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Monthly Archives: December 2010
It’s just plain COLD!
We got a hard freeze on the Mississippi Gulf Coast last night. Severe weather warnings and all, we got it. That means our box also known as a travel trailer, has begun to resemble a refrigerator. The dogs went outside … Continue reading
Posted in weather
Tagged budget, clear weather, frayed tempers, location, stress, travel trailer, winter
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Living small, magazines and books
I’ll admit it, I’m a pack rat by nature. I save STUFF. I know I’ll need it later. One of the things I’m prone to saving is magazines. I do use them later! (I’m still looking for a macadamia nut … Continue reading
Posted in budget, cleaning, consumerism, stress
Tagged aggravation, books, budget, digital, environment, frayed tempers, magazines, media, reference
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Living small-the hard part
What is the hardest part of living small? The inability to entertain. We tend to be a little bit social, not huge social butterflies or the next great hostess-with-the-mostess, but we do like to have friends over, even just for … Continue reading
Posted in emotions, entertaining, family, friends, stress, weather
Tagged aggravation, clear weather, entertaining, family, friends, holidays, outdoor, stress, travel trailer, winter
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The Stuff Wars
Some days, the Stuff is winning the war. GM announced a few days ago that I was totally incapable of living “in a box” as he likes to put it. Especially when he’s feeling frustrated and claustrophobic. With our van … Continue reading
Posted in budget, cats, cooking, dishes, dogs, emotions, entertaining, environment, family, financial state, friends, holidays, interesting ideas, location, motor vehicle, organization, procrastination, relationship, repairs, storage unit, stress, weather
Tagged aggravation, big project, broken down vehicle, budget, cooking, entertaining, family, friends, holidays, location, losing things, lot rental, travel trailer
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Why are we looking for property after moving into a travel trailer?
Why are we looking for property after moving into a travel trailer? I’ve been asked that, and its a complicated issue, like most. Even if we were wanting to live the nomadic life of the RVer, we’d still need a … Continue reading
Posted in location
Tagged budget, composting toilet, design, gulf coast, location, mississippi, property, real estate, travel trailer
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Real estate, what do I REALLY want from it?
In the process of searching for a piece of land, I’m having to figure out what I really consider important. That means we need to make some long range plans about what we do, and don’t, want from a piece … Continue reading
Posted in budget, family, financial state, friends, location, self sufficiency
Tagged big project, budget, cable internet, chickens, dog, family, fishing, friends, garden, landscaping, livestock, location, neighbors, orchard, organization, pets, pony, real estate, realtor, restrictive covenants, septic system, septic tank, travel trailer, water, well, zoning
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Getting rid of stuff
It’s hard to give up your “stuff” sometimes. We get attached to the material things we surround ourselves with, and I’m gifted (??) with a tendency to be a pack rat “just-in-case.” I have concluded one thing though. What good … Continue reading
Posted in consumerism, emotions, family, financial state, furniture, materialism, organization, procrastination, storage unit, stress
Tagged aggravation, big project, budget, clear weather, family, friends, losing things, organization, storage, stress, travel trailer
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Talking turkey here
I did a post earlier about Thanksgiving plans when you are micro-sized or living in an RV. In that, I had suggested cooking the turkey in a portable roaster. That’s not what we actually ended up doing. We went a … Continue reading
Posted in appliances, cooking, customizing, entertaining, family, friends, holidays, interesting ideas
Tagged budget, clear weather, cooking, entertaining, family, gas grill, holidays, micro-housing, outdoor, outdoor kitchen, propane, rv parks, travel trailer, white gas
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Your first micro-housing solution
Deciding to go small means a lot of changes for most of us. It’s not a cheap change either, whether or not it works for you. It doesn’t and won’t work for everyone in every situation. Building your micro-house and … Continue reading
Posted in cats, dogs, environment, family, interesting ideas, organization, relationship
Tagged budget, entertaining, frayed tempers, living small, losing things, micro house, micro-housing, RV, small house, storage, travel trailer, winter
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