Living in a tiny house is not all it is cracked up to be. Tiny houses are for people who do not DO anything, for every hobby requires supplies which occupy space. In my tiny house, which is really about 750 square feet, so not too tiny, there is not enough space for stuff. I have three main hobbies currently: making soap and personal care products, working with wool which includes raw wool processing equipment, and farming with small animals. I have an arsenal of farming necessities, from medications for the critters to shears for the sheep and they have to go somewhere. Fermenting food and canning what I grow is not really a hobby, but there are tons of Mason jars to be stored somewhere too. I used to play the piano every night and sing, but since selling my acoustic piano, I just have not been so motivated, even though it was part of my life forever previously. I have two keyboards, benches and lots of music books, plus 2 guitars, all of which I am not ready to let go of just now.
But I cannot figure out what to do with the winter clothes. Winter outerwear in Alberta is big and bulky. One pair of insulated coveralls takes up a whopping lot of space, plus need to be stored inside where they will dry overnight for the next day's chores. Winter coats and jackets also require space, as do the heavy sweaters and pants and boots. Even my robe for winter is big and bulky.
In my room there is a small closet full of clothing I likely am not going to wear anytime soon, but also that I am not likely to part with just yet in case I become a lady again. Buying that amount of quality clothing would certainly require a bit of a bankroll, plus time and somewhere fashionable to shop, which there is nothing akin to that here. So, most of the clothing in the closet should not be there, but has nowhere else to be and is there, though it prevents the clothing frequently worn from being anywhere. So, I wash the laundry, fold it and stack it ON the dresser or night table or on more laundry and it is around the room rather than away from sight. I would dearly like to have one of those quaint little farmhouse romantic bedrooms, and I do, except it is encumbered with winter clothing currently.
And my living room is tiny as well. Currently it houses one loveseat, two rocking chairs and one upholstered chair, which is one rocking chair too many. There is a small coffee table and two very compact side tables as well, but the living room also holds two sideboards, because there is no storage space in a tiny house. One must create storage space. I required a place to put some family photos rescued from the flood that happened recently, and personal papers and also my copious wool projects being working on in the winter while I sit by the woodstove and contemplate life. Only this winter, thus far, there has been no contemplation time yet, no fires because the weather is so mild (it was plus 1 yesterday with a little freezing RAIN), so I have not been doing my wool projects yet. They are housed in the second sideboard by the comfortable chair, my chair.
I know in order to maintain a home that is not cluttered, one must rid oneself of the clutter, however; that means ridding myself of the hobbies I love. And ridding myself of the clothes I just cannot yet bear to part with for reasons mentioned, and saying so long to the animals too. Since those things are not about to happen at this time, I am resigning myself to my cluttered home with winter clothes piled in my room and a happy heart instead. OK with you?
But I cannot figure out what to do with the winter clothes. Winter outerwear in Alberta is big and bulky. One pair of insulated coveralls takes up a whopping lot of space, plus need to be stored inside where they will dry overnight for the next day's chores. Winter coats and jackets also require space, as do the heavy sweaters and pants and boots. Even my robe for winter is big and bulky.
In my room there is a small closet full of clothing I likely am not going to wear anytime soon, but also that I am not likely to part with just yet in case I become a lady again. Buying that amount of quality clothing would certainly require a bit of a bankroll, plus time and somewhere fashionable to shop, which there is nothing akin to that here. So, most of the clothing in the closet should not be there, but has nowhere else to be and is there, though it prevents the clothing frequently worn from being anywhere. So, I wash the laundry, fold it and stack it ON the dresser or night table or on more laundry and it is around the room rather than away from sight. I would dearly like to have one of those quaint little farmhouse romantic bedrooms, and I do, except it is encumbered with winter clothing currently.
And my living room is tiny as well. Currently it houses one loveseat, two rocking chairs and one upholstered chair, which is one rocking chair too many. There is a small coffee table and two very compact side tables as well, but the living room also holds two sideboards, because there is no storage space in a tiny house. One must create storage space. I required a place to put some family photos rescued from the flood that happened recently, and personal papers and also my copious wool projects being working on in the winter while I sit by the woodstove and contemplate life. Only this winter, thus far, there has been no contemplation time yet, no fires because the weather is so mild (it was plus 1 yesterday with a little freezing RAIN), so I have not been doing my wool projects yet. They are housed in the second sideboard by the comfortable chair, my chair.
I know in order to maintain a home that is not cluttered, one must rid oneself of the clutter, however; that means ridding myself of the hobbies I love. And ridding myself of the clothes I just cannot yet bear to part with for reasons mentioned, and saying so long to the animals too. Since those things are not about to happen at this time, I am resigning myself to my cluttered home with winter clothes piled in my room and a happy heart instead. OK with you?
I love making stuff. This is organic Canadian hemp oil and Turkish Laurel berry oil paste shampoo. It can be liquified with the addition of liquid or used sparingly as it is and it is wonderful for human hair, skin and safe for pets. But it required keeping inventory and equipment. More stuff in a little house.
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