Retirement

I am now retired. I will receive my first social security check on February 10th. I still need to find a part time job to supplement social security but that will come soon enough. I decided to retire instead of looking for a full time job for several reasons: (1) There aren't many jobs that pay what I was making (2) What I was making net is only $300 a month less than I will get from social security (3) Mother is starting to need someone home more.

So I am sleeping to 8 each day, doing some major house cleaning, playing with the dogs, reading, etc. I find I am cooking more meals (vs take home fast food) which is good for both of us. And I am contemplating what to do when this house finally sells.

Current plan is to buy an RV, probably a travel trailer, a vehicle to pull it (used not new) and get out on the road. I would like to start at one end of Highway 287 (Montana 100 miles south of the Canadian border) and travel to the other end (Texas near Port Arthur). Along the way I want to either film a documentary and/or write a travel book about the places I've seen and the people I've met. Sounds far fetched I know but it is always good to have a dream.

Lots to do to plan for this. I'm starting to research the route online and compiling what I find into a notebook. I want a travel trailer that will accomodate an additional person or two or three so that Mother, grandchildren, friend and/or an occasional cousin can accompany me on parts of the trip. I want to be thinner and in better health. I want a better computer (probably an Apple laptop) and the knowledge/ability to attach a web cam to the RV so that the people at home can follow my trip.
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But first I have to finish the kitchen/dining room remodel so this house can be sold. And I have to continue to clean, organize and get rid of all the the cr** that has accumulated since we moved here.