A little back story on me. I have been living on my 44ft steel sailboat Iron Maiden for 3 years now. I went from living in a 2700sqft house to a 400sqft boat and it was a huge change for me. I must be honest even though it was crazy it was the best thing we did. Things that are different for a woman living on a boat. · I had to reduce my clothes almost 90%. The clothes were not too bad but everyone who knows me knows that the real hard part was my shoes and purses. But believe it or not I only have 3 purses that I switch them out occasionally, or when they break and only wear around 5 pairs of shoes. I still have around 15 pair but that includes summer, winter and workout shoes. I used to have several bins of shoes. · Let’s talk about bathing on a boat. Washing my hair and shaving my legs it’s an upside-down challenge. Oh, and I forgot about dying my hair wow is that hard. The hardest part of it that we must limit the amount of water I use. · Another challenge for me as a woman on the boat is using the restroom. We do not have a traditional toilet we have a compost. When my hubby suggested we get a compost my first though was omg how do I use this as a woman when it has two separate compartments and what about that time of the month. But it was easy, and I think it was another great idea he had. · A huge challenge for me is getting dressed on the boat and not looking like a hobo. It is much easier now that I live in a marina but when we lived on the hook it was a major challenge. · Having some me time. It is hard to have me time in only 400sqft. So, what I do is get up earlier then Eric and spend an hour or so looking at social media or reading a book. · The next thing I struggled with is being as a woman is having limited space for all my stuff. I really like having a space for everything especially when it comes to my kitchen stuff. But unfortunately, due to lack of space I just don’t have all the luxuries in the kitchen that I used to have. · While I’m talking about the kitchen I went from such a large house to a smaller boat with the smallest kitchen (galley) in the world. Lucky for me I am a good cook, so I am still able to make some great meals. When it comes to cooking and storage I always need to plan out all my meals and shopping trips so that everything has a place. Overall it might be difficult at times being a woman on a boat but there is no other place I would rather be.
Thank you for reading my blog. Remember to keep living the dream.
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