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So you think you want to live in a travel trailer?
Downsizing sounds great when you think of cutting your bills or finding a temporary solution to economic uncertainty, but…it isn’t as easy as you would think. We’ve been out of the travel trailer for over a year, and our small … Continue reading
Posted in interesting ideas, materialism
Tagged family, frayed tempers, homeless, micro-housing, storage, travel trailer
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And the house hunt continues…
The house hunt. For some, it’s a time of anticipation and excitement. For others, it’s a source of dread. I’m not sure what I think of it. For one thing, our budget is still downsized, so we’re looking at houses … Continue reading
Posted in budget, entertaining, interesting ideas, location, real estate, sustainable living
Tagged old house
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The tiny houses
Tiny houses, easily built on a trailer, sound like a great idea. Having lived in a travel trailer, I’ve got some experience with the whole house-on-wheels thing. I can also safely say that the travel trailer has ranked as one … Continue reading
Posted in budget, building, customizing, financial state, interesting ideas, self sufficiency
Tagged big project, location, micro-housing, real estate
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A yurt or a ger?
Winter has been non-existent here on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. A couple of cool days, a couple of cold nights. That was it. It sounds wonderful…if you live in snow country. In reality, I enjoy the cool-to-cold weather far more … Continue reading
Posted in interesting ideas, real estate, self sufficiency, sustainable living
Tagged ger, yurt
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Down in da bayou…
We have been looking at some property located in some rather soggy land, and some of that property is more than a little soggy itself. That presents a lot of rather unique problems, especially in hurricane country, but it can … Continue reading
Downsizing and downsizing chronicles
Downsizing Chronicles has been the story of a journey, the journey of learning to live with less space, less money, and less “stuff.” Like many journeys, I wasn’t exactly sure where we were going to go…or even how we were … Continue reading
Posted in interesting ideas, relationship, stress
Tagged beach, budget, construction, destruction, downsizing, environmentally friendly, hippy, ideas, inner child, money, new age, stress, wedding
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Imminent insanity
My temper is not just short, it’s gone on vacation. I have reached that point where I had to look around and say what is wrong with me? Why am I feeling this way? I’m slowly going stir crazy in … Continue reading
Posted in budget, building, financial state, interesting ideas, location, self sufficiency, stress
Tagged aggravation, big project, budget, frayed tempers, gulf coast, location, micro-housing, mississippi, outdoor, real estate, storage, stress, travel trailer
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Why bother to try living small?
Living small. Sometimes its a case of making your home fit your bank account. Sometimes it’s making it fit the carbon footprint you want to leave on the planet. Other times, it’s about proving a point. Whatever the reason, there … Continue reading
Posted in building, consumerism, customizing, interesting ideas, materialism, self sufficiency, sustainable living
Tagged building, down sizing, planning, square footage
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Budgets, stress, uncertainty, and tribulations
Well, the end of the world didn’t happen yesterday, but that’s okay. I wasn’t quite ready for all of that yet anyhow. I’ve been too busy to get ready for Rapture, it seems. Summer snuck up on me, it’s now … Continue reading
Posted in budget, family, financial state, interesting ideas, location, materialism, procrastination, relationship, stress
Tagged big project, budget, clear weather, holidays, honeymoon, life, mississippi, outdoor, simplicity, stress, wedding plans
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Big optimism and tiny house
I’ve been struggling lately. Really hard. My optimism has taken a beating, I feel overwhelmed often by financial worries, and yet…it’s silly, because we always manage to get by…somehow. Some days, it seems that this tin box has become as … Continue reading
Posted in appliances, budget, building, consumerism, customizing, emotions, entertaining, financial state, furniture, interesting ideas, location, organization, relationship, self sufficiency, stress, sustainable living
Tagged budget, clothes, composting toilet, design, frayed tempers, grid, location, micro-housing, off grid, organization, real estate, RV, sense of security, simplicity, storage
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Downsizing Chronicles 