good morning from the carrizo badlands overlook that is what i'm looking at before me
i am south east of san diego california i am back in california i have a wedding to go to
next week which i'm excited about because i get to see some family i have a sister coming out from
virginia a sister coming out from florida so it'll be it'll be awesome to see them it's been a while
i left to arizona yesterday and got here yesterday afternoon it was so peaceful last night so quiet
i didn't hear a sound it was pretty windy though and i don't know if the winds are going to kick
up again today i'll be staying here again tonight so i do have a project that i want
to tackle today here at camp and i'm embarrassed to show you but it's something that i have to do
it's driving me crazy but before i do that i'm going to make some breakfast
it's difficult to tell on camera but i'm right on the edge of a drop off
it's pretty cool and it's free it's a free campsite and there is no one around
this morning it's kodiak chocolate chip power cakes with blueberries
let's see if i can do the flip with the camera in one hand
i have a little secret i've been keeping from you guys everybody talks about how neat and
tidy my little camper home is however there is an area that i have been keeping from you guys
a little secret and uh i'm about to show it to you it's been driving me absolutely crazy and today
is the day i'm gonna do something about it okay ready for this this is scary here we go oh my gosh
look at that absolutely out of control and the problem is is this stuff flies out it falls on
my feet it projectiles and hits me things have fallen on my foot and bruised my foot
it is absolutely out of control so today that's going to change before i start ripping into my
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single day whoa the wind is howling out there it's a good thing that i had my peaceful quiet time out
there this morning because it's uh it's brutal this place is rocking and rolling there are wind
advisories all throughout southern california today it's a good day to stay inside and get
that project done as much as i don't feel like doing it i definitely don't want to be out there
went outside to test the wind a little bit and it's windy it's warm
actually i changed my clothes because it's a warm one out there
here are some containers i picked up from walmart that will hopefully help me organize
and keep things in their place but first i've got to take everything out of the cupboards
oh boy what have i gotten myself into maybe i bit off more than i can chew
first i need to organize everything the cupboards are empty and that is the old funky wallpaper
that used to be in my whole kitchen area which i painted over now it looks like that
much better ew crumbs and stuff gotta clean all that up can you hear that wind
and the wind
all cleaned up ready to be filled up again a little neater this time okay i'm making some
progress i'm just kind of laying things out to see where it will all go back there in the
corner is all of my backpacking meals inside that bear canister is filled with backpacking meals
my coffee that i take backpacking down there on my spices but i think i'm going to get a spice
rack for my countertop maybe and not keep it in the cupboard clear out some more space we'll
see but yeah getting there little by little i had these two tupperware containers that i have filled
one with dry soups like ramen and then this one's bars and i'm gonna stick those in an area that i
don't need to get into every single day i tucked those containers right behind this post since i
don't need to they don't need to be as easily accessible i've put my canned goods in these
containers pantry containers to keep them from flying around and i'm going to go ahead and figure
out a place in my truck to put all these utensils they're mainly for barbecuing and grilling so you
really don't need to be up there which they were and here we have the after scene much much better
so i've got my dishes back here um some more dishes here my ag1 all the glass jars are put
in here that way they don't uh come flying out at me they are the most dangerous thing
along with the canned goods i still need to figure out what to do with my boxed stuff
i think i need some more shelves to make that double double the space that i can utilize
i have all my canned goods up here they're pretty secure my spices there my rice there and again
all my backpacking food there i could potentially put that in the back of the truck
in some sort of an airtight container but i still get leery of putting food back there
yeah i mean i've got some ideas of how to make it much better even from here but this
is great this is a great start and one more look at the before to refresh your memory
as embarrassing as it is to have shown you the state that those cupboards were in i
think it's important to show that in these tiny spaces things can easily get out of control if
you don't stay on top of it i just got to the point where i was just shoving stuff up there
in whatever space it would fit it was driving me absolutely crazy because every time i'd move
and i'd open up the cupboards things would just come flying out at me and it was getting really
frustrating so to improve my quality of life it was time to take care of it there are still some
ideas that i have to make it even more organized i need some more containers maybe some more shelves
and like i said potentially moving my spices down to a secure rack down here on the counter
we shall see it's a work in progress but i'm feeling much better already like a weight's
been lifted off my shoulders and the new condition that it's in so i'm sitting in my camper getting
some work done and i noticed the winds had died down so i figured i'd go on a little
walk get my body moving and as soon as i change into my hiking clothes the winds kick up again
anza borrego desert state park is a california state park located within the colorado desert
of southern california
with 585 930 acres that includes
one-fifth of san diego county it is the largest state park in california
i originally had something much more involved on the menu tonight but after today's reorganization
session i think i'm going to make something very simple one of my old standbys
a stir fry i'll add chicken to the veggies and then put it all on top
of this rice with some soy sauce it's very easy and very good i'm gonna add a chicken
a special day for me is when i get to witness both the sunrise and the sunset
i feel very fortunate that i have a lot of those
i'm just winding down the evening here feeling very relaxed and content
this boondocking site was by far the most secluded boondocking site i've been to in quite some time
there is absolutely nobody around except for a little bit of military activity going on overhead
it was just super quiet around here and that was nice it's not my favorite boondocking site
it's kind of a barren desert but beautiful in its own way but it was a perfect place
for me to take care of this project that's been weighing heavy on my mind please don't judge
i shared my secret of my messy cupboards with you i i'm just kidding but i was so good to
get that out of my way and i feel pretty happy about how it's looking up there now i'll just do
a few more tweaks and i'll be good to go and the the real deal is not to let it get that way again
this wound up being a day in the life video and that's okay i've been going and going and
it was good just to stop and take care of some housekeeping items that i needed to get done
more adventures to come stay tuned i'll see you all on the next one see you soon bye
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