We have officially been living in Georgia and our fifth wheel for one month now. (Collectively, with the road trip it's been longer.) I knew that living in this thing would get old after a while but it wasn't what I expected. I thought that I would feel cramped and get sick of the less than 200 sq. foot space I had to see everyday. But that wasn't/isn't the case. I'm actually adjusted to such small quarters. We have everything we need...a kitchen (minus a working oven), microwave, seating, beds, toilet and hot showers. We've learned to live simply --by American standards that is-- and it's crazy to think that we have a storage full of belongings that I don't really miss. But back to my point...the area that has tested my sanity is my kids. The combination of them and the fifth wheel has been an equation for disaster.For a while, I didn't understand why I had such a short fuse. I didn't understand why I found myself not wanting to be even remotely near the kids. It wasn't until I broke down to my husband and he pointed out that this fifth wheel leaves me with no separation from the kids. I am literally with them in the same room 24/7. Trying to get Kaiden and Skye to nap during the day is such a huge challenge and I rarely have success. If Kaiden jumps around or yells or does anything Kaiden related, she wakes up. Skye is still waking up every three hours at night and so even in my sleep I still attend to her. Because Kaiden hears it, he wakes up and wants to crawl into bed with us. I'm still adjusting to having two kids (which is hard enough) and in addition to that, we've been so busy running errands, getting to know the area, start up my business, switching over insurance and doctors and dentists, and dealing with my husband's new job/work schedule. There has been little to no consistency in our schedule.Friends, I am so tired. Life has been farrrrrr from glamorous and every morning I wake up looking forward to the moment I get to go back to sleep. I hate feeling like the life has been sucked out of me but I am constantly giving and giving and giving. Skye needs me, Kaiden needs me, my husband needs me...I'm left with no energy. I hope I don't come across as complaining because I don't want to have that kind of a spirit. I take it all day by day and it is only through God-given strength that I keep moving.All this to say, I just cannot wait until we move into our new house which should hopefully be sometime next week. Also, Kaiden started pre-school today and that gave me a much-needed break. I've finally got around to to posting a tour of the space we have been living in. It's taken me so long to take pictures because quite honestly, it's always so cluttered that it's not really picture worthy. When you have such a small space, it's hard to maintain.This whole experience has been an interesting journey. It's taught me a lot about myself (and my capacity to handle things) and most importantly it's helped me realize how much I need God in my day to day.
Our bed ^^ It's actually quite comfortable and is a queen size so there's a decent amount of room. // Attempts at making this place a bit more like home.Kaiden has a little too much fun jumping on the bed.
Our dinette area. I hope to one day re-cover all the ugly blue cushions. Under the table is Oakley's little hangout spot. Both the dinette and the couch next to it turn into a bed. // This second picture is our entryway area. The stairs lead up to the bed.
Found this at a thrift store in Oklahoma for a dollar. Score!
I say we live simply but we still have a Keurig coffee maker haha.
Please excuse my poor handwriting haha.
So there are two bunk beds in the back. The top is our "garage" since we don't have many places to store things. // The bathroom. Pretty tiny but still better than none at all!
We still have enough floor space for Kaiden and our dog to roll around.
Kaiden in his bunk.