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5/30/2017

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It's no secret that I'd love to live in a little(r) house. We'd have less environmental impact (heat, AC, building materials used), less to pay for, less to fill, less to care for. We tasted this simpler life for a few days in Colorado last week. What an idyllic setting this charming abode enjoys...mountain views shaded by towering cottonwoods and surrounded by green pastures.
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Jo's favorite spot to hang, journal, + read after days spent exploring...birds singing, goats bleating, and donkeys braying nearby.
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Friendly (and adorable) neighbors.
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I love to have access to a space to make our meals while on vacation...but I don't want to spend a lot of time cooking. We eat things like vegetables + hummus, bread + cheese, fruit + chocolate. The compost + recycling we make is easily saved + disposed of in town.
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Here we were able to pop some popcorn + watch a couple movies (Moonrise Kingdom + Synge Street). We don't have TV at home, so it was a treat. And even though the screen was a novelty...everyone chose to spend the other evenings reading.  :)
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The newspapers on the wall were from 1939 + 1940 and were found in the flooring during renovation. The girls slept on the (they said comfy) sofa bed. Unhurried mornings are a treat. We like to explore + adventure, but it's sweeter when there's no rush.
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Peaceful.
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A few lessons learned from living (for a few days) in a little house.
-It's great for a few days...but if we wanted to do it with our family of four...
-An extra bedroom for the girls = must. Everyone needs a space of his or her own.
-Closets (or armoires) would be very important. Just a few items laying around seem like clutter .
-One bathroom demands patience +/or careful scheduling.
-Less stuff is really, really important.
-A place for everything + everything in its place.

This amazing spot is available here.

Love,
Jane
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Julie link
5/30/2017 11:57:20 am

What a sweet little house! Sounds like you had a wonderful vacation. :)

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Kari
5/30/2017 12:46:14 pm

I laughed when I read your comment about one bathroom. Our small house only has one bathroom. It was no problem when the kids were growing up. But now that they're gone, and we're used to being only two, when they come home for holidays we wonder how we did it.

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Jane link
5/31/2017 10:03:00 am

We've lived in homes with one bathroom too. It must be the going back that gets harder...that or having older girls. :)

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Heather
5/31/2017 08:50:58 pm

This place looks so darling! It made me want to schedule an anniversary getaway! Our place is a bigger than this, but even so, it is true that just a few items laying around feel like clutter. Honestly, I feel like we have less stuff than anyone I personally know, but I still struggle with our place feeling cluttered! Even though I "finished" KonMari. I still sometimes get rid of things that I kind of like, just to have more space and a more airy feel (sometimes I wonder if this is also due to a sort of complex, from growing up with packrats! I do often feel a compulsion to declutter). Anyway, it was so fun to see these pictures. Lovely post!

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Jane link
6/1/2017 09:18:58 am

I am constantly on the prowl for things to declutter too. Sometimes I wonder what makes me happier...buying or letting go. I try to keep that in mind! :)

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