We've moved, again....

The box is what I have so affectionately named our temporary dwelling. This little cabin is where we will be taking up residence for at least, the next four weeks.

 We have got to find another boat and fast! 

Sure, I could take pictures to show you the inside, but really, it would just be one picture because it is that small! I will give you a vivid description however, that should prove to be far more enlightening! When you walk through the door, on the right wall {of the box} there's a light colored faux wood desk accompanied by two light colored wicker chairs, complete with green vinyl, circa 1960's, I'm sure! It is followed by a tv stand {that I'm pretty sure is covering the water heater} an uber small TV along with an even smaller DVD player. Now we are at the back wall of the box, where there's a super small & thankfully, closed off bathroom. Its depth is as wide as a shower stall and there's a toilet across from the shower. Come out of the tiny bathroom and there's a "kitchenette" with a little bar sink, microwave, itty-bitty coffee pot, a couple of cabinets & a dorm sized refrigerator. And lastly, on the left wall of the box, we have a lovely set of.....wait for it....bunk beds, oh yeah, you read that right! :/ There was a little joking on "who gets the top bunk" but all joking aside, I can't remember the last time I actually slept in a bunk bed and here I am, mid-thirties, sleeping in a bunk bed. And just in case you were wondering, no they are not the kind you can remove the top part of and put side by side, not that there would be room for that anyways, in the box. :[

In fact, hubs & I were talking the other night & he said it is actually smaller than the living space of our 30' sailboat. So there you have it! 

There may not be any sailboats in our immediate view {literal & metaphorically speaking} but one thing remains the same, we still have incredibly amazing sunsets, like this one from last night!!

Living on a vacant boat

It is not fun living on a vacant boat. Why is our boat vacant, you ask? Well, we've sorta sold it!  As I'm sure you already know, we have been wanting a bigger boat for quite some time now. So, we  decided to put this one up for sale  before we buy the next boat so we don't end up with multiple payments.  Everyone told us our boat will sell pretty quickly.... We thought, maybe a month??  That's pretty quick considering our house sat on the market for over a year. Well,  it was on the market for about 10 hours and we already had a contract on it.  The survey was done yesterday, but here's the kicker, they wanted our boat to be completely empty when they did the survey. So, we started packing....

Thursday afternoon after I got off work, we finished packing and moved everything off the boat! We decided it was better to work after the sun went down, while it was a somewhat cooler than during the day and be insufferably miserable.... So, from about 10pm to 4am Friday morning we made trips back-and-forth from the boat to our cars and storage and then cleaned the boat until it was immaculate!!!

We haven't heard back from the broker about the survey.....so now we wait! We still get to sleep on our boat, but it's not as comfortable as it used to be. We have two blankets & our pillows, that's it! There's no pictures, no decor, no personalization that says this is our boat! No food & no dishes, no cooking or eating! We did plug the DVD player back up, so we can at least watch movies, but that is the scope of our life right now! If you thought we were living minimal before, you should see us now!!!

We're just like you....only prettier! No wait, that's a Miranda Lambert song

Although, we are a pretty pair! 

See what I mean....

Sidenote: This guy makes my heart swoon!!! I love my beach bum, sailor husband, but there will always be a special place in my heart for my cowboy husband!!! 💖😍💖 #sameguy

Where were we? Oh yeah! We're just like you....

Only our house is not a house at all....it's a boat. 

And the living space is equal to that of, let's say a one car garage. 

When we turn on the tap & water doesn't flow out, it's not because we forgot to pay the bill.....it's because our holding tanks are empty & need refilling....even if it is 9:30 at night. 

When I 'vacuum & mop'.....this is what it looks like. I know what you're thinking, that looks like a lot of fun! Eh, not so much, but it's not bad, either. 

We go inside when it rains, just like I'm sure you do! ....{you wouldn't believe the amount of times we get asked, "what do you do when it rains?"} Seriously. 

Our backyard is a really large pond....also known as the ocean!

We still do everything we did when living in a house....now, it's just a lot closer proximity!

This is what it looks like when I've just "mopped" the floors and Joe needs his lunch out of the fridge so he can leave for work. That's where that close proximity actually comes in handy & I can stand on the bottom step with one foot, while my other foots is prpped on the ledge under our oven....and reeeeach into the fridge!!

We, er I still cook and bake....yes, we have an oven, and a fridge, albeit both tiny, but we have them! Here's just a few of the things of cooked up recently, in my itty bity kitchen! 

{Note to self: add these recipes to the recipe tab} ;)

We still have clothes that need to be ironed, so, I use my flat iron on clothes too! Every item on the boat needs to be dual-purpose. 

Making the bed is a bit more challenging, but clean sheets are a must, so making the bed becomes a must as well. This is probably why I don't make the bed throughout the week....kind of like a little reward for putting the clean sheets on it

Now, if you really want to know what it's like living on a boat....take this challenge! Next time you wash your sheets, try making your bed while you're laying on top of it. If you can accomplish that, you can live on a boat!!! 

What about you, could you/would you live on a boat? Let us know in the comments!!

Long week

All this working has left me no time for blogging. :/  So, it's not as bad as I make it sound, but still. When you go from a job you absolutely love, to not working for 3 months, to working a job 4 days/week....you lose a lot of spare time, that I had really gotten used to!

When hubs and I first arrived here, 4 short months ago, we were {real-life} friended, by 2 great couples that we have become really good friends with!! One of those couples, up and left us this week and the other couple is leaving in two weeks. :( No, it's nothing we did. This is all part of getting used to the cruising community. Meet new people, make friends and then someone leaves....one of these days, it'll be us leaving and oh, what a happy {and for moi, an anxiety-ridden} day that will be!! So for now, we will be excited for our friends' new journeys and impatiently wait our turn! 

This week we said Bon Voyage to Sailing Saga Sea, better known as, Steve & Tracie{the couple standing, on the right side of the pic, below}. They are currently somewhere between Galveston & Isla Mujeres. We are definitely going to miss hanging out with them! 

 {the couple, seated in the above pic, is Mike & Joyce from s/v MiJoy}

 In a couple of weeks they will be headed towards the Bahamas!!! Joe joked about being stowed away on Saga Sea, but I might actually hide myself on MiJoy & go to the Bahamas with them! ;) 

 

Those two ladies {in the above pic} made my move, away from family {for the first time, ever} a little easier....They took me in and taught me so much about living aboard and the life of a sailor's wife....and to never bring any cardboard aboard!!!! ....you don't realize how much cardboard you have in your home until you cannot have a.n.y. on board, with you!  

Beyond work & hanging out with friends, we have had cooler fall temps arrive. It would be fine if the weather stayed like this, but I know this is just the start of the bitter-cold temps that I loathe.....clearly, I am not a fan of winter, but we all knew this. :]

We ended the week with brunch at the club. It was nice being able to sit outside and it not be humid, for once.  We went and watched a movie {for the 1st time in....I can't even remember when} and we did more organizing, re-organizing & throwing out what we really don't need....the story of a liveaboard's life. 

This life really shows you, that things are just that, things. What's really important in life, is the people you surround yourself  with, on a daily basis.