We met a couple down the street from our house who is building a tiny home. One day we stopped to introduce ourselves and offer any assistance. We talked about the trailer they were using, the cost to put on the roof, and how to deal with rainfall while building. One thing we also talked…

We discovered – after living in the tiny home for a few months – that a decent size refrigerator was a necessity. Our previous 4ct. refrigerator was similar to that of a hotel refrig. It was unable to hold a weeks worth of food or leftovers. Food would cool unevenly – food near the top…

This week we were invaded by fire ants. My wife killed 50 ants within 20 minutes. That was just the beginning. Together we killed another 50 or so when I came home from running errands. What did we do? Of course, we loaded up on raid and ant traps or whatever they’re called. We sprayed…

The Wash We had to wash dishes by hand when our dishwasher wasn’t working in our 1500 sqft home. No problem.  We had two sinks – one side was used for washing and the other side of the sink was used for rinsing. Now we don’t have a dishwasher or two sinks, so we’ve had…

Being able to cook inside our tiny space was always a goal of ours. For one, our son has food allergies and being able to cook his special chicken nuggets was important. Two, we have to eat – smile. We use a toaster oven, a microwave, and a crock pot for most of our meals.…

We expected to face challenges moving to the country. One of those many challenges has been the process of avoiding deer as they cross the road. A friend of ours totaled their honda after they hit a deer. We’re not interested in joining that list. My wife and I made a commit to drive 40…

We have a 3000 gallon water tank on site that we use for our water source. It was 25% full when we moved into our shipping container. This is our first time living on this type of water system, so we had no idea how long it would last for a family of four. After…