this is adorbs

totally. I am at peace with my small house right now, but it definitely contributes to my SAD in the winter. Not just being crammed in with all my people, but all the WINTER SHIT like snowpants and wet boots and puffy coats cluttering up our precious little space!

“Why do poor people complain, we love living minimally!”

OK I just barely started skimming and I know this is me to a T! I mean, at this phase of life with two parents working full time and 3 little ones there is very little chill, but I relate to not having the desire to strive for more things and more money and more prestige etc and just...chill, when I can!

no I haven’t heard of that. Will look it up, thanks!

dude, I know. I can’t handle it. The poor have had “life hacks” down pat since the beginning of civilization.

yeah that all sounds like it would suck but it’s not child abuse.

Time and money for other things, yes! My husband and I waffle between wanting to work with what we’ve got or shop for something bigger in a couple of years. But our mortgage would increase so much if we upgraded. In the last couple of years we’ve finally “made it” in that we’re no longer underemployed and living…

OMG. May I ask what city/general area you live in? 2500 is beyond my wildest dreams! I can’t imagine calling it small!

LOL, please don’t think i was fishing for noble and brave! I really did LOL. I just think suburbs and commutes would kill my joy so compromises were made. But to be frank, the constant vigilance required to keep the amount of stuff we keep in our house to a workable level kind of kills my joy too. Marie Kondo take the…

And like, that’s called an RV. I hate how the tiny house people acted like they invented so many life hacks. “It’s an affordable prefab tiny house for the whole family!” yeah, that’s a trailer house, I grew up in one. “It’s a tiny house retreat in the wilderness!” OMG I didn’t know you invented cabins.

I live in, not a “tiny home”, but a small normal home with my family of five. We’re at about 800 square feet? And I feel downright countercultural. Sometimes in a good way but sometimes also in a self conscious way, like people are wondering what’s wrong with us.

how many people do this with kids? As a choice, I mean.

LOL

what the hell man! take one day of your life not to embarrass yourself and others ffs

Seriously, has he pissed off someone important? Because he should win best supporting actor. Not even nominated?!

They were mocking this article that came out yesterday in which the author makes a few good points about the hidden hurdles that exist