Emotional Week

Three days before we were to get the nearly-finished house to the Hollow, I received a very upsetting email from my soon-to-be landlord. A neighbour had heard that two tiny houses were moving in and made it clear that we would be reported as soon as the houses arrived. I had found my perfect spot and now would not be able to live there. Needless to say, it caused a very emotional and stressful few days! Fortunately, my current landlords are awesome and let me rent my apartment for another month. And we arranged to get the house moved to Nanaimo. It was a big expense (over $1000) but it made the most sense. That way, Jamie can work on it up there until it is finished and I can concentrate on seeing if there is any legal way to move to the Hollow and, if not, start working on finding a new location and advocating for acceptance of tiny houses. Things have to change!

Getting closer ...

I have ceilings and a floor now! The ceiling is pine tongue-and-groove. Both lofts have been done with cedar that was left over from the exterior. I think it looks great so far. The centre area walls are going to be horizontal tongue-and-groove in white. I am really looking forward to seeing what it all looks like together!

The house will be moved out to the site on June 15. There are still windows, stairs, kitchen and bathroom to finish so it may not be totally finished before the move. As Jamie will be moving at the end of the month, if there is anything left to finish, he will come down in early July. Either way, it should be ready for me to move my stuff into and hopefully live in next week. It may be a bit like camping for a few weeks but I will at least be in my own home and on site in Happinest Hollow!