I’ve discovered things about myself (Michael) while living in a tiny home. Here are two psychological discoveries that I’ve found.
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We’re on Instagram @HugeTinySmiles
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…
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Time To Upgrade The Refrigerator
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…
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The Invasion Of Fire Ant
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…
Read MoreTwo Month Summary – Tiny Home
We survived it! For me (Michael), the first month had ups and downs. It was up once we learned how to regulate the tempature during below 30 degree weather. As you know heat rises and cool air falls. The floors of the shipping container were super cold. We got around that little problem with footies…
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How We Wash Dishes Without Two Sinks
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…
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How We Cook In Our Tiny Home
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.…
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We Almost Hit A Deer
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…
Read MoreSmart Storage Is Important For Small Spaces
We found out very quickly that it doesn’t take a lot of things to fill up 290 square feet. We had kitchen and bathroom supplies all over the place, and one bedroom worth of things covered the rest of the floor. I (Michael) was starting to feel like we were living in the belly of…
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We Ran Out Of Water
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…
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