So here I am.  Back to blogging.  I was very preoccupied the last couple of years with building a house and getting lyme disease.  I’m going to mostly blog about the first one because that’s more fun I think.

I didn’t realize until after I had built my little house that tiny houses were the in thing.  Apparently I am part of the latest and greatest fad and didn’t even know it.  I built mine because I wanted my own space after having to live with my parents for many more years than I should have been.  It’s pretty normal to do that on a farm but still annoying for me, so I bit the bullet and built the house.

I absolutely love it but I can say that it’s not something that everyone would like or should try.  I live without electricity (for the most part) and running water. I don’t mind this at all since I am only about a hundred yards from my parents house.   I use the computer in my office at the parents house and also shower and wash my clothing there.  Anything needing extra refrigeration or  freezer space lives at my parents also.  I was criticized for this when I first lived in my house because I wasn’t a puritan of the off the grid group, or I wasn’t a good hippie, blah, blah, blah.   I not so politely told them to mind their own business. I do what I need to to have the life I want and it works out well for me.  I would encourage others to do what works for them.  I have learned quite a bit about building, cooking on a small stove that isn’t a cook stove, water usage and using a cooler for a refrigerator among other things.  It is my goal to write about all these things in future blogs in order to pass on any wisdom I have acquired over the last couple of years to aspiring tiny house, off the grid dwellers (my Amish friends have taught me a lot), and hobby farmers.

If there are any topics that readers would like me to specifically cover please let me know!

Until next time…..

When you’re given a choice at the fork in the road.  Take the hardest looking trail. Never be afraid of the adventure that awaits.