RV’s are for the old more mature people that love homes on wheels so that we can cruise and kick back wherever we please so long as they have a few amenities that we can hook up to. Bill and I love riding bikes, but we also like some comfort and we have been looking at the motorhomes that we can carry our bike and scooter in.

Retirement is a time that should be enjoyed, but with the cost of gas it’s getting harder to travel around in any sort of comfort and see the country the way we want to. If we can find a used RV that will accommodate the bikes then we’ll be happy because we will be saving gas money by using the bikes to sight see when we stop.

Motorhomes have been the seniors ideal way of traveling and viewing the country for many years because it was always economical and even younger people with families have viewed it as an ideal solution for traveling and saving on the vacation hotel and motel bills. Having special time together by camping out a bit has always been viewed as an idyllic family time.

I checked the site above and I will keep my eyes open because we have to keep all our options open when looking for any type of  motor vehicle or RV type, especially if we are looking for bargains. Money is limited for some of us while others can afford brand new, which is great, but we prefer spending the money on bikes and the Grandkids. I do sincerely wish everyone a Happy 4th.

Life is full of transitions and one of the biggest transitions that you will have to adjust to will be going from a busy adult life to the more relaxed lifestyle of retirement and senior citizen status. Retirement from a full time job to learning how Medicare works to becoming a full-fledged member of AARP, your move to senior citizen status is another of life’s big transitions. 

Probably one of the most difficult transitions you will face will be the decision to move out of your house to an apartment, a condo or an assisted living facility if you decide to go that way. Bill and I will continue to live here because it’s paid for.

Many people will have to make a choice and for many the initial idea of  moving out of your house comes from your caregiver or your children. The idea almost always is hard to hear because, even if you knew this day would one day come, you may have bonded with that home in a very deep way. 

If this is the house you have been in for a long time, perhaps even raised your children there, every room is filled with memories.  If your spouse has passed on, the house is a shrine to his or her memory as well.  So if  your own children have suggested that its finally time for you to give the old place up, that can strike deep and hard and cause you to put up a lot of resistance to the idea.

We need some guidelines on how we can accept this transition and how to walk away from a place that you have loved so much.  Perhaps the first step of dealing with the explosion of emotions you feel when the idea of moving out of your house is brought up is to recognize that what you are going through is genuine grief. 

To a large extent, that house is more than just a building you live in.  Because it has been the stage that the drama of your life has played out on, it is more than a place.  It may have become a member of the family by now.

So in a way, letting the house go is like seeing a close member of the family pass away.  So before you even try to “talk yourself into it”, just recognize that you are going through grief just as you have when you experienced the passing of a dear friend, your spouse of a member of the family. 

 And like those other times, grief will pass and when it does, the final stage of grief is acceptance of the new world you live in and peace. Next, sit down with a cup of coffee and talk some sense into yourself.  The resistance you are feeling is almost entirely emotional. 

But its time to “debunk” some of the myths that your sentimental side has allowed to grow up around that house.  The truth is, none of your memories are going to die out just because you move into a new building.  Your memories will stay with you and be just as precious in a new home as they are now. 

 Your kids will love you just as much.  You will continue to go to the same church and keep the same friends.  Start to see that home as what it really is, a building and one that has been good to you but its time to move on.