A lot of things happened in 2014 and early 2015 that really threw me off my stride. I went into a deep depression. I wasn't cooking, or hanging out, or doing any of the arts and crafty things that I love to do. And I put on so much weight I thought my scale was going to break. It's taken me some time to climb my way out thanks to the help and understanding of my friends, my doctor and my therapist.
Now, I'm moving forward. The last few post were discussions of downsizing with the eventual idea of moving into a converted school bus. The school bus conversion remains my ultimate goal, but I'm going to take a different track getting there.
During the course of dealing with my depression, I realized some important things about myself. The most important realization was that I LOVE nature and living in the city is not helping me (however cute the downtown district is). Specifically, I miss living near water. This was confirmed when I took my two week sojourn through National Parks on the way to and from San Diego. When I returned home in late June, I started searching for apartments and small houses in and around the lake areas. On Craig's List, I found a listing for a tiny house, ~ 100 sq ft, right next to the lake in a small community of like minded individuals. It was kismet!
I interviewed to be a tenant in late July. Yes, I do mean interviewed... complete with a biographical essay. The previous tenant was basically using the house as storage but I could see enough to know it was exactly what I wanted. On Monday, July 27, 2015, I found out that I beat out 16 other possible tenants and I was ecstatic. I told my new landlord that I didn't mind waiting until the 15th of August to move in, thus giving the previous tenant some extra time to clean it out (poor guy broke his leg).
So on Sunday, August 16, I'll get my keys and start making the place my own. I won't be moving in right away because I need to first figure out what I'm going to do with the space. That means taking exact measurements of everything and determining exactly what I need. Since I don't do idle that well, I've started collecting ideas by visiting the IKEA showrooms one weekend and the Container Store last weekend. But the reality is, I can't plan anything until I get into the house and take the measurements I need.
Since I can't plan about furniture and placement of things, I've started thinking about freshening up the walls instead. They are currently a russet/burgundy walls with chartreuse/olive wainscoting. Not my idea a serene space. So that has to go!
Update 8/14/15 - After a conversation with a friend, the cabin is now called Kismet Cabin.
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