Last night, the thermometer dropped down to unmentionable temperatures. I’m fine – with proper insulating layers – down to at least zero, and maybe even five below. As the temps hit 10 below at 7:30 last night and kept on dropping, I knew we were in for a doozy of a night. I lamented the … Continue reading
Q: If you don’t have running water, how do you crazy kids do your laundry? A: You’re never too old to mooch off your parents. Jamie built her Tiny House on a teensy part of her parents’ 35 acres, about 300 feet away from their home. One of the genius parts of this plan is … Continue reading
This morning as I puttered around the house getting ready for work, I heard a strange tappity tap coming from the back wall by the bathroom. Knowing from Jamie’s house building stories she previously dealt with a rodents-making-homes-in-the-walls-and-ceilings problem, I experienced a brief moment of panic that the $*@&$# mice were back. We do have … Continue reading
One huge advantage to Tiny House living is how much less expensive life becomes. Jamie is doing almost constant work on the house meaning ongoing material costs and I pay a monthly fee for my storage unit, but even so, the costs are vastly less than what I was paying for monthly rent. That said, … Continue reading
120 square feet is small for one person, and sometimes two people are just too many. For the most part, Jamie and I have such different schedules between work hours and extracurriculars we don’t spend much time home (and awake) together, but there are days (like today) when our schedules line up and we’re both … Continue reading
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