The first time I ran into a tiny home blog, I was
hooked. This was my kind of home. I've moved about 20 times in the
last 20 years, maybe more. My life just doesn’t seem to settle. I could personalize a house, build
something exactly how I like it, and move it with me next time I change jobs. More importantly, I would have a home
of my own in spite of the itinerant lifestyle.
I was also excited to experiment. Just how
much space do I need to be happy? How much of my building materials can I salvage? After two years of working on greener products policy, can I use what I learned on this small, very practical scale? How "green" can my little house be?
I wandered through pictures of creative truck houses, obsessed over tiny
house blogs (more links later) and We the Tiny House People videos, and decided to
take the fall off and build my own tiny house in my hometown in Mendocino County. So, I’m moving from
the heart of Washington, DC, where my life is a bit like this:
to something that looks more like this:
Serendipitously, a couple of weeks later, a friend mentioned that she
was building a tiny house in the heart of DC with a couple of other folks, in a
community called the Boneyard Studios. I’ve been able to watch them
start their projects, and enjoy the novelty of their very urban experiment in
tiny living.
As I get ready to cross to the other coast, I’ve been planning, but so
far, just that. I’m playing with creating a
series of designs. Here’s one idea of how my
house could look… more to come.
Thanks, DC, for a great time, wonderful folks, and endless learning opportunities. I'll miss you!
