As can be expected, our little family’s choice to live tiny generates a lot of buzz and tons of questions. Why did you decide to do this? How do you survive with two kids in such a small space? Are you going stir crazy in the winter months? The most … Read more
Everyone has that friend or relative whose name you pray you won’t draw for the family gift exchange each year. Some people are nearly impossible to shop for! After going tiny this year, we are finding that our family and friends need a little extra guidance when making their shopping … Read more
I sat in the recliner covered in spit up, nursing our two week old daughter while our son (who has multiple behavioral diagnosis) ran laps in the living room. I had cleaned up the same messes no less than twice that morning. I had been up four times in the … Read more
Another horrible disaster has devastated a part of our nation. After the floods of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria we now have windblown wildfires destroying parts of Northern and Southern California. These occurrences can be difficult to avoid in some places, but having to face them head on or see … Read more
After downsizing, it is definitely doable for one or two people to fit into a tiny house. But downsizing for a small family is a little more difficult. In the long run, children don’t need a lot of personal items, but both they and their parents do need space. So … Read more
A Unique Take on the Tiny Home Movement Reno, NV – When Jeff Deming left New York to settle out west, he wanted to find a quiet place to think and reconnect with his soul. Deming’s dream of bettering the world, as well as making a living that he could … Read more
I have been called a “tiny home enthusiast.” In an effort to live in a more sustainable and eco-fashioned home, I began to explore the tiny house way of life in 2013. I bought my first tiny home in 2014 and placed it on a large area of land in … Read more
During the night of the U.S. presidential election, over 200,000 users crashed Canada’s immigration website in their panic to get out of the country. No matter what your thoughts are on the result of the election, there are a lot more places to escape to than Canada. If you are … Read more
In the last year I have seen no less than 9 new tiny house builders crop up across the United States and 5 shut their doors. That percentage just isn’t great no matter how you look at it. It doesn’t even adhere to popular statistics as recently re-emphasized by Forbes … Read more
Think a tiny house has to come with a massive price tag? Think again. This was published in 2016. Folks from all walks of life are downsizing into small homes so that they can escape the rat race and start living their lives instead of paying mortgage interest, but it … Read more
“The difference between sentiment and being sentimental is the following: Sentiment is when a driver swerves out of the way to avoid hitting a rabbit on the road. Being sentimental is when the same driver, when swerving away from the rabbit, hits a pedestrian.” ~ Frank Herbert The conversation of … Read more
Why settle for a tiny house, when you can have a whole tiny town? It may not be as crazy as it sounds… All along the northern coast of Spain are quaint little villages among the verdant hills of Galicia, a rocky coastal region known for its fishing trade and animal … Read more