My House Plans!

I've chosen the house that I am going to build, and I've purchased the construction plans!  Let the games begin:

Here is the house - it's called The Gifford  and it is a design by Jay Shafer of Four Lights Tiny House Company out of California.  Love.

Front

Back

It is 112 square feet, plus the loft.  I'll build mine on wheels...

What do I love about this design?  I love the clean lines.  The abundance of windows.  The front porch.  That the bath isn't a "wet bath."  The sleeping loft with the skylights over my head.  I love the wood exterior and interior - although I can do that in any of the designs.

I'll customize the interior a little bit - I'm making a list of the activities I want to have space for and that will help me with the design.

I thought I would try to go totally off the grid, but solar isn't going to be enough for me since I'll have to have an air conditioner (Texas after all.)  But, hey, it's all right.  I've made peace with that reality.

Next up?  Find a place to do the actual construction!  SO.  EXCITED.

A Need for Lists

I am a chronic list maker... and I'm getting to the point where I think I need a list of the lists that I need to make!  Does that ever happen to you? 

Lists empower me.  They give a sense of control, because I feel my work is laid out for me in an orderly fashion.  And they give a sense of accomplishment when I can cross something off.  Sometimes I even add things to the list after I do them, just so I can cross them off!  Yes, I admit it...  If I can't sleep at night, sometimes it's just a matter of jotting out a list to empty my brain, and then I can go back to sleep.

Off the top of my head --

Lists I need to write:

1)  Components that I want to have on my (to be designed) website
2)  Daily activities that I do at home, to facilitate the interior design of my tiny house;*
3)  Plan of attack for lining up a place to do my construction;
4)  Tasks regarding zoning and code for tiny houses within the city limits;
5) Contacts for tiny house community locations
6)  Ideas of how I could make money if I go on the road  (Legal, moral, fulfilling - !)
7)  Make a rough materials list from my construction plans

And then I have a general list of things I want to do --
1)  Take more stuff to Goodwill.
2)  Adjust my desk space at home to make it more appealing that my couch**
3)  Teach myself to play the recorder
4)  Experiment more with essential oils to learn more about them
5) Contact my local neighborhood freebie magazine about doing an interview


I'm sure that as soon as I hit, "Publish" for this post I'll think of additional items I should have included...

And these days, I'm sporting a hot pink splint on my ring finger - due to a twisted ligament (band name alert!) and so, well, my typing speed has dropped dramatically.  Inopportune timing...

* I've chosen my house and purchased my construction plans!  I'll be posting on that soon...

**  Which I currently have on Craig's List, so perhaps that issue will resolve...

Trip in Review - Feb. 18-20th

I've been a slacker on posting... busy work week. 

So the last 3 days we helped a family build their tiny house.  So much fun!  It was very similar for me to being on a Habitat job site and it was all happy and familiar.  When we got there the floor joists were on the trailer.  We added blocking, insulation, decking.  Then we put up 4 walls, put on the house wrap, and the exterior sheathing.  

Upon arrival....

The second wall (it was really cold that day!)

When we departed... front left is the porch

We had the best time!  I have a zillion photos, but mostly great memories.

The workshop was definitely life changing for me, and affirmed all the huge changes that I have been making the last 6 months are on the path that I should be on.  I am so excited about life these days that I can hardly stay in my chair!