Living small

We are living in an 1,125 sq. ft. condo near our 2,500 sq. ft. house in Beaverton and we'll be here for at least another 5 months. It's about the same size as our flat in north London though not as well arranged. But, we've found ourselves saying to each other that we actually kind of like this small living.

More than anything else, living small has a huge impact on your accumulation of stuff. We can barely fit our two cars in the garage and one of them is a Mini Cooper. We have more furniture than we know what to do with. We have limited cupboard space in the kitchen. But, we have what we need, even a reasonably sized balcony where we can barbecue and get some fresh air and sun. It's more than adequate.


One of the ways that we've changed since moving back is our view on stuff. We don't need nearly as much as we accumulate. And, we're trying really hard to fall back into this trap. When our house is available next year, I'm sure we'll move back in and not sell it to take up permanent residence in the condo. But for now, this is doing us just fine.