How We Make Time for Our Families While Traveling

October 7, 2025

How We Make Time for Our Families While Traveling

Traveling full-time can make it challenging to make time for family and friends if you don’t plan and factor it in. This is something we knew we wanted to prioritize right from the beginning. We have been living and traveling in our RV for five years now, and we have found the balance between travel and family time.

Each year our travel plans are different but each year we make sure to schedule time to see family and friends. We have family and friends scattered across the country. So, honestly, our travel life is what allows us to see them more.

Before, when we were stationary in a sticks and bricks home we would only be able to travel to visit while on vacation. This made it very difficult to pick where to go or who to see. Our personal vacation time with just the four of us had become more about who to visit during that time.

 

Now, because we work while we travel and our house is on wheels. We can visit more family and friends and stay longer while in their area. While I know our family and friends from our hometown in Oklahoma may not see it this way because we lived there before and we were with them all the time. Our friends and family that live elsewhere are now starting to spend more time with us than ever before.

Every year we plan to be in Oklahoma for Thanksgiving and Christmas. We plan out trips to see our family in Tennessee and Texas. And we truly try to spend time with as much family and friends as possible.

Our advice to someone wanting to travel full-time would be to do what truly makes you happy. Live and travel and see the world. Spend time with your kids and take them on adventures. No one (not even family) will ever be completely happy with your choices, and you will never be able to please everyone. So do the best you can to live in the moment and prioritize the things that matter most to you.

 

 

Austin & Tara – Livin Lite Lovin Life

Meet Livin Lite Lovin Life: Austin, Tara, Rudi, Arlo, along with their cherished dogs, Gertie and Pyper. In a daring move, they bid farewell to their house and possessions in September 2020, embarking on a transformative journey across the United States. Their trusty Fifth Wheel, "Roamee," towed by the dependable "Lady," carries them through this adventure. Livin Lite Lovin Life's engaging videos offer insights into full-time RV living with children and dogs, DIY RV projects, essential tips, and the exciting moments they share as a family. With a commitment to weekly updates, they invite you to embrace a lighter, more fulfilling life and follow their path as they inspire others to chase their dreams, encouraging all to "learn to let go to gain it all!"

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