Hi,
It's great here. Hope your day is going well.
Everything is moving forward towards shutting down the bookstore. I've even got a couple people interested in buying the whole thing. In the mean time I've got everything marked down & selling off extra stock.
I was looking into working at a National Park during the summer. Then I realized I would have to pay someone else to cut my grass & take care of my house. So I will stay home this summer & get a part time job. Hopefully this will put me in a better position for next year.
Have a great day!
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Friday, February 9, 2018
Thursday, February 5, 2015
COLD COLD COLD
Today I'm working on getting more books on the shelves. I had a big sale ad go out yesterday so hopefully I'll be busy for the rest of the week.
It was only 17* this morning and is not suppose to get above 27* today. Wish I was somewhere warm. I've been looking at class B's and C's on rvtrader. I wish there were some close by to wander around in. There is a car dealer close to me that has some rv's on his lot right now but I'm too lazy to go there on Mondays and he is closed on Sundays. Besides I really don't want to talk to a salesman. I enjoyed the rv show because I could just wander around, tour the rv's and check prices without speaking to the salesman. I would really like to walk through a Casita. I've seen lots of pictures and read lots of blogs about them but I'd like to see it for myself.
As usual too many choices and no money to spend!
This morning I was looking at planning a trip to Alaska. I could fly to Anchorage and rent a car for a 17 day tour for about 3500 including hotels. With one of the tour groups it would include a tour of Denali and some other tourist stuff. So many places to see and so little time.
I better get back to work - it's hard to sell books if you don't get them on the shelves.
Have a great day!
It was only 17* this morning and is not suppose to get above 27* today. Wish I was somewhere warm. I've been looking at class B's and C's on rvtrader. I wish there were some close by to wander around in. There is a car dealer close to me that has some rv's on his lot right now but I'm too lazy to go there on Mondays and he is closed on Sundays. Besides I really don't want to talk to a salesman. I enjoyed the rv show because I could just wander around, tour the rv's and check prices without speaking to the salesman. I would really like to walk through a Casita. I've seen lots of pictures and read lots of blogs about them but I'd like to see it for myself.
As usual too many choices and no money to spend!
This morning I was looking at planning a trip to Alaska. I could fly to Anchorage and rent a car for a 17 day tour for about 3500 including hotels. With one of the tour groups it would include a tour of Denali and some other tourist stuff. So many places to see and so little time.
I better get back to work - it's hard to sell books if you don't get them on the shelves.
Have a great day!
Saturday, January 17, 2015
JANUARY 16th & 17th
Friday January 16th
Yesterday I got two boxes out of the back room before being interrupted. I got one box emptied and will work on the second one today. Very slow progress.
Again I spent most of the day reading travel blogs. I'm so addicted. I'm afraid to miss even one. There may be some important information or pictures I haven't seen before. One person talked about all the things she does before moving from her current camping spot. You know all these things will need to be done but don't realize how hard it would be to remember everything. She has been full timing for 3 months and only now feels that she has the routine down. Still she never leaves a site without pulling forward and then double checking everything to make sure nothing is left behind and everything is secured properly. Smart lady.
Saturday January 17th
I wrote the above yesterday but didn't post so I thought I better do that today.
I finished with the second box of books yesterday and emptied two more boxes. Sales were pretty good but they didn't make up for the other slow days.
Today I must get all my sales for December entered and finish up the end of the year bookkeeping. Sales tax are due Tuesday the 20th so I must get December closed out and send in my check.
There is a thrift store going in next door to me. The manager came in and introduced himself yesterday. He was looking for a place to sell his overstock of books. Ha! Not me buddy. The thrift store will probably run me out of here this year. Most thrift stores charge about 50 cents per book and I have to charge 3.00 to make any profit. This new store is a Christian based charity store so I'm sure everything will be very cheap. While I want to close and travel anyway, I do see this as a problem because no one will want to buy the store out right when it sets next to a thrift store.
I better get off here. I'm hoping today will be a good sales day and I have bookkeeping to do.
Have a great day.
Yesterday I got two boxes out of the back room before being interrupted. I got one box emptied and will work on the second one today. Very slow progress.
Again I spent most of the day reading travel blogs. I'm so addicted. I'm afraid to miss even one. There may be some important information or pictures I haven't seen before. One person talked about all the things she does before moving from her current camping spot. You know all these things will need to be done but don't realize how hard it would be to remember everything. She has been full timing for 3 months and only now feels that she has the routine down. Still she never leaves a site without pulling forward and then double checking everything to make sure nothing is left behind and everything is secured properly. Smart lady.
