The idea of needing time for myself might sound selfish and it’s probably something every mum says. The truth is though that time for myself allows me to regenerate. It’s the time when no one asks me to do anything. Where I can focus on my own wishes. Time for myself is important to me […]
Choosing building materials
Although we didn’t build our tiny house with our own hands, we decided on a lot of the details of the build. I loved dwelling on little details which would make the house even better. One such little detail was the covering of floors and walls. We had interesting conversations with our builder about it […]
Hot and cold – sauna, bath and shower
One of my kids’ favourite story touches on one idea I had heard growing up: to stay healthy you need to shower hot and then cold in the morning. That always struck me as a bit odd. At the same time, ironically, I like going to a sauna and absolutely love thermal baths. The idea […]
Guest post – Passive housing: A Smarter Way of Living
I’m happy to share this post with you by Helen O’Keeffe of EZ Living Interiors. She has developed a handy infographic for passive houses. In our tiny house design, we used some of the ideas of a passive house (as much as you can on a trailer). Helen explains in more detail how passive houses look […]
Three new approaches to dairy and milk
Just the other day my Facebook feed showed me a video of a dairy farmer in South Australia who talk about his hourly rate in July 2018 (look up Shane Hickey, if you’re interested). It was AUD 2.46 per hour which is horrifying, especially considering the national minimum wage of AUD 18.93. Don’t get me wrong, […]
Natural wall paint
Building our tiny house gave me (among many) one freedom I really enjoyed: deciding on wall paint. We have wooden walls in the whole house and I spent some time researching the different options I had for natural wall paint. In the end I tried a clay paint in white. I’m not entirely happy with […]
Flooring options for a (tiny) house
Although we didn’t build our tiny house with our own hands, we decided many details. Today I want to talk about one aspect of that: flooring. From the beginning, we omited the heaviest and bulkiest options: ceramic tiles, concrete and stone, and even hardwood floor. We also didn’t consider carpet because of allergies in our […]
Nature in everyday life
I’m quite lucky at the moment because I get to spend a lot of time outdoors. We are currently living in an area of gardens and holiday cottages. The house is pretty small and the weather is good so we end up spending a lot of time outdoors. Actually, I’m writing these words while sitting […]
Decluttering excuses and how to overcome them
Months before we were moving I started an important task of moving: decluttering. This time, however, it had to be extra thorough because we were going to move into a tiny house. In essence, I had to reduce all my possessions (and that of my family) by more than half. After about five months I […]
Hair care 2.0 – washing my hair with rye flour
About three years ago I switched my hair care from traditional shampoo to baking soda and vinegar. I love this combo and have had great hair from it. However, at the moment I have very limited access to baking soda and remembered something I came across about a year ago, rye flour. It seemed a […]