Life Update: The House Goes On

It's been over a month since my last blog post. Yikes! But not to worry; tiny house construction is still under way, just more slowly, with less blogging activity to accompany it.

My plan for the summer was to work basically full-time on the house, to blog exhaustively about the whole process, and to hold off on other demands on my time, primarily (I thought) job searching. To that, Life has said: "Yeah, right!" And I have replied: "...Yeah! Right!" Because now, instead of having one project--to use the term loosely--I have four. 

A Letter from the Trenches of Materialism

Today was a good day. Today I felt proud and confident of my decision to scale down and pursue a minimalistic, tiny house lifestyle. Today I reaffirmed my commitment to detaching myself from material possessions and living a more mindful life.

Today I helped my 92-year-old great-aunt move.

I grew up across the alley from my great-aunt--whom I call Auntie--and her house was always a second home to myself, my siblings, and even our family pets. A former children's librarian, her wit, intellectual curiosity, and freedom of self-expression made her a role model for me. She still is. She's the kind of person you almost can't help but love.

But like everyone, Auntie has her flaws, and I spent most of today mired in the fruits of one of them: her stuff. She is incredibly materialistic. 

The PAD Tiny House Basics Workshop Weekend!

My first major investment in my tiny house was a pair of tickets to the Nov. 1-2 Portland Alternative Dwellings (PAD) Tiny House Basics Workshop. This was intentional: I didn't want to take any concrete steps toward building my "Going Home" until Dad and I had had time to attend the workshop, hear from the experts, get our questions answered, and actually spend time inside an honest-to-goodness tiny house on wheels. And I'm very glad I did!

Here is my (very long and somewhat thorough) report on that weekend.

Welcome!

 
I'm Anna, a 20-something recent college graduate. My dad and I are building an 8'x20' tiny house on wheels in Washington State. This is my personal blog to document the building process and my thoughts along the way.

Here's a little background on me and my motivations for building my own tiny house.