Small room syndrome - a great phrase to defuse some frustration!! - RV-Dreams Community Forum

NWescapee · RV-Dreams Family Member

Small room syndrome - a great phrase to defuse some frustration!!

BiggarView · RV-Dreams Family Member

Having a sense of humor definitely has to be a prerequisite for FTing. smile

Brian

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Lucky Mike · RV-Dreams Family Member

Yup!!!.......and the dog still takes up the whole couch!!!

Dog Folks · RV-Dreams Family Member

Attitude is the difference between an ordeal or an adventure.

The fact that you are laughing about it tells us you are O.K.

Enjoy.

cejones4210 · RV-Dreams Family Member

Lucky Mike wrote:
Yup!!!.......and the dog still takes up the whole couch!!!

Yep, and in our case the bed too! As the couch/dinette is the bed also! :). We are currently in our Airstream 25', as we will not be buying a 5er until 2015. After 4 months in the approximate 80 sq ft. We just have to laugh and when we get the 5er it will be a luxury. When we were in AZ in Jan & Feb, it was fine because we could be outside, but if you know anything about the weather in Iowa the last two months, than you totally understand the concept of "cabin fever"!

Technomadia · RV-Dreams Family Member

A healthy way to approach the situation, and a sign of a healthy partnership too :)

Terry and Jo · RV-Dreams Family Member

Morning bathroom pattern is that I take the dog out and watch about 10 minutes of news and weather while Jo prepares for work. She finishes there and moves to the bedroom to finish dressing and applying what little make-up she does, and I move to the bathroom.

As for the kitchen, most already know that I don't cook, other than make microwave popcorn, so if she is at home, the kitchen is her bailiwick. Popcorn and coffee are the primary reasons that I get behind the kitchen counter, but only when her work is done.

Terry

NWescapee · RV-Dreams Family Member

Ahhhh, Terry that's a big difference for us. Dale and I both love to cook, so yes, we "dance" past each other in the kitchen frequently. I think the hardest part is that I have the "virtual work from home job" and with his self-employment job we spend a LOT of time "dancing" around the RV trying to get things done.

Terry and Jo · RV-Dreams Family Member

NWescapee wrote:
Ahhhh, Terry that's a big difference for us. Dale and I both love to cook, so yes, we "dance" past each other in the kitchen frequently. I think the hardest part is that I have the "virtual work from home job" and with his self-employment job we spend a LOT of time "dancing" around the RV trying to get things done.

In our case, there is no reason that Jo would let me cook. She talked one time that with the acquisition of an outdoor grill that since it was an "outside job," I should do it. However, when it came right down to it, she refused to even let me cook hot dogs on the grill. She will allow me to roast my own hot dogs over an open fire because what I cook in those cases, I eat. She would never let me cook hers.

Which brings up a question that is not directed towards anyone in particular. Within those families where both spouses love to cook, is it because each one thinks their cooking is better than their "other's" cooking, so they try to get their method of cooking done?

Terry

Camper Chronicles · RV-Dreams Family Member

That's a great point. I struggle a bit with claustrophobia so that two people in a small space can really get to me. I love how your handling it.

Loretta · RV-Dreams Family Member

Bill and I both love to cook and we even eat each other's creations. We take turns but he loves the BBQ.

Russ Ranger · RV-Dreams Family Member

I love to cook and thankfully my wife loves to clean. We make a great team. And speaking of cooking.....dinner tonight was Cajun Smoked Sausage Etouffee' over white rice. It was great.

One of the best things about traveling for me is learning to cook regional foods. Everywhere we go the grocery stores carry things I've never seen, it is wonderful to try new things. We're in Mississippi right now, I have become a huge fan of catfish. It's part of the big adventure.

Winters in Mazatlan have turned me into a pretty good Mexican cook. Who would think that cactus (Nopales) would be a vegetable?

Cooking has become something different now in our travels. It is a much more relaxed form of entertainment than it was in our lives in a house.

The more we travel, the better we like the RV lifestyle.