In March 2019, I downsized from a comfortable two-bedroom home in a small, country village to a 20′ travel trailer in an urban RV park. By choice!
Friday, December 27, 2019 Tuesday before Christmas, just before heading out to spend the holiday with my son and my ex, I discovered a leak in my roof. Oh, no! Leaky roofs can destroy RVs in no time. Unfortunately, I didn’t have time to deal with it. But, fortunately, the…
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Thursday, December 12, 2019 I’m not much of a table-using kind of person. My trailer came with a little four-person dinette, placed beneath a beautiful picture window. The window floods the trailer with light in the morning. It’s an incredible place to sit and relax in the morning before heading…
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Monday, December 9, 2019 I’ve been using an electric space heater as my primary heat source since moving into my little trailer last March. I do have propane, but using a propane furnace makes me a little uncomfortable. In fact, using propane anything makes me a little nervous. I only…
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Sunday, December 1, 2019 After I returned from my conference last week, I went ahead and emptied my black water tank. The tank contents and a Commando pod had had almost a week to ferment. According to the instructions on the Commando packet, the chemical should clean a tank in…
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Wednesday, November 27, 2019 I volunteered to provide the turkey for this year’s Thanksgiving family feast. My ex had suggested we all just go out to a fancy restaurant, but I like eating at home with family. Even if it isn’t my home. So I offered to bring the turkey,…
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Tuesday, November 19, 2019 I haven’t really published much on Tiny Living, mainly because I really don’t feel like I have a lot to contribute to the subject. I’m not an expert. I’m just somebody who lives in a tiny space. And, I haven’t been living in one very long–only…
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October 7, 2019 I’ve been living in my little travel trailer for seven months now, using the built-in step to get in and out. Modern building design describes proper steps as having a seven inch rise with an eleven inch run, and RV steps don’t meet that requirement at all!…
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Living in a tiny space In March 2019, I traded my comfortable two-bedroom house on a spacious 1/3 acre mountainside lot for a 20′ travel trailer in a tiny rented space in an urban RV park. Many people questioned my sanity, and most asked if it was a temporary move.…
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