Saturday January 17th
I wrote the above yesterday but didn't post so I thought I better do that today.
I finished with the second box of books yesterday and emptied two more boxes. Sales were pretty good but they didn't make up for the other slow days.
Today I must get all my sales for December entered and finish up the end of the year bookkeeping. Sales tax are due Tuesday the 20th so I must get December closed out and send in my check.
There is a thrift store going in next door to me. The manager came in and introduced himself yesterday. He was looking for a place to sell his overstock of books. Ha! Not me buddy. The thrift store will probably run me out of here this year. Most thrift stores charge about 50 cents per book and I have to charge 3.00 to make any profit. This new store is a Christian based charity store so I'm sure everything will be very cheap. While I want to close and travel anyway, I do see this as a problem because no one will want to buy the store out right when it sets next to a thrift store.
I better get off here. I'm hoping today will be a good sales day and I have bookkeeping to do.
Have a great day.
Friday, November 14, 2014
MORE THOUGHTS ON FULL TIMING!
I've spent most of today reading a blog about volunteering and living in housing provided by NWR. This is very interesting to me. If I did something like this, instead of buying an rv, I could buy a van for traveling and stay in the housing provided. This way I wouldn't have to sell my house to buy an rv. The idea of selling my house and spending all of the money on a rv does bother me.
While I love to travel I haven't really spent much time in an rv. I like to hike but my hiking is limited to 1 or 2 mile trails with company. I haven't done any alone hiking or climbing hilly areas or dry desert area hiking. When at the Valley of the Gods a few years ago I enjoyed walking around but I tend to stay in shady areas. I burn very easily and have a family history of skin cancer. I know this should not stop me from doing something I might enjoy, just use lots of sun screen and wear hats.
I like the nice a/c and heat in my house. How would I feel about leaving the rv if it was hot and humid or cold outside? I don't know the answer so it's very hard to make the commitment.
One fear is spending all the money I have on an rv then not liking it. There would be nothing to fall back on. Another fear is not being able to make enough money to travel. Many fulltimer's that I follow have retirement money coming in, and earn money on the road.
A paying or volunteering job that would provide housing while I travel sounds like the ideal situation to try out this new life style for six month to a year. I am going to do some research in this area.
I hope this post is not too hard to read, my thoughts are jumping all over the place.
Have a great day!
While I love to travel I haven't really spent much time in an rv. I like to hike but my hiking is limited to 1 or 2 mile trails with company. I haven't done any alone hiking or climbing hilly areas or dry desert area hiking. When at the Valley of the Gods a few years ago I enjoyed walking around but I tend to stay in shady areas. I burn very easily and have a family history of skin cancer. I know this should not stop me from doing something I might enjoy, just use lots of sun screen and wear hats.
I like the nice a/c and heat in my house. How would I feel about leaving the rv if it was hot and humid or cold outside? I don't know the answer so it's very hard to make the commitment.
One fear is spending all the money I have on an rv then not liking it. There would be nothing to fall back on. Another fear is not being able to make enough money to travel. Many fulltimer's that I follow have retirement money coming in, and earn money on the road.
A paying or volunteering job that would provide housing while I travel sounds like the ideal situation to try out this new life style for six month to a year. I am going to do some research in this area.
I hope this post is not too hard to read, my thoughts are jumping all over the place.
Have a great day!
Saturday, October 25, 2014
Slow Day
Work has been very slow today. Cleaned and stocked 2 boxes of books and waited on a few customers. Spent the rest of the time reading travel blogs. Business has been picking up a little so I can pay the bills for another month. Tina was going to come in and work today but she hurt her ankle this week and cannot walk on it for a few days. Hopefully it will be better when she has to go back to work on Monday.
I've eaten several pieces of chocolate candy today which is not good for diabetes but sometimes you just want something special. I'll have to come up with something very low carb for dinner tonight.
Speaking of low carb, Thanksgiving is at my house this year. I've got to come up with some low carb recipes for side dishes. The kids all want mashed potatoes, bread stuffing and mac n cheese. We'll see what substitutes I can improvise.
That's it for an exciting day at the office.
Have a wonderful weekend!
I've eaten several pieces of chocolate candy today which is not good for diabetes but sometimes you just want something special. I'll have to come up with something very low carb for dinner tonight.
Speaking of low carb, Thanksgiving is at my house this year. I've got to come up with some low carb recipes for side dishes. The kids all want mashed potatoes, bread stuffing and mac n cheese. We'll see what substitutes I can improvise.
That's it for an exciting day at the office.
Have a wonderful weekend!
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