The Why...

I discovered the Tiny House movement about three years ago when I found a link to tumbleweedhouses.com on Facebook. I went through the process of choosing what I want my house to look like. what amenities it should have, what color it should be, etc., and when I got to the end I found out they wanted a whopping $60k for it. And thus the tiny dream died.

Tumbleweed model: Destroyer of Dreams

But about a week ago I found another link, this time to a tiny house that had been built for only 10k! And, the best part, they had links to various sites. Turns out the Tiny House movement has a lot of DIYers, which is fantastic! There's even a Tiny House village being built in my city for the homeless. They're always in need of volunteers, apparently, so I can even go and get some experience before building my own house!

Since discovering this I've been doing so much research my best friend is starting to get annoyed with me. I've learned more about plumbing in the past three days than I have in my entire life. But I'm so excited! A Tiny House is perfect for me. I can customize it however I want, and I've never had a problem with keeping useless things. I can move it, which means I can travel if I want, and the best part is that after the initial investment, I won't have bills! No rent, no electricity, no water bills. It's perfect.

Another thing is that I'm always happier with things I've made myself. I always keep my handmade clothes and accessories around longer, and use them more frequently. They're just better, in my opinion, because they were made specifically for me. How can you beat something like that?

My best friend is less enthused. We live together and have been friends for 8 years now. We're pretty much inseparable. She doesn't have a problem with having a Tiny House, but she says she won't do any labor on it and if I want it so bad I have to do it myself.

I'm designing my house for two people (myself and my friend) to comfortably live in. One big issue I've encountered in designing within the space confines is that we have a lot of clothes. We're both involved in an alternative fashion, so things accumulate. Not a crazy amount, but between the two of us we use a closet, a dresser, and a wall-mounted closet. A lot of this can be fixed by getting rid of lesser-used clothes (mostly by my friend), and with extra hidden storage spaces.

The big problem with my personal Tiny House dream is that I have no way to finance it. I don't have a steady job (I do various online work because of personal reasons and it doesn't pay well) and I have student loan bills to pay off before I can do anything else. Being able to live debt-free, without any bills is what I'm aiming for.

So why am I starting a blog? This is something I really want, and I want to document my journey with it from the very beginning. Even if I probably won't have much to share beyond thoughts, lists, and findings for quite awhile.