Tag: Tiny House
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Storage Wars
My days have gone into hyper-drive and are pressing me to accomplish goals because long anticipated deadlines are in view. The youngest graduated high school with high honors, family visited, there was a delightful home stay from my daughter who has been living in New Zealand and has now relocated to Colorado, and my house […]
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Breathe
As I shoveled the snow off my front walk, it seemed to me that I had just done this very task not so long ago. Overnight the summer became a distant blur of sunshine, long days, and smokey skies with power tools the constant soundtrack playing in the background. Even though the trees still bear witness […]
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A Roof Over My Head
It’s been quiet on the Trek to Tiny, but only because this menopausal woman has been up the ladder, down the ladder, up the ladder, down the ladder … you get the idea. There is something rooted deep inside myself that loves the long view of wild places, being out there in snapshots that ground […]
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Building The Wall
We’ve heard a lot about building a wall in our country this year, a giant wall that was to be paid for by the very ones it is intended to keep out. I spent the majority of my summer building four walls, paid for by me and is only intended to keep me in […]
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Trailers and 1st Tattoos
I now own two trailers. You might remember my little travel trailer that was ripped down and rebuilt with a new back wall, new floors, box cushions, curtains and paint. The early project looked daunting. Putting that little tin can back together taught me a lot, and when the end looked near heavy rains came […]
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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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Downward Dog with Dogs
If you are reading this from outside of Northern Idaho, then there is something you should know about one of America’s “Top Ten Small Towns” …. we have WINTER. Sometimes it looks like this … And sometimes it looks like this … The winter rain that comes after large amounts of snowfall creates one […]
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