After watching Queen of Versailles, One Hundred Dollars a Month reader left a suggestion on Facebook that I counteract the madness by watching Tiny: A Story About Living Small. Holy buckets, after watching that train wreck, I kind of need some balance, so thanks Dina for the suggestion! {If you have Netflix, it is available to stream for free.}
Let me know what you think if you decide to watch it–or if you have already seen it.
Peace out Girl Scouts & have yourself a great weekend,
~Mavis
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Diana says
I watched ‘Tiny’ recently, and enjoyed it a lot. Queen of Versailles is on my watchlist. Maybe that’s for tonight….as I contemplate a very simplistic remodel project. Eeek.
DawnBarbie says
I like the idea of smaller. We live in a 1900 sq ft home built in 1928. Not huge, but good sized for its time frame. But, how do you live self sustainably in a tiny home? I guess I think of where do you store your canned goods or for that matter the canner? I like my crafts, does the craft cave become a craft closet? We still have two teenagers at home. I can’t imagine them in each other’s faces all the time. And what happens to the family heirlooms? Perhaps I don’t fit into the idea of a tiny home…. Yet
Mavis says
I definitely couldn’t do that small because of all the food preservation I do, but the idea of living that simply really appeals to me!
Serina C says
I watched the documentary also! Very interesting! I like the idea but if I had a tiny house would prefer to have a large outdoor space (covered patio, garden, pool) and to live somewhere with amazing weather * Hawaii? * I would feel too claustrophobic in an urban setting!
Celeste says
I watched Tiny a while back. I’m really enthralled by the tiny house movement, however I’m not wanting to live that small. I currently live in a one bedroom condo and I’ve been there for almost 10 years. We’ve been done with it for a while now and have been waiting for the housing market to recover a bit.
We’ve been dismayed by the housing sizes and costs. Even the townhouses are huge, providing more space than I want or need. All we want is a 1000 to 1200 square foot.
Jessica Griffin says
Thanks for the film suggestions. Can’t wait to check some out. I need to balance out my Breaking Bad and Sons of Anarchy addiction. In my defense however, I am a bigger fan of Call the Midwife then Breaking Bad and SOA so perhaps there is hope…
Mavis says
Yea for Call the Midwife!!
Carol says
My paternal grandmother raised 4 children in a very small house. Canning and preserving was equal to surviving the fall, winter and early spring months. If you go tiny, consider a cellar separate from the house. For Grandma, it was poured concrete, submerged in the ground with steps down and wooden shelves, totally below ground level with a wooden door that raised up on a pulley system. She stored potatoes and other root crops, and winter squash, as well as canned fruit and vegetables. She raised her family in eastern Washington, where summers were hot and winters were cold. The cellar work like a charm. Everything stayed cool in the summer and didn’t freeze in the winter.
Dina Wayne says
Hey! I’m so glad you took my suggestion! I love the idea of living in a tiny house.