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How cycling has gone hand-in-hand with downsizing and living the tiny house life
Human sized tools – photo by Tammy Strobel Rowdykittens.com I started bike commuting in graduate school because parking was complicated, stressful, and expensive. This was about the same time that my...
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The refrigerator experiment
The joy of living in a tiny house has given me the freedom to experiment with voluntary simplicity. Ironically, voluntary simplicity isn’t as simple as it sounds. The challenge of reducing possessions...
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Small is Beautiful – Tiny House Film Documentary Fundraiser and New ebook...
I wanted to give everyone an update regarding two fun tiny house projects I’ve seen recently. Small is Beautiful is a tiny house film documentary that is conducting a fundraising campaign. Check out...
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Tiny house DIY ethos
In an age of experts and specialization most of us surrender to the complexity of a new problem and pay to have a professional repair the issue for us. However, there is something about living small...
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Learning to Invent: Building a Custom, Modular, Workstation for a Tiny House
As a relatively tall human (6’1’’) I’ve struggled with using tools designed for others of average height. One primary example was the ergonomics of my computer workstation. Computers have gotten...
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Microsoft Surface Pro, A User Review
Last spring my 7 year old Macbook Pro was increasingly showing signs of age. The hard drive was failing, the processor was struggling to manage new software updates, and things kept breaking. I’d done...
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Deciding how to decide: How to deal with overwhelming decisions in tiny house...
How many design decisions can you spot in this photo? – Photo by Tammy Strobel Recently at a restaurant, my partner Tammy had a difficult time deciding what she wanted to order from the menu. Her...
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Learning how to learn
Several years ago I asked my brother, a professional technology consultant, “How do you troubleshoot tech issues?” He replied, “Oh that’s easy, I just Google it.” The simplicity of his answer shocked...
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Learning Grit: Why Experts Take Notes.
Experts take notes – Photo by Tammy Strobel of Rowdykittens Recent psychological research on successful learning outcomes has revealed a fascinating result that shatters many common beliefs. The only...
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Why We Moved from the Tiny House to a Small Traditional House for the Winter
The Small Cottage – Photo by Tammy Strobel Background Around the time that my partner, Tammy, and I were celebrating our three year anniversary of tiny house living we started our seasonal discussion...
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