I should have put the mattress back down and sold it!

What a mess and it needs four new tyres too!
We bought a motorhome to live in and tour Europe.
So one thing at a time. At least my kids love it...

Dylan opened his eyes this morning and picked up a screwdriver he was keeping in our bedroom and persuaded Jasmine to take him out to the "big car" as he calls the camper to fix it! Poor Jasmine was dragged to the door in her pajamas and directed to put his shoes on for him and help him into the van. I found her wrapped in a blanket, yawning and saying "good fixing Dylan" in a sleepy voice every now and then, as Dylan tore around the van with his screwdriver pocking things!

I have the best friends and family ever, I keep reading advice in people's blogs and facebook groups, mostly it's, where to park for the night or how to deal with the language barrier, but there is also a lot about how to drop out of the machinery without upsetting your family and friends too much, how to deal with backlash, "you shouldn't be doing this because..." "you are irresponsible because..." So I'd like to thank all my amazing friends and family as I have not had ANY of that from ANYONE!!! Everyone has said "what a good idea it is to follow my dreams and would I like some money?" Or "I saw something on freecycle you could use.." Thank you all my friends and family, so much. Xxxxx

Dolls House camper shelf all done.

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it. I counted my Halloween facepaint once, today's is this dolls house shelf, all set up with the background I drew last week laminated and in place.

It's not really a drawing, but "installation" is an art-form and I'm counting it!

This is in a grand tradition, as my mum used to hand make us amazing toys when we were kids! Her space station and her rocking horse are the stuff of legend!

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Boat on brown paper

I'm creating a drawing a day, for two years, just for the art of it.
Today's boat.

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Cherry

I'm creating a drawing a day, for two years.
Yesterday's cherry.

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Doodle

I'm creating a drawing a day, for two years.
Day before yesterday's.
Doodle.

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Campervan shelf becomes dolls house for my daughter.

I'm creating a drawing a day, for two years, just for the art of it.
Today's is the "back drop" to go up in one of the shelves of the campervan to make it into a dolls house.

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Design for campervan modifications

I'm creating a drawing a day, for two years, just for the art of it.
Today's (yesterday's, I'm not quite keeping up) is a design I drew for some modifications I'm making to my campervan to amuse my kids.

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Jasmine with headphones

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.
Today's is Jasmine with headphones, drawing with music on.

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Campervan

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.
Today's (yesterday's) is a campervan, our campervan. It's my drawing a day, it can be as silly as I like!

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Europe by motorhome: Driving around in my house!

So we bought a beat up motorhome and we are planning to take it to Portugal this winter, (leaving in September) via France and Spain. We will come back in April and see family and friends, then take off again before it gets cold... perhaps the Adriatic coast...

So I drove it about two miles! Woo hoo! Sainsbury's car park and back, and we dropped my daughter's friend home, rock on! I normally drive a smooth, fast, car with good acceleration etc. the van is different, you really are driving around in your house! Everything rattles, it lumbers along and is as nippy in the gaps as a narrow boat! And, as my husband put it "stoping distaaaaaaance!" Momentum is a serious force, don't piss that chick off when you weigh two tons! However I did two miles of a 2000 mile adventure.

Thinking about getting rid of stuff verses really getting rid of it. Thinking about getting rid of stuff goes like this "oh! My things, my treasures, that jacket, that handbag...how will I do it, will I regret it?"

Really getting rid of stuff goes like this: Wheee! Off goes all the cr*p I usually have to tidy up, over the big drop at the dump, or off to charity to help someone! Feeling lighter by the minute, gifting that favorite jacket to one of my friends who it actually fits!! Feeling generous and unencumbered!!! Weeee!

My daughter is also enjoying giving lavish presents of toys to every friend who comes to play! I've discovered that lighter load = lighter heart! I think I knew this long ago before I had kids and a husband but it got beaten out of me by the cruel and ruthless forward march of Christmas!

Rino

I'm creating a drawing a day, just for the art of it.
Today's is a rino.

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