Is Off-Grid Living For You?
Having lived in our off-grid tiny house since March 2017, Melissa and I have definitely learned the ins-and-outs, and the pros and cons, of off-grid living. In this article, we will give you some background and holistic advice to help you decide if off-grid living is...
Your Craving For (True) Community Explained
It was 2015 when I found the answer to why you and I crave community. When you think of the word "community", you likely get a wish-wash of concepts and reactions, both for and against it. Identity. Value. Purpose. Belonging. Contribution. Sharing. Meaning. These are...
Having Kids in a Tiny House?
Wanting to go tiny but also currently evading the "so, are you having kids" conversation at Christmas dinner? The good news is, I think, you can have both a tiny house and kids. I say this from a place of non-motherhood. I'll be honest in admitting that I don't fully...
3 Ways To Obtain A Tiny House
As more and more people fall in love with the tiny house movement, many are people are asking - how do I get one? There are 3 ways you can get yourself a tiny house - buy from a builder, buy used, or build your own. 1) Get Your Tiny House Professionally Made The...
3 Takeaways On Our 2 Year Tiny House Anniversary
March 28th marked two years living in our tiny house! I suppose that makes this our "cotton" year according to the old traditional anniversary gifts. I wonder what my house would appreciate made of cotton... New sheets? Wheel covers? A sail? I'm open to ideas, here....
What is Permaculture Design Anyways?
In this article I am going to share with you insight into what Permaculture means, and how as a design science, it is powerfully exciting and of tremendous value for you. To do this, I am going to break this down into two sections. In the first section I will give you...
5 Things It Takes To Go Tiny
Most people in my life, when I told them that Kenton and I were going to build ourselves a tiny house, probably thought, "Yeah, OK. I'll believe it when I see it." And I cant blame them! I don't exactly have a perfect track record with follow-through... That, and...
Do we hate each other now? (Tiny House Relationships)
Here’s a comment I get a lot since Kenton and I moved into our tiny house: "I could never live so close to my spouse - do you guys fight all the time?" Pretty valid question. In a traditional house, we are used to having our own bedrooms, recreation rooms, multiple...
Forgotten Wisdom – Poop
Yep, you read that title correctly. Today we are going to talk about the forgotten wisdom around POOP. I will unavoidably (and intentionally) smear some potty humour in here, but I also mean to have a real adult conversation. Things are about to get shitty. I'm...
Pets in Tiny Homes
In this blog post I am going to share with you insight into our life designing for and living in a tiny house with our little cat - Roxanne. We adopted Roxanne back in 2014, when Kenton and I lived in a big rental house. We fostered her through the SAFE Team, who...
