Life in the small house

Small houses are all the rage. I guess those don't realize that there is huge populations of people that have been doing this forever. They used to scornfully call those people trailer trash. Honestly the main difference between a tiny house and trailer trash is where your tiny house is parked. The right neighborhood makes all the difference.  We still wait for more permanent housing. And since we've been less than thrilled with our neighbors here we shopped around for other trailer parks. And I realize not all are the same and honestly if we just bought a plot of land with sewer and electric we could be all set. Although showering is still a hassle in the camper.

But since a picture says a million words here is our life

The front "cabin" now the makeshift library.

The classroom. Under those books is painter's tape. It's divided into 4, although 4 do not think they fit there at all.

shower. Also doubles as the laundry hamper, clothes dryer hanger thing and catcher of leaking roof drips

living room area. minus kids who are outside now. without rain and 100 degree heat outside is more appealing.

kitchen. this is across from the living room area above. Enough counter space for 2 coffee cups. coffee maker has to go into the closet to make room to cook.

microwave. also dish drainer storer and bread holder. this is not household size nothing sized larger than 1/3 actual size fits in either the microwave or toaster. that's a micro-dish drainer. I'm pretty sure it should have been sold in the doll size dish section of Ikea. But having no counterspace for anything else and this thing hangs off the wall.. it's what we have.

another view of the kitchen/stove.

the beds. Bunk bed and double bed in back. The dining room table and couch also turn into beds.

micro-closet. hanging all our coats, Larry uniform and storing most of the clothing. It might look big but I assure you it doesn't fit much.

storage. seriously at a premium here. this is cleaning suppliesa, extra whatever, kid stuff,etc.

the school work shelves. Not sure that TV works, as the rest of the entertainment system in the RV has not worked. It came with it and hogs that space. but it's deceptive. It's not deep enough to hold a regular size binder or book.  so it's about 8 inches deep instead of the 8.5 in you need for that sort of thing.

6 of us share this. There are 2 towel rods so that's pretty much the way the kids just stuff towels up. And unlike real houses you have to deal with the stuff that comes out in regular plumbing. For your household it's about every 3-4 d that I have to empty the tanks and do laundry.  I have over the door hooks over the side of the shower door that hang robes and towels if anyone bothered to try to hang towels there. in theory it was a good idea. in actuality it' turns into a huge face level mass of wet towel/robes that blocks the mirror.

So that's it. not glamorous. I could take pictures of all the storage cubbies but I doubt it's all that exciting to anyone else. Besides then I'd feel compelled to clean them first to make it look uber organized instead of the general shove-it-in-quick-and-close-the-door-before-it-falls-out way that things tend to revert to. if you have any doubt look at the bathroom picture or the storage shelve pictures.