Decorating a Camper

Camper or not, it's still my home and therefore it's completely necessary for me to feel cozy and be surrounded by beautiful things I've collected throughout my travels.

I chose lime green for the kitchen because it's so happy and so 70's.

My "bedroom"  was custom built by my Dad (thanks, Dad!) so that it's more like a bunk... I sleep on top and the multilayer level beneath is a cozy little kennel for my dog Rocko.

The "closet" was a challenge. Full of rotted wood, a leaky ceiling, and hornets, it took us a long time transform this mess into a place for my clothes!

Some final touches to make it feel like home....

Downsizing to a 20 Foot Vintage Trailer

Last summer I found this beaut on Craigslist.

She was in pretty good shape with full functioning light fixtures and a relatively new AC unit. She's been around since 1974, so I knew right away we were going to practically gut her and start over, but I soon learned that wood rot and wasp infestation would make that an interesting journey.

The plan from the beginning was to find a camper to live in post graduation so I could get a handle on my student debt and nurture my gypsy soul. I grew up camping a ton with my family and I have never been a fan of leases and landlords, so it all just made sense. I'm a big fan of the tiny house movement and I am a believer that material possessions can take over a person's life... so my goal is to live simply and within my means.

Home ownership minus the mortgage? Sign me up!

My (Future) Humble Abode

The plan: to graduate nursing school in Spring of 2015 and move (back) south.

The humble abode: a fixer upper camper.

Yeap, you read that correctly. I'm going to live in a camper. I want an vintage travel trailer. As a kid my family camped on every vacation in our tents and pop-up Coleman. I honestly thought all families did that until I was about 12 or 13. Family trips to Disney? We camped. Going to grandma's? We camped. We even had Christmas camping.

Anyway, maybe that explains my willingness to refuse the cozy apartment life. Nostalgia. I just don't want to deal with leases and pet deposits and all that crap. I also don't want to pay rent when I can pay a minimal camping fee.

I love the idea of spending this summer fixing up a camper with the help of my Dad. We can customize it and get it ready for me and my furbabies.... I'll have my student loans paid off in no time and my gypsy soul will be well-nurtured. Perhaps when I sign on with a traveling nurse agency I can just relocate the trailer to my next destination.