Five Months In

It is hard for me to believe we have been in our Tiny Home for five months now but we have!  Last month has definitely been our most challenging month so far, simply because of the weather.  And like a lot of other homeowners in town we dealt with a variety of cold related issues when the temperatures fell below zero. 

The most daunting was when our power was out for about an hour and a half.  With no heat and such cold weather (9°) it was inevitable that the water lines would freeze.  It took a couple of days for them to thaw completely.  We showered at friends and used our water jugs a lot but three days later everything was back to normal. 

Our refrigerator croaking was a major bummer but we cranked up the mini fridge outside and it is keeping our frozen foods frozen.  I continued to freeze water jugs outside overnight and use the dead fridge like a cooler.  In the meantime I was working on a more permanent solution come spring, but thankfully it started to run again and all is well.  We assume something froze during the power outage and it just took awhile for it to thaw and reset itself.  Or it was Divine intervention.  Either way I'm very happy about it. 

We've stayed nice and toasty warm inside.  Lots of blankets on our beds at night, warm socks and slippers, sweaters and hot tea and cocoa have helped a lot too.  We've only used the propane furnace a few times and the rest of the time stayed comfortable enough with our electric heaters.  Sometimes it got a little too toasty inside and we'd have to shut them off for awhile.  Can you imagine? 

I did learn that I am pretty dang tough and when I think I'm not that I have great friends to remind me that I am.  I really do appreciate that. 

Oh, a dust pan makes a pretty good snow shovel and I can chip ice with a broom handle. 

Funny thing, sort of.  I discovered last month that some people have a pretty strange perception about how things are.  Just from the comments that have been made to me recently, all well intended, I'm sure.   Hopefully.  This is what I've concluded in response: 

• I live in my RV because that is what I want to do.
• I am not poor.
• If I wanted to buy another house, I would.
• If I wanted to live in an apartment I would.
• No one needs to find me another place to live.
• I have heat.
• Sometimes shit happens.  It happens to everyone. 

Hopefully that clears everything up. 

So now we begin month six and I say "Bring It On!".  Whoo hooo!