reorganized the truck bed.  We took our bicycles out (hung them on the rack inside garage); we won't be using them on this trip. We combined two containers into one for trailer accessories; hoses, electrical chords, etc... and the emptied container is to store firewood we cut from our yard to use for campfires. (wanted to get it stored before the rain).  While it is not recommended to bring "outside wood" to different areas of the country due to insect infestation, this campground is less than 30 miles from our home and if the wood goes directly into the firepit and is used right away, it should be fine.  Our wood is kept inside container when not used. I still need to clean the inside of the truck cab; I might do that today if the rain lets up.

The rest of yesterday afternoon I spent spreading the last of the bags of mulch I had purchased, weeding and cleaning up the yard. I got a lot done!

Monday I plan a trip to the store for a few final food purchases but particularly for water.  I don't like to drink the water from the fresh water tank.  Showering, washing dishes is where I limit my usage. We still need to flush the pink winterizing fluid out and fill the tank with water for the beginning of our trip. That might be on the agenda for today as well. Still a few more personal items to pack.  I need to do laundry, run the dishwasher, clean out refrig, clean the litterbox, strip the bed and straighten the apt - before we leave as well on Tuesday. I like to leave and come home to an organized and clean home. OCD.