Walls!

Walls! Adam has gotten some of the walls framed! (Photos to come as soon as I can figure out how to upload them from my phone, since we have not set up our computer yet).I cannot express how excited this makes us! To finally see OUR house take shape... to step "in" and feel the space. Oh, what a dream! I immediately envision the white washed salvaged wood walls, crisp white lines of the cabinets, the creamy light hue of the gorgeous counter tops (again, all salvaged), the gorgeous darkly stained hard wood floors, and the window... all the lovely Windows to make the space feel bigger than it really is! Clean, crisp, minimalistic, fresh... It gives me goosebumps. It will be the tiniest but the nicest house I have ever lived in since being married. And the first house (since I've been married) to have insulated floors! Yay! Lol

I am still trying so hard to simplify certain areas of our life. Clothing is proving to be difficult. I just want a lovely streamlined wardrobe that works hard but looks attractive. I have made a few dresses (with large pockets, which are a must when one has children) that I have been wearing over and over. It is getting easier to let stuff go so long as I can have a quality alternative to replace those items with.   I am finding that for everyday life I like very minimalistic clothes that I can work in but still look good in in the event I need to run out for a bit. I am slowly seeing a new personal style emerge from this whole "simplifying" experience. The other area I struggle to simplify is the pantry. I really do like to cook, and I like to cook many different types of food. I am primarily gluten free and like to make my own flour blends. But this does lend to having a lot of different items on hand. I also like to soak my own beans and seeds, make ethnic foods (Indian, Asian, Latin, Italian, Scandinavian, etc) and I LOVE to cook vegetarian foods (except I usually have to find a way to include some sort of meat for my meat loving hubby and son). Nevertheless, I have a ton of ingredients on hand. And don't even get me started on my herbs and spices and teas. Nope... Not even going there! Hahaha

Overall, we are finding a profound freedom in living tiny. Living in this "vintage" camper is really helping us figure out what is really important and what we really need. Oddly enough the most valuable "things" are one another and just spending time together. What a joy!