RV life isn’t all epic views and once-in-a-lifetime experiences.
Even if we travel from one Convergence or bucket-list item to the next, most of the time, it’s more about adjusting to changes—the changes we choose and those that are unexpected.
In that way, we may be uniquely suited to handle the current pandemic, but we’re also uniquely impacted. The past few weeks likely haven’t looked quite like anyone expected when we welcomed the new year. We’ve altered plans and adjusted our normal behaviors due to various restrictions in place, aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19.
We are all finding ways to cope, and uncertain about how long this will last before things get back to normal. And we wonder what that new normal might be.
There is hope. This will not last forever.
But positive thoughts about the future seem to have limited use in the midst of “what day/week is this” thoughts, when every conversation seems to turn, sooner or later, to this pandemic. I never thought I’d look forward to conversations with RVers bringing up black tanks instead.
It isn’t always easy, but with so much beyond my control, I’m choosing to seek out what brings me joy. Sometimes, it takes more effort and energy than I feel like I can spare, but it is worth the effort. To take back control of my time and thoughts, I have found a few ways in which I can find or create gems of joy in everyday life.