Hobbies at Home

With our love for travel and our commitment to living a life that allows us to explore as much as possible, it might be surprising to learn that Josh and I genuinely enjoy participating in our favorite cozy hobbies at home. Of course, we love going out and discovering new places, but one of the biggest selling points of RV life for us is that it allows us to travel the country while still being able to come home at the end of the day and spend our free evenings doing the things we love.

We are not debt-free, and we're actively working to sustain our lifestyle. This means we can't travel as though we have an unlimited budget, so we have to be financially responsible about how and when we explore. We tend to do our sightseeing and adventuring on the weekends, sometimes only on Saturdays. That leaves a significant amount of free time during the week, and we need fulfilling ways to fill it.

Plus, we simply enjoy our cozy hobbies.

Living on the road does place some natural limits on the kinds of hobbies we can pursue. Anything that requires a large amount of materials or takes up considerable space just isn't practical. Video games are a favorite for both of us. They're entertaining and take up minimal space. We also love Legos, especially Josh. That one is still a work in progress. Completing a Lego build is no problem, but figuring out where and how to store the finished product is a challenge we haven't quite solved yet.

I love arts and crafts, so I keep markers, coloring books, diamond art, and oil pastels on hand, but my favorite is watercoloring. I've really been leaning into watercolors lately, especially as I've found a way to connect it to our travels. I'm working on a memory book of sorts, painting scenes and details from our journey as we go.

It might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you picture full-time travelers, but having ways to entertain ourselves beyond sightseeing is important, not just for living a balanced life, but for living a fiscally responsible one as well.