Small living

[ghost of miles]

...and now builds them for others:

Small house living

[Shawn]

that is super cool!

[papsrus]

Might kind of limit a person's living situation. No dog, no girl.

And if you're kind of a homebody to begin with, this might not work too well.

Cleaning would be a breeze though. The old music collection, not to mention books, would have to be rethought. But I guess that's the point. Go digital on the music. Get a Kindle for reading.

Edited July 17, 2010 by papsrus

[A Lark Ascending]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eDaSvRO9xA

[BeBop]

I live in a suitcase.

I'm kind of joking, but it feels like it sometimes. Someday, if I do get off the road and into a house/condo/apartment-type thing, I'll be striving for the small footprint this guy's achieved....with a 1,200 square foot annex for my records, of course. Until then, I've got one suitcase for everything I own...aside from a storage locker where some of my deceased mother's stuff ended up, and my books and aforementioned records. I'm definitely in the dis-accumulation phase of life. Thanks for the article and inspiration.

[papsrus]

I live in a suitcase.

Yorkshire?

[BeBop]

[Bright Moments]

[papsrus]

Looks kinda like the first macs:

[vibes]

This story reminds me of Thoreau's "Walden", and I like the idea of small living very much. I don't think Mrs. vibes will ever permit anything remotely close to an 89 sq ft home, but I've at least been able to convince her that our ~1800 sq ft townhome is more than enough for two people (she's been pushing for a single family home for a while). As far as I'm concerned, more space = more need to fill that space with stuff I don't need. Since I've already gone though one round of yard/eBay/bulletin board sales and cleaned out an entire room of stuff I didn't use any more, I'd prefer not to repeat that experience. Embracing small living seems like a great way to avoid it.

Now, considering where I work and the fact that having purchased a bunch of stuff I don't need (primarily electronics) has allowed me to move rapidly up the corporate ladder, I don't know that I'll ever really divorce myself from my consumer lifestyle, but it certainly sounds appealing.