Now that we have lived in our tiny 448 square foot house for 6 months, I feel that I now have a good perspective on its benefits. Up until my layoff in mid-2022, we had always lived in typical American houses with our family. We raised our two kids in a ranch style 2800 square …
Since our beach cottage is really only 3 rooms- a bedroom, a bathroom, and one kitchen/den- we had to be very intentional with our den design since we spend a majority of our time in it. When we bought the house it was very dark and dreary, so once the floors and ceiling and walls …
Does the glass ceiling truly exist, and how do you overcome it? If you have asked yourself this question, you are not alone! With my time off from working after being laid off, I have been able to review how I handled misogyny in the C suite world. Here are my findings and suggestions for …
My career had always been a huge part of my identity, from being a physician for 20 years and then a physician executive for 10 years. The transition to the business side of healthcare had been challenging but never boring, and I loved my role leading doctors. However, the stress and long hours were often …
The next most challenging room to design and plan after the kitchen was the bedroom. At the small size of 14 feet by 9 feet, a queen bed was all that would fit at 7 feet long and 5 feet wide. If you use simple math, you will see that the foot of the bed …
I have had one blog reader who commented that I should describe what went wrong when we first got our beach cottage- it was not all smooth sailing! Great suggestion, so here is the story of the many bumps in the road, in all their gory details. One of the worst times was at the …
Now that we have our 448 square foot beach cottage with its small kitchen and carefully selected appliances, countertops and cabinets, we had to figure out the most efficient ways to utilize it. We only have 5 upper cabinets, 4 lower cabinets (one is used as a pullout trashcan/recycling can), and 4 drawers. Not much …
Now that we owned our 448 square foot beach cottage, we needed to plan where everything should go. In such a small space, we had to measure every inch and use all of them with purpose. The house was essentially a rectangle with a bedroom at one end taking up about a third of the …
The Facetime call with Bob our real estate agent at the tiny house continued. Once he was inside the front door, I could see the harsh reality of what needed work- a lot! Here is the somewhat overwhelming list of PROBLEMS: There were a handful of good points about the house, so here are the …
When Covid hit in March 2020, priorities became much more crystal clear. I realized that while our busy city life was great, we needed the restorative powers of a beach place. So my husband and I started to look for a second home at our favorite beach town. We had visited several possible houses and …
