Living it ~

I had started this blog after getting a bunch of questions on how we do it...then I started to think that the question of WHY we do it may cut to the chase a little faster and put it all in perspective more clearly. it seems, as long as there is a commitment to the WHY then the how of it all becomes a little more, well doable ;)

So the Why -
Now this is something we have struggled with and honestly, don't have a second thought about how other folks live, but one reason is, well, feeling indulgent. I mean, if we could make do with this space and consume fewer resources; why not give it a go? Also, with the income that isn't spent on keeping a larger space between mortgage, utilities and comforts we thought we could be doing some good with our dollars. Whether it be making consumer choices that we otherwise wouldn't be able to afford or having spare funds to go toward a cause we believe in, these bits of abundance are a result of the choice we have made to stay here...We may not always be able to do this and there will come a time when we outgrow the current space set up and will need to tweak things but, this is where we are right now.

Now, don't get me wrong. I dream of larger kitchens (how small is that thing anyway? well, that's a whole 'nother post ;), multiple bathrooms, preciously decorated children's rooms - the whole shebang. Fact is though when it has come down to actually making the move, the scales come out and the great balance seems to tip toward staying here. So we live it ~

We'll be spending more time chatting on the space, why we make it work, how we make it work (or sometimes don't! ;) and what our family gains and maybe even misses out on in all of this.

So what's it like? 800 square feet? 5 kiddos? Do I have a rubber room? ;) Well not yet.