I've finally gotten around to beginning the blog in which I will chronicle the construction of my tiny house as well as provide some political commentary and share information, theory, and ideas that I come across in books and from communications with friends about anarchism and political economy. As far as the title of the blog: I couldn't think of a really witty or catchy name but I did think I like tiny houses, I like revolution, I'm working on building a tiny house, I'm working on building a revolution, and I'd really like to see both happen. So, that's the name.
There will be pictures, stories, and (if the past few weeks are any indication) a lot of knowledge that I am acquiring on this building's construction process. Though it's been mostly what WON'T work up until this point, I have at least two solid pieces of wisdom that I am now working off of:
1. Nothing is as easy as it will seem at first.
2. Everything is more expensive than it will seem at first.
Okay, I promise I won't be too much of a downer during the rest of the posts :P
Before I begin, I'd like to express the utmost and continuing gratitude to my Mom and her boyfriend Andy, with whom I am living at this time and are contributing heaps of indispensable assistance, knowledge, and work to this project. Also thanks to Dee Williams, my tiny-house-dwelling friend back home in Olympia who got me running on this project and still contributes awesome real life experience from building her own tiny home. I'm also grateful to Alex and Ashlea who helped me get the house ready to drive down to Arizona. (The epic journey down here, The Odyssey-esque in it's story-telling grandeur, is a forthcoming post)
To those who may see this blog and have experience building homes/tiny homes: If you see a picture where I may be making a fatal error or you are curious why I am choosing a certain route, please don't hesitate to say so in the comments section. My mom and Andy both have some pretty impressive skills and experience under their belts, but I am about three inches away from clueless and none of us have ever undertaken a project like this before. As such, we welcome the opportunity to listen to any suggestion you may have.
To sign off on my first post, here is a picture of my mom and I in front of the creation so far...
Wish us the best of luck!
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