Great to meet you, Lady and thank you for the wonderful post.
I travel with my mutts, too. Can I ask you a question? I'm in my fifties, single and female as well. What do you do about the really heavy stuff? Appliances e.g. Do you have a dolly? I drive a SUV and am a relative newbie so I very interested in learning the ins and outs of handling large or heavy pieces. (Also have very bad knees). Any advice on logistics would be welcome.