New Vegan, gluten free dinner!

Great dinner tonight inspired by one of my favorite vlogger Pick-up-Limes

Her Pix of everything looks so much better then mine... and also she does some extra things such as baby spinach and a golden glow sauce to top it off

So mine was a quick meal for the night

2 cups brussel 

sweet potato

1 cup pecans

Quarter onion

Olive oil

Salt

Pepper

1 Tablespoon minced garlic

1 cup Red Quinoa

1/4 cup Dried Cranberry's

Peel and cube the sweet potato 

Cut the ends off the brussel sprout, toss the outer leaves and cut in half

I always keep all my peelings for my worm compost

slice your onion, add your garlic, salt, pepper and olive oil and toss in the bowl

Roast in a 350' oven for 45 minutes, top it off with some cooked quinoa and yummy!!!

Enjoy!

Ground Breaking News!!!

FINALLY!!!!!  We are breaking ground.After weeks of planning, drawings, creative financial loans and estimates we are starting the construction

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So the side of the house to the sidewalk is all rock and dirt, I think the previous owners used it as an RV pad, mom and dad used it to park the trailer and occasional family overflow parking.  So today the concrete contactor "Sals landscape" will be taking all the rock, dirt and broken concrete out.

Our grandson is loving all the excitement

More to come...we are excited to share this Tiny adventure with you!

The Contract Has Been Signed!

First deposit has been made, contract signed and permits submitted.

Thank you to Steve and Cheryl with Tiny Diamond Homes for agreeing to work with us...lots of work to do before the work of converting the 238 square feet garage into Soren and I's Tiny home.

The concrete must be poured then a pod delivered so we can finish emptying out the garage space.  Some item are to be sold, some given away and some are going to be stored until we can build some additional storage units to create a new tool shed, storage for the tiny home and a small storage for equipment (i.e. bikes, camping equipment, snowshoes.)



Here is a rudimentary drawing of the tiny home with the sheds we are building...I think the sheds for mom is close to the same size as my living space (me giggling.)

Considering we are moving from a 800 sqft apartment into a 228 sqft Tiny Home there are steps to take to ensure we can get our loved items into the home.

All furniture is being sold as we speak, dressers, cedar chest, couch, chairs, entertainment centers, desk, book cases, bar stools, surround sound, TV's, DVD player, bed frame...it all has to go as it wont fit into the tiny home.  We are building a bed frame that will allow storage (to replace the dressers) and custom closets.

We have over the past year downsized our closets and dressers.  I have capsuled my wardrobe into seasons to accommodate the 30 inches of hanging space we will each have in the tiny home. It was quite easy for me as I'm no longer working so having a professional wardrobe is no longer a priority.

I'm currently building a inventory list of everything we own then mapping it out on a house plan to make sure everything has it's place.  After watching over 200+ videos one of the biggest take aways I had was that if things stay "sitting out" or don't have a permanent place in the home it can appear dirty and cluttered...in a small space that can not happen.  So creating the inventory list against the house plan will make sure Soren and I feel peaceful in our new home...but where oh where will I put all my plants?

Sold some pieces of furniture today!

We had this beautiful TV entertainment/bookcase that we sold...the living room looks so much bigger.  

I also sold my desk chair...it was cute and I loved the teal color, but there is no space for it in the tiny home.  So we need to find a comfy spot for me to write, computer work weekly bojo planning.

So the coffee table will act as our entertainment center until that is sold!  It's funny our current living room space is bigger then our new tiny home kitchen and living combined.  I'm so excited!

Clean it out!

The garage needs to be cleaned out and the family did an amazing job feeding the boxes into the family room for mom and I to go over and reposition the camping equipment, bikes and tools.

So organizing the old, selling/donations the excess and building the tiny home all at the same time!

Listed half of the furniture in our apartment today

We have all the furniture that must go and it's making us realize we have a few things we have not accounted for in the tiny home.

My desk is small, but it holds a printer scanner, stationary, a large collection of markers/pens and my large laptop.  So back to Pinterest I go to see what creative ideas we can find.

So onto Facebook to coordinate the wall of all our apartment furniture...pretty soon we will be sitting on the floor with all are belongings.

We got the preliminary numbers!

Ouch!!!  It was higher than our estimate goal, but we can work with it.  Thankfully our builder will also work within our budget and allow us to do some labor to assist in lowering our total.  Søren wants his hands all over this project so if anything breakdown he knows how to fix it.  Plus we love doing projects together!!!  Let's work the numbers then work the bank!