Took a break for a minute...

 Ok, maybe it was a decade...but I miss sharing tips for decluttering and downsizing.

A lot has happened in the past 10 years in our family:

One "kid" is in his 2nd year of college, the other in her 2nd year of high school (!) - and it really is like the saying 'the days are long, but the years are short'...those toddler and elementary days were so, SO exhausting, but now I find myself remembering them with an ache in my being that only old videos can sort of subdue.

We have 2 dogs now, we lost our beloved pittie (Stella) about 3 years ago and immediately adopted a rebound puppy {which I do NOT recommend!}...she's a hot mess sometimes, but we love her when she's tired and snuggly.  She's half pit and half all things herding breeds...so she needs worn out daily (sometimes more than once/day).  We adopted the Pekingese (Eugene) about 5 years ago, and he made quite the pair with a pitbull. ha!

We downsized into our tiny house (FINALLY--only 10 years in the making!!)...all 4 of us, plus 2 dogs.     It was a 7+ month process from signing the contract to actually moving in, and we stayed with a friend after we sold the big house (which was supposed to be for a few weeks...and turned into almost 3 months, but it was a fun adventure!).  We took our clothes and some of the bulky things to her house, and put the rest of what was left from downsizing 1600sqft to ~400sqft into our 8x8 shed at the tiny house village:

       

Lottie sure is cute though...  {also: our couch is 112"!}

move-in day...40x10 is a big tiny home :)

a deck is a must-have with a tiny house

The view from our house...we live in a tiny home village,
but still have this view :)

Besides helping folks declutter and get things organized, I'm also a solo house cleaner now, and I LOVE being able to help busy people take cleaning off their to-do list (and it's very satisfying seeing what I accomplish at the end of each job...no more never-ending work task list!).   Ryan is able to work less hours too, now that our cost of living has significantly decreased.  Living in a tiny house isn't for everyone, but for those who don't want or need a lot of "things", it sure does free up a lot of time - from less work hours, to less time spent maintaining a big house and yard.

Now we have more time to walk Lottie to the park...