Living In A Small House With Kids
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Living in a small house with kids. Your home expands to include your neighborhood. Ill show you how we survive and thrive in 1100 sq. Multigenerational living where families come together to share resources is becoming more popular and we are seeing tiny houses and small accessory dwelling units starting to become common place. Everyone wants to have play dates at our house kim and raul werent the only ones who made sacrifices.
At school our kids are known as the tiny house kids kim explained. We have 3 boys 2 dogs and 300 sq ft of living space. The parks the community garden the deli on the corner. This sweet family of 6 lives in a small townhouse in aarhus denmark.
Having an extreme amount of patience is key. They dont seem to mind. Theres something about forward motion that can reset cranky moods and your kids start talking to other people instead of just you yes. We bought a 2009 travel trailer renovated it and now we live in it full time.
Of course small living has lots of drawbacks but at the end of the day the greatest gift is being together and sharing each members daily life. Living in a small house doesnt have to be a battle against lack of space but rather requires a certain lifestyle adjustment at which point it becomes wonderful. Where you eat and sleep so close together you cant help but communicate. Living in a small house with kids is not as difficult as people often think.
Love grows best in little houses with fewer walls to separate. Living in a small house with a family of 5 2 dogs is not always easy but it is possible. Living in such a small place means constant cleaning but a quick thorough cleaning can take as little as 15 minutes. Now have a shared bedroom the size of a typical walk in closet.
They have chosen to downsize in order to get more time together. Jackson age 11 zachary age 8 and river age 4. This is how we live. Life doesnt allow for it to stay messy very long and we are tidier because of that.
The most important thing is trying to figure out what the benefits and how to take full advantage of them.