Today is brought to you by...

Remember when, as a child, you watched Sesame Street and it would say something like this "Today is brought to you by the letter C and by the number 19"....

If we had sponsors for our year away...today would be brought to you by Command Strips, black out fabric from our local Dori's sewing studio and Gorilla double sided tape.

My project today was to customize our 18 ft camper (2013 Jayco swift 184bh - how we came to own this particular model is a post all on it's own) so that most of our items have their own space in the coming months:
-6 black out blinds for all windows and the skylight (no stress if there's an LED street light right beside our camper now!) which was accomplished with iron-on hemming magic, an iron, a sewing machine, velcro and Gorilla double sided tape to attach the velcro under the camper shades.  It's black as night in the middle of the day!
-1 violin hammock...yes, you read that right.  I designed a violin hammock today...nestled in Mr. M's bunk area is a hammock to cradle his 3/4 violin (the width of which is exactly 30 inches long and his violin case is exactly the same size - good thing he hasn't switched to a 4/4 size yet!).  It's attached with 4 grommets and 4 Command Strips.  Guessing he'll be inspired to wake up and see it first thing each morning...(and be ready to practice each day after he eats breakfast).
-3 tension rods used in various ways...one to hang towels in the bathroom, another to hang at the head end of Miss M's bed with custom made pockets to store toys, books, markers and all things important to her, and finally a tension rod to hang a sheet down in front of the bunks so that it's dark in that space for the kids to fall asleep if Arden and I want to stay up later.
-2 dollar store pouch bags hung up with Command Strips...one in the tub area to put soaps, shavers, shower supplies and the all important one just inside the door to put keys, wallets, sunblock, sunglasses, bug spray, matches and all the little things that drive me nuts when they're left on the counter.
-3 bed alterations...yoga mats under both of the kids bunks, and sheets that slip on like a giant pillowcase so they don't fall off.  For us, we have self-inflating camping mats under our main mattress and a memory foam topper on our bed to keep us comfy.  (Plus a little detail that's kind of special...Arden and I sewed a quilt cover before our wedding 19 years ago...he embroidered our names and a couple of quotes on it while watching the 1998 Olympics...and then we took it on our honeymoon to Victoria.  Guess what - it's on our bed again for this trip...lots of memories!).
-3 rubber tarp straps to attach the outdoor rug to the back bumper.
-1 collapsible table that fits under our bed to use as an outdoor kitchen with our induction burner and instant pot (more on that in another post).

Our little camper now has tiny house style and functionality.

Ok...sun is setting, beautiful reflections on the lake - time to get outside and enjoy.

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