Though your obsession de jour with RVing is a good thing.

If it wanes to the point of indifference before your ready to full timing that would be a clue to step back and reconsider all the options.

Mallo

Gene,

I don't know if it's any help, but a lot of us have gone through what you are experiencing. The emotional ups and down are unreal, and probably at times you'll be questioning your sanity.

Hang in there though, you'll get through it, and everything will work out. Maybe not like you had planned, but it'll work out.

Good luck, 

Jim

Gene I know how you feel, I feel exactly the same way.  I have a lot of work to do but cannot concentrate on anything else than hoping for fulltiming day to get here LOL.

I agree with you as well.  I constantly have fulltiming on my mind.  It is making it more and more difficult to work.  Having job burn out does not help.   Having 3 more years in the stick house seems like forever.  It would be better if I enjoyed my job though.  It is not the company I work for.  I just have been handling claims for almost 30 years.  I think I need a break from it for awhile. 

Rod and I are in the same frame of mind right now. The thoughts of FT'ing and all that it takes to make it happen... consumes us.

Every once in awhile, a little devil pops in my head to try and get me off course. He won't win, my mind is made up and its just a matter of making it happen.

We are figuring out our budget, health insurance, when we will be where, etc.

I've already thought about how many garage sales I'll have. Which items will be Craiglisted, what we need to do to the house in order to put it on the market come spring. I think about it 24/7.

Since its almost fall and good camping weather, I guess we could go camping to try and stop thinking about all of this. But I think our condition will only worsen. LOL In fact, I know it will.

Good luck to you. Right now, the planning and anticipation is what helps me keep my sanity at work.

I can echo so many of the same sentiments.  As a matter of fact, I'm at work now on a Friday morning reading this forum instead of working! :)  There is no doubt that I am obsessed...just ask Tracy!  It's practically all I think about and talk about, at least to her.  We haven't shared our plan with anyone yet, but I feel like we need to start those discussions, which I think will make it all the more real.  There are so many days when this feels like just a dream and I'm afraid I'll wake up and realize it isn't going to happen.  My emotions are definitely on a roller coaster...one day I'm certain this is our destiny and the next I'm thinking I've lost my mind.  I'm hoping that as our d-day gets closer, there will be more good days and less bad.  I'm looking forward to the day when the decision is no longer a question, but a statement.  I'm not there yet, but trying to take baby steps every day to reach it.  And I rely on this forum often to provide confidence that we're not all that crazy.  Rarely a day goes by that I'm not on at least once.  It's comforting to know that we're not alone.  Thanks!

Sounds so familiar!! We just sold our house (August 14th) and we are now official fulltimers. I don't think the reality has hit us yet. We had waited so long for this day and many times thought it would not happen. We have felt many of the feelings that you discribed in your post. Hang in there, read alot, learn alot and its never too early to "purge" your junk. LOL

It was 42 degrees here last night. Patience is wearing thin. I am sitting here typing with 3 layers of clothes on and my moose hide slippers. Hubby is working on the valve on our propane tank. We have to order tires which will take a week to come in. Can't find a trailer with in our price range. Waiting for realitor to return my call. Still alot of stuff to sell and get rid of. Wish I was in Florida. It is either laugh or cry. So I am laughing.