Tag: workfromhome

What’s been going on lately?

It’s been a long time since I posted any of our travels, no particular reason, but maybe it’s because I was working in retail. That will do it, wear you out, walking all over a big box store, moving, running, lifting all of the above. I was done with it! I had been in retail, mainly as a manager since 1981, yep, that’s how old I am. I was starting to feel it too. Someone I had connected with previously on Linkedin,, contacted me about a position as a stylist. Clothing you mean, I can do that! I love clothes, I love to shop. After three interviews, various documents, many weeks of waiting and a pay cut, I now had a work from home job. Me, who laughed about the change during Covid initially in March of 2020, it seems so long ago. I was working for Belk as a manager, I loved the job and the people, I did not like being tired all the time. Is it age or is it work? I found after just two weeks, it was the work.

I actually have a subscription to my tried-and-true friend of the below, Bio Freeze, when it comes to quick relief, this is what I keep on the bedside in camper and at home. I will be honest, I do not need it as much anymore, but it is a lifesaver for quick relief.

In February of 2022, hang on let me back up, in July of 2021, we started selling on Amazon, fairly small time. Kitchen goods, food, Halloween and Christmas. Retail arbitrage mostly. It was a good extra income. Now, February, we got into watching thrifting, Goodwill, yard sales and assorted resale videos. We already loved thrifting, this can’t be hard, right? And, now Ebay as another income source. I have inventory organized in excel, labeled totes and soon a storage building. We now have an antique booth too, at El-Maries Antiques and Art Marketplace in Hartselle Al. Our booth is The Purple Crayon more on that later about the name and why. All of this was the catalyst for taking the at home job with Amazon. We wanted to be self-sufficient, two people on an adventure. Being able to travel, work on the road if needed and eventually have a brand. The brand part hasn’t happened yet, we have ideas though. I am currently working on logos, getting the right picture of what our products will be. Home 2 Camp is our Amazon name, and the plan is to have products used for camping, storage, kitchen pet supplies etc. Easy travel items for the organized camper.

We love to camp! In March 2019, I bought a camper for my 55th birthday, see I am that old. We did not want anything too large, just enough for sleep, cook in an emergency and a bathroom. The Forest River Wolf Pup HQ is what we finally settled on buying. It still is perfect for us. We did not want a huge payment to add to no debt, so, it was the 16 foot trailer we purchased.

I know I am all over the place here but getting to now is an adventure in itself. The goal is still to travel as many places as possible and do it sooner than later. Current situation is I am working from home with Amazon, set up in my already office for crafts, lol, and so far, so good. I have yet to work on the road. That may happen during October on a vacation we have tentatively planned.

So, catching you up on the latest was my goal here. We have only travelled locally lately, but I will be doing a post on our last long trip here soon. I am also going to start rating products we have received and purchased for our camping trips and storage. I will only post things we have actually used so the review will be honest.

Stay tuned for another post for Two People on an Adventure!