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 […]
Walking barefoot
I’ve noticed something today: I walk around a lot with bare feet. I never really thought about it but I do. Maybe it’s just me being lazy putting on shoes but as soon as the temperatures allow it, I take my shoes off. Upon realising this I did some research and there are some surprising […]
Our journey to a tiny house
I can’t remember when I started being interested in tiny houses and tiny living in general. It just happened and, without realising, it took my family and me on a journey of big decisions. In October last year, the youtube channel ‘Living big in a tiny house‘ posted a video which I shared to my […]
My journey from small living to a tiny house
It’s funny how, in life, words catch up with you and turn your life around. This is the story of how the title of my blog became really and made my life small. When I started seriously thinking about writing a blog I took some time to think of a name. The name eventually became ‘Live […]
My kid’s birthday party guide
My son had his birthday a few days ago and we made it our mission to host his birthday party ourselves. It wasn’t an easy task with ten kids in total running around. We wanted to keep it low cost so it turned into a lot of parent involvement. Here are some ideas on how […]