acommondisaster
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I don't get it. Why don't people just buy a camper or a trailer?
I don't get it. Why don't people just buy a camper or a trailer?
Are you moving closer to that sweet little Grandbaby? Moving is no fun, especially at our age. We have acquired so much stuff over the past 45 years that I would dread having to go through it all!Hey, you! I have seen those stories about the tiny houses, and everything is functional to turn into something else. It is cool in a way, but very claustrophobic. I understand when people can only afford a camper or a trailer, but I don't understand why one would choose to build a tiny house. But, then again, tree houses are pretty cool!
I am so wired at this point. We chose to move, literally, in the last two weeks, bought a house elsewhere, and now are scrambling to clean out the house we are in to put it on the market. I have been cleaning my self crazy, and came to the forum to unwind.
Am I on topic, or is your post political? Just kidding!
Are you moving closer to that sweet little Grandbaby? Moving is no fun, especially at our age. We have acquired so much stuff over the past 45 years that I would dread having to go through it all!
I started on my own things a lonnng time ago, since my mom was a packrat, and I knew I would have to go through her things, eventually. My sister was not a packrat, but when she found out she had cancer and only 6 months to live, she didn't have time to weed through her things, much less anything else - so this was something her girls and the rest of the family went through. It was very stressful making those decisions about what to keep and not keep in a very short time frame. So, after my sister passed and then having my mom pass 14 months later - I was totally over going thru years and years of stuff to keep, throw out or donate. My BFF and I went thru my mother's things and I got rid of a lot!
I have gone thru similar purges here in my own house - just get rid of stuff I never use! I don't want to leave it to the Things & Foxhound to have to do. Recently, I went to FL and gave my nieces the last of the things I'd been holding for them of their Nannie's. I was so happy just giving them those things and getting them out of my space, it's so liberating! :
I don't get it. Why don't people just buy a camper or a trailer?
Do you have any idea how far you have to sit back from a 70 inch tv? Huh, doya?
Are you moving closer to that sweet little Grandbaby? Moving is no fun, especially at our age. We have acquired so much stuff over the past 45 years that I would dread having to go through it all!
I started on my own things a lonnng time ago, since my mom was a packrat, and I knew I would have to go through her things, eventually. My sister was not a packrat, but when she found out she had cancer and only 6 months to live, she didn't have time to weed through her things, much less anything else - so this was something her girls and the rest of the family went through. It was very stressful making those decisions about what to keep and not keep in a very short time frame. So, after my sister passed and then having my mom pass 14 months later - I was totally over going thru years and years of stuff to keep, throw out or donate. My BFF and I went thru my mother's things and I got rid of a lot!
I have gone thru similar purges here in my own house - just get rid of stuff I never use! I don't want to leave it to the Things & Foxhound to have to do. Recently, I went to FL and gave my nieces the last of the things I'd been holding for them of their Nannie's. I was so happy just giving them those things and getting them out of my space, it's so liberating! :
I have learned that everything I need in life will fit in my car - including my boyfriend, my dog and all of their stuff. I never felt so free as when I un"stuff"ed myself and I can't think of a single thing I've really missed.
On topic: my friend's adult daughter has a tiny house and it's cute cute cute! She has a vagabond heart and likes to hit the road, so a mobile living environment suits her. Why did she choose a tiny house over a camper or RV? Same reason people choose a Cape Cod house over a rancher; or choose a Ford over a Chevy: Because.
Bann may have hit a key part, stuff. We have to have stuff. We need better jobs to buy bigger, better and more stuff. Holidays, anniversaries, weddings ,graduations, birthdays, grandparents day, staff appreciation day, etc. etc. are all reasons to give and receive stuff. The media (ads mostly) convince us that there's stuff out there we must have. Stuff we give or receive that we feel compelled to keep until the end of time. Can't live or breathe without our stuff.
Now, put that into context of why or why not a tiny house may be a good option.
I have learned that everything I need in life will fit in my car - including my boyfriend, my dog and all of their stuff. I never felt so free as when I un"stuff"ed myself and I can't think of a single thing I've really missed.
I love your comment. You made me laugh. I can picture you, Monello, and Apollo driving down the road together with your 'stuff'. Very cute!
After all, it is just stuff. If you get rid of it, it doesn't erase the memories. Cleaning out is liberating, and cleansing.
On topic. Tiny houses would cause a person not to collect too much; which is the way to approach it. I am not taking everything to the dump. I am saving things back that can be donated, or might be of interest on a local FB garage sale type thing. Happy cleaning out, y'all!
I put a BUNCH of stuff on freecycle. I posted what I had and when they expressed an interest, I told them it would be in the driveway and they were free to pick it up anytime today. People came and got it.
When you said you were ridding yourself of the house to an apartment to tiny living, I was truly envious. It takes an awful lot of guts to trim your life down to the bare necessities. When people here, including myself, talk about downsizing, it pales to the actual DOWNSIZING it takes to live in something that is under 400 square feet. I see the challenge, know what all it entails and although I have a deep seeded desire to leave a tiny footprint, I'm still not sure I have the ability or the spouse for such an adventure.