What I’ve Learned After One Year of Tiny House Living

Tiny house interior Love Liberty Shelter Today we celebrate one year of tiny house living! A year and one day ago, we called it the build site, and the next, we called it home. Looking back, I almost can’t believe it. It has certainly been the roughest, most colorful and most surprising year of our lives so far. Big Country’s and my shared adventure of glamping with baby as it were, with Rig, 4, Firebell, 2, and nine-day-old Hazelnut in our very sparse little home-under-construction has been . . . well . . . interesting, character-building, and truly unforgettable. So what have… Read moreWhat I’ve Learned After One Year of Tiny House Living

A Truckbed Full

truckbed full of stuff “I hope it all blows away,” Big Country mumbled, half in his sleep as the late autumn winds raged around the tiny house and pounded the tarps holding down our worldly possessions just outside. I smiled in the dark and imagined the sundry dishes, pots, pans, clothing, books, cloth diapers, sewing machine, skateboard, and stuffed animals we had held onto over the last year of peregrinations rolling wildly through the cow pasture. “How are you going to fit all that stuff in your tiny house once you’re done building?” I’ve been asked. Well, we’ll see. Simplicity… Read moreA Truckbed Full

Before Falling in Love with a Tiny House . . . A Philosophy Check

Before Falling in Love with a Tiny House Ah, yurts, house trucks, cabins on wheels, and gypsy caravans. Something about them calls to some of us wanderlusting hearts and nearly compels us to throw everything away and follow them into the sunset. But wait! Just before chucking all your possessions to the curb and delving headfirst into the simplified, streamlined life of a tiny house, why not pause and reflect on this amazing life transformation for what it is and what it means! Especially concerning the many, many months of preparation and exhaustively hard work you will be going through if you commit… Read moreBefore Falling in Love with a Tiny House . . . A Philosophy Check