To all my wonderful friends on Thrifty Fun, I wanted to let you know I moved clear across the USA! I am in Yorktown, VA for a year, working on the craft kits business, and staying with some friends. I have a craft room, bedroom, and a humongous four bedroom three bath house to myself about 75% of the day.
I lost my job and home, and sold or gave away half my things, put the other in storage and took a train from Portland, OR to Chicago, then Chicago to Yorktown, VA. The train ride was not that great, so I wanted to share a few things I learned if you find yourself traveling over several days.
Take music, a book, a moshy pillow, a donut (if don't want a comotose bottom), and your own food, if you are thrifty or just broke like me. My daughter bought me an mp3 player, and the crying babies and constant loudspeaker announcements were not so bad.
Pack light. My two check on bags would have been free from Portland to Chicago, but would have cost me money from Chicago to Virginia.
I finally broke down and bought a meal the second day out, having pretty much run out of cold food. For a hoagie bun and watered down turkey and cheese "food", a bag of chips, cinnamon roll, cup o noodles, and a Pepsi was $17.50, yeah, I hear ya!
There was a rod under the seat so no matter how you tried to lay or sit, you couldn't sleep very well.
I weigh about 200 lbs, and it was all I could do to "back" into one of their "econo-potties", so I sometimes waited for the disabled one.
They pretty much talk to you like you were cattle, ordering you here and there, reminding you that if you get off for any reason and don't reboard in time, you will have to pay for another ticket.
So, take things to do, sleeping pills help your body ignore the rigors of sleeping sitting up for two or more days, and when you can, sit as far away from speakers as you can.
Once I was here, I was in love with the area. The humidity was horrible, but when it's gone, you have Crape Myrtle and Mimosa trees and some of the nicest people I have ever met!
I am sending one shot of the house from that back yard.
Source: Just sharing where I am!
By Sandi/Poor But Proud from Yorktown, VA
