[Breathless]

For the winter months this year, I rented a little cottage out on the lake. Beautiful lake, tourist town, but in the winter, it is only the locals with a real comfy feel. The cottage was a little 2 bedroom, wood throughout, little bit rustic, very small but cosy. The back deck was larger than the living space inside. I purged so much moving in to this space! I have been a pack rat most of my life, a result of being homeless in my early teens, so I held on to everything after having nothing. This past weekend, I moved out of the cottage and am trying out the comforts of a motorhome (kind of feels like Glam Camping, all the luxury's but little bills) for the summer months while getting ready to build, and oh wow, more purging. Today I was looking through some of the things that I 'had to have' and Im now just a few days later say.. 'and why do I have to have that?' It really is getting easier to let go of stuff.

Anya, I have heard of some really neat places in Oregon, tiny home communities, and I am sure that there has to be some in California.. (I wouldn't want to leave there if that was my home either) I will let you know if I come across any in my search. Honestly, in so many ways this feels epic and exciting, I dont know why I waited so long.