I was, for many years, until the recession wiped out my business and my partner and I went bankrupt. I was an Interior design asst. and home stager. I am highly creative and very talented at decorating. I loved, loved, loved, my work and it was highly stimulating and rewarding.
Now, since 2013 I have fallen on the hardest times of my life and have decided, at the age of almost 57, that I am done with the great “out there.” I am currently living and working as a pet/house/horse sitter on a lovely ranch property and am paid and have housing for my services. It is peaceful, low stress and a nice alternative to trying to round up a crappy, low paying job after decades of living the good life. I just moved to this new property last week, though I have been working for the owner for the last 9 months.
My RV looks out over vinyl fenced horse paddocks and there is a lovely lawn, pond and swimming pool to enjoy, the owner is very generous and gushingly praiseworthy of my help and I think I will be here for a long time to come. I have just restored an older RV that came out adorable, fully painted white and turquoise and red and I am very pleased with my “Tiny House” restoration. I am waiting on the little rental place on the property to become available but after all my hard work here, I might just stay in this RV for a year or so to enjoy the fruits of my labor.
Yep, I have fallen a thousand miles from my ivory tower of old, but, I have also never doubted my creative skills and resourcefulness.
From staging/decorating high end homes to refurbishing a 30 ft. RV. Life is weird, but I soldier on. haha