Tiny House Showcase

 Two members of our advocacy group (one of which is me) were going to have homes finished by the end of the summer and we found a free spot to hold an event. So even though we didn't have much time to plan, we decided to put on a Tiny House Showcase. Press releases and posters went out, I was interviewed for a newspaper article and we thought things were going well. Then house #1 was not going to be ready to move in time. We tried everything to try and get at least one more house with no luck. And then, five days before the event, I found out my house wasn't going to be ready either. It would cost over $1000 to bring it down for the day and then return it to Nanaimo to finish. I put out a plea and we have found an alternate house. I'd really hoped to have at least two on the site but I have no control. This week has been very stressful - another big dip on that roller-coaster ride of going tiny!

Although I won't have it here for the event, my house is now supposed to be finished for the end of August. I certainly hope it will happen.

On a positive note, I received this email from someone that I've yet to meet that helped remind me that our group is and will be making a difference to future tiny house dwellers:

I read about this weekend's event and Affordable Housing Alternatives in the Peninsula Review. In digging for more info about it, I came across your blog. I wish I'd found it a year ago when I started looking at TH designs and thinking about land and zoning options! Your Happinest looks great! I am also planning for retirement and absolutely committed to a stable, tiny house life. I'm close to settling on a design but still have many things to consider.

I'm so grateful to you and others who've started blazing this trail for the rest of us who want this lifestyle. I'm sure it hasn't been an easy road.