Category: Pre-Build
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“My Favorite Kitchen”
The arrival of my 19 yr. old daughter has brought a new buzz to the household. She only has a short 8 weeks to catch up with her gal pals, family, and other locals before the next adventure begins through Thailand and on to a work visa approved year in New Zealand. The addition of […]
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Coveting in a Tiny World
I recently visited a certified tiny home builder who is 34 miles from my home, Portable Cedar Cabins in Spirit Lake, Idaho. Google Maps lead me to the corner of the town park, twice. Obviously needing directions I steered to the local hardware store which is where I always seem to have the most luck finding […]
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Thawing Out
There is a hole in my shoe. It’s probably been there all winter, but just became noticeable because everything is suddenly very wet. I live in what is touted to be a pedestrian friendly town, but this winter has been a challenge. Sidewalks were kinda, sorta shoveled and mostly covered in ice so the roads […]
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Building Season
“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.” Serenity Prayer With “Snowmageddon 2017” it seems as though the building season will never arrive and I am anxious to get moving. Every drip, drip from the roof and sounds […]
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Freak Out!
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. Steve Jobs […]
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Dishwater Tears
This winter of snowdrifts and deep cold has been a blessing. Like all big winter years I’ve had some challenges, my furnace became stingy with heat output and the hot water heater took note and is withholding hot water. I even climbed up in to a very awkward attic space to look at the […]
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The Good Life
My lovely, bitterly cold winter break has come to a close and I feel energized and rested all at once, which I believe is how a vacation should leave one feeling. The weather is North Idaho cold. Snow drifts are growing with every shovel, plow and windstorm that blows through. It’s beautiful outside with all […]
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Honor the Ending & the Beginning
Honor the Ending – The journey of a year is drawing to a close. Honor the lessons you’ve learned, and the people who helped you learn them. Honor the journey your soul mapped out for you. Trust all the places you’ve been. Honor the Beginning – Beginnings hold the promise of new lessons to be […]
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Simple Is A Feeling
It is the day after Christmas and I feel content. My family cooked together, watched Bob Ross paint a winter scene on Netflix (sounds boring but we laughed and laughed and were amazed) stood around a fire in the snow with the dogs, listened to music, attended a candlelit solstice yoga class at Sandpoint Hot […]
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Reality Check
Sometimes, the road ahead is blocked, but clearing the way becomes part of the journey. Learn to tell when it’s time to let go, to surrender, to search for another road, a different path, another dream. But also tell, when it’s time to move forward, through obstacles if need be, because the dream is electric, […]
The Trek to Tiny 