Jill Dooley calls herself the "family's cruise director," as she's been organizing trips and homeschooling.
Jill and Derek Dooley
Jill Dooley said she's her "family's cruise director." She's been planning trips and homeschooling lessons on the road after her family of four decided to sell their house to live in an RV full-time."We did the normal life thing, where we both had a really good job, kids were in sports, they were going to school, all the right things," Jill, a mom of two daughters, said.Jill was a math and science teacher, but realized her love of teaching was being overshadowed by burnout. Because she was feeling exhausted, it felt hard to be fully present for her daughters after work. It also felt like the family wasn't spending enough quality time together during the week.Her husband Derek joked about moving into an RV as the solution; his retired dad had done some traveling that way, so Derek was intrigued by the lifestyle. However, the casual joke turned into a serious plan — researching RV models and dealerships, buying their new home and a truck, selling most of their items, and enlisting the help of a family member who's a real estate agent to get their house on the market. They sold their Florida house for about $400,000.
