Today was one of the most wonderful days this spring. I got to host a tiny home enthusiasts booth at the earth fair in Balboa Park. A new friend Jen came from Utah to show us her house!
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Sunday, April 19, 2015
Sunday, April 12, 2015
A photographic depiction of progress
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| My favorite drill! |
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| The animals of tiny house #1 |
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| Helping hands make light work. Thanks Ellen! |
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| Tiny House Enthusiasts Meet Up. |
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| Animals of tiny house #2 |
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| April 3rd - the first night with electricity! |
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| Electricity! |
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| Tools on tools on tools - everything you need to put up windows trim |
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| My new table saw, hanging out with my great ladder! |
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| Window flashing - done. |
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| I learned how to route out room for the metal around my windows! A table saw is a wonderful tool. |
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| The routing in progress. |
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| Thanks Felipe for putting up the front windows trim. |
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| Grilling outside after a long days work. |
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| April 3rd - newly trimmed window and electrical panels - utility shed getting set up soon! |
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| The start of the utility shed sub floor. |
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| Never forget your gloves while using your tin snips! |
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Adding flashing to the bottom of my utility shed subfloor - to keep out all rocks. Caulking to water proof.
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015
April Showers
Would anyone want to play a game with me this month?
http://www.theminimalists.com/game/
I'm ready to make some big wagers!
http://www.theminimalists.com/game/
I'm ready to make some big wagers!
Saturday, March 28, 2015
Mail Time & Tiny Bird at Tiny House
Getting back from a month away has been very eventful - I had a tiny bird in my tiny house. First, it was just hiding behind the tarps (that were protecting the house while I was gone) then it flew in my open door!
The next pleasant surprise was mail. My landlord is kind enough to let me use his address. I am now the proud owner of new glasses and a lovely coffee cup!
Great family friends just opened Bindle Coffee. It gives me great joy to know tiny house and I can support their amazing business.
Saturday, March 14, 2015
March: Out at sea with the Navy
As tiny adventures continue, I have taken a turn down a different road. This month has slowed progress on tiny house, but continued my tiny learning - I have been living on the ship out to sea! My current living/working space is 505ft long x 66.6 ft wide and I am joined by 300 adults 24/7. Although this seems quite larger than tiny house, it means 110 sqft per person to live, work, and exercise - just smaller than tiny house.
I technically have 110 sq ft to myself, but those feet are definitely spread thin on our ship. My living space is actually a 10'x8' room shared with two other women. We have learned to how to store all of our possessions in very small spaces. It is a great transition from an apartment to tiny house - I don't have much of a choice except to pair down to the few items I actually need on a ship.
As I plan my house I know I want to be as off the grid as possible. I am trying my hardest to not have a sewage system. In effort to achieve this, I am going chemical free! I have finally transitioned to chemical free shampoo and conditioner. After many failed attempts (specifically Garnier Fructis Pure-Clean which left gross white film on my hair), I have found baking soda and apple cider vinegar. It has been a god send! It has fixed everything I didn't like about my hair, making it smooth, not as oily, and very manageable. It took me a while to even try it - but after one wash I was sold. As much as I would like to believe I am above peer opinion, the social stigma kept me from trying it earlier. Now, I wish I had never waited! A key factor for me is to make enough for a handful of washes so I don't have to worry about mixing it up everyday.
Claire's How to Baking Soda and Vinegar Shampoo/Conditioner:
- Buy two attractive squeeze bottles (the more it looks like a traditional shampoo bottle, the more comfortable to transition will be) big enough for approx. 1- 2 cups of liquid
- Mix a ratio of 1:5, baking soda:water in one bottle
- Mix a ratio of 1:4, apple cider vinegar:water in second bottle
- Before each use, vigorously shake bottles
- Use approx. 1/4 cup per use
- Shampoo mostly at your roots
- Condition mostly at the length of your hair, but work it in where ever you need.
I started using it 4 times a week when I started out, but I was able to wean off and now only was my hard 2-3 times a week (I shower much more though!).
Other then showering USS BENFOLD has been up to much much more this month. Here are a few photos and videos because we all know, pictures speak louder then words.
I technically have 110 sq ft to myself, but those feet are definitely spread thin on our ship. My living space is actually a 10'x8' room shared with two other women. We have learned to how to store all of our possessions in very small spaces. It is a great transition from an apartment to tiny house - I don't have much of a choice except to pair down to the few items I actually need on a ship.
As I plan my house I know I want to be as off the grid as possible. I am trying my hardest to not have a sewage system. In effort to achieve this, I am going chemical free! I have finally transitioned to chemical free shampoo and conditioner. After many failed attempts (specifically Garnier Fructis Pure-Clean which left gross white film on my hair), I have found baking soda and apple cider vinegar. It has been a god send! It has fixed everything I didn't like about my hair, making it smooth, not as oily, and very manageable. It took me a while to even try it - but after one wash I was sold. As much as I would like to believe I am above peer opinion, the social stigma kept me from trying it earlier. Now, I wish I had never waited! A key factor for me is to make enough for a handful of washes so I don't have to worry about mixing it up everyday.
Claire's How to Baking Soda and Vinegar Shampoo/Conditioner:
- Buy two attractive squeeze bottles (the more it looks like a traditional shampoo bottle, the more comfortable to transition will be) big enough for approx. 1- 2 cups of liquid
- Mix a ratio of 1:5, baking soda:water in one bottle
- Mix a ratio of 1:4, apple cider vinegar:water in second bottle
- Before each use, vigorously shake bottles
- Use approx. 1/4 cup per use
- Shampoo mostly at your roots
- Condition mostly at the length of your hair, but work it in where ever you need.
I started using it 4 times a week when I started out, but I was able to wean off and now only was my hard 2-3 times a week (I shower much more though!).
Other then showering USS BENFOLD has been up to much much more this month. Here are a few photos and videos because we all know, pictures speak louder then words.
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| Our first missile shoot! A huge success! |
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| Captain showing us how comms are done! |
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| Sailing through San Diego |
Saturday, February 21, 2015
Siding
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| Sunset over SoCal from the bridge wing - Feb 2015 |
I spent the last two weeks out at sea. I learned a lot about navigation, anti-terrorism tactics, and engineering damage control. It was a whirlwind of a trip but a great deal of fun to be out on the water. Happy belated valentines day!
The start of my siding has been a bit terrifying. I picked out my siding from home depot after much consideration. I had initially wanted to use cedar siding to make the house look like your sterotypical tiny house. Once price became a factor I settled on a composit siding that looks like wood. The drive back to the farm was an adventure.
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| Siding in route to the farm - very slowly... |
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