After the last two mornings of watching videos on the
Tiny House Blog, I'm kind of ashamed of myself... I've been crying and whining about how much I "need" a bigger apartment, how miserable the kitchen is in ours (in my defense, it's hot and has no window, so when you don't have air conditioning it can get a bit oppressive), how there's never any space for anything -- then I see things like a young man living in a 78-square-foot studio in Manhattan, or a family of three in a 320-square-foot home, and I realize how good we've got it.
My apartment is still tiny, yes, but after watching those videos, it feels palatial. I'm also realizing how much stuff I have, and how so much of my time is consumed with having room and places for all of this stuff, but that's not the point of living small.... the point is to have less stuff, more time outside enjoying the city, and a closer relationship with my 'fella. Or really, that wasn't the point, but maybe it will start to be. Instead of complaining so much about how small and insufferable my apartment is, I want to look at it as a way of living simpler, greener, and a little more in tune with how, realistically, much of the world already lives.
On that note, I want to spend my day off (Yes, I have a WHOLE day off, folks!! The first one in like twenty days...) giving away things I don't want/use/wear anymore, and then digging a little deeper into the things that I do want, but don't need to keep. Let's see if I can get through the whole day without looking at
domu.com? ;)
