Well, my parking spot is now finalized. I am very happy with the location and have been exploring the nearby trails with great delight! I have bought several family members out to see it and everyone can see the potential in this spot. I can't wait to make it my own! Mum is helping me with designing a small natural garden around the old pond. I will need to invest in some fencing to have a safe area for Nova. I plan to have a sitting area (and possibly my fairy garden)under the trees and beside the lovely ivy-covered well. And lots of bird feeders - I plan to put some up this week so that the birds have a chance to find them even before I move in.

Here are a couple of photos of the new spot:

The only downside about this spot is that it is not legal so there will always be a nagging worry that someone will report us for living there. The landlord is putting up some privacy fencing and hedging to minimize the ability to see into the property but we won't be invisible. I'm hoping the fact that the last tenants lived there in a RV for 5 years will mean that the neighbours are not likely to complain.

Exciting week!

It has been an exciting week!

My trailer arrived a few days ago. It will get delivered to my builder this week so that the build can begin. He expects to have it finished by the end of May. It has already been redesigned several times so hopefully I have it just right now.

Even more exciting than that is the fact that I have managed to find a spot to park the house once it's done. It is at the back of a 4-acre farm. It doesn't look like much - just neglected fields and an old shed - but I can do whatever I want in terms of fencing off an area, adding grass or plants, etc. Who knows, maybe I'll even have a garden (everyone else in my family does so why not me). I haven't had much luck with indoor plants - maybe I'll have better luck outside. I could even have chickens or goats or horses - I probably won't but it is nice to know I could. There are two trails within a 5-minute walk (one is even right across the street) and I am a 5-10 minute drive from two of my favourite beaches.

There is a second spot that will also be available and I am meeting another woman who will have her tiny house done this summer who might be interested. There is plenty of room for two tiny's and the main farmhouse without anyone feeling crowded in any way.

Now I just need to tell my landlords I'm moving. I've been procrastinating because they have been so good to me but now that I definitely have a place to park, I will need to let them know.

Design Changes

So, I thought I was positive that I wanted my bedroom on the main floor of my tiny house. However, I recently had the opportunity to visit a tiny house that was 90% finished. Her tiny house had very do-able steps with a landing at the top instead of going straight to bed level. In addition, I realized that having the bedroom downstairs was limiting my everyday living space while having a loft area that I had planned to only use for guests (and I don't often have guests anyway) was really a wasted space. So I redesigned with the bathroom at one end and the kitchen underneath the loft.

My builder suggested that it would be easier to have all the plumbing closer together. And the location of the wheel wells would also impact the design. I have now done one with both the kitchen and a small bathroom under the loft and a bigger living room space. I am meeting the builder to see if this design is better and can be done in the available space. It may impact my barn door and "wall of whales" but we'll see.

Soon the build will begin and I won't be allowed to make any more changes :)