Laundry Day in a Tiny Smaller Home

Laundry Day in a Tiny Smaller Home

The actual laundromat I use. Does laundry day strike fear within your household?  Can you imagine having all your clothes in a tiny smaller home and having to figure out how to wash them?  Yes, I know the fear is beginning to rise. When you begin your journey to a smaller home, you usually downsize … Read more

Where does your money live?

Where Does Your Money Live?

I have a fabulous leather wallet from Italy that answered the above question “Where Does Your Money Live?”   My wallet answered with a resounding loud and clear:  “not in here”!  Can you and your wallet relate? Living in my larger home, a little over 80% of my net income went to pay the ‘rent’. … Read more

Photo Friday – See The Light!

Photo’s.  See the Light!  So beautiful as the light rises and sets! As the Sun Sets The Moon Rises Clouds and Sun Co-Exist     Take The Time To Breathe and Watch The Sunset S Watch Until The Last Rays of Light “If  you will stop to see the light, you will be in the … Read more

Smaller Home Kitchen In Need Of A Cook-Top

Oven, No Cook-Top Oven Yes – Cook-Top No When I recently moved into my smaller home, I was without an oven and a cook-top. Being a Baker, I resolved the oven issue first. This left me with the problem of solving not having a cook-top. You see besides being a Baker, I am a top-notch … Read more

Baker, Tiny Home Kitchen, No Oven, Yikes!

My Smaller Kitchen, No Oven A baker, going into a smaller home kitchen, no problem. No oven in the smaller home kitchen, a baker, this is now a problem. Simply need to come up with a creative solution. There is some counter space, perhaps a counter top oven? Begin research. Realize that a counter top … Read more

The Size Of Ice Cream, Defining a Minimalist?

I love simple pleasures – I’ve discovered Haagen-Dazs’ white chocolate raspberry truffle ice cream.  Yummm!  Perhaps Minimalist size? Puzzled Recently at the grocery store on the frozen aisle, another shopper said to me – “I recognize you”.  They continued to say “I couldn’t be a minimalist like you.”  I’m sure I looked a little surprised- … Read more

Dyson V6 Cordless Vacuum – Perfect Size…

I had a full-size Dyson in the day of two Alaskan Malamutes and this was the only vacuum that could handle all the fur.  When I sold almost all of my belongings in going ‘smaller’, I was sad to let my full-size Dyson go.  After a month of being in my new smaller home and … Read more

Listen

Simply Listen

In January 2015, when I was just beginning to formulate my idea of living smaller, moving back into the country onto 15 acres, I decided to take a walk on that very land.  I’ve always loved nature and decided I needed a quiet place to go.  Needing to be mindful at the moment.  Wanting to … Read more