In October 2017 I first contacted a tiny house builder. In July 2018 we moved into our tiny house. It’s fair to say that those ten months were intense, from just dreaming about a tiny house we made it all the way to moving in. And we couldn’t have done it without a professional builder […]
Playing sports and being active
A few days ago I saw a facebook post which got me really excited: starting up box training in our small community. Okay, maybe you can’t imagine how excited that gets me because you don’t know how much I love team sports and that I’ve always wanted to box. Aside from my personal happiness about […]
Early morning and how to wake up
After almost six months of leisure time, my life is going to get a routine again. The kids started daycare this week and I want to get on with things as well. Most importantly, I need to start exercising regularly again. In order to do that I want to start waking up early again. I […]
Soapnuts and how to use them
I have a new favourite cleaning product: soapnuts. While I still love vinegar and baking soda, soapnuts have become a great addition. They replace my dishwashing liquid, my washing powder, and I’ve added some to my vinegar spray bottle. I love those nuts and thought it was time to write some more about them. What […]
Time for myself
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 […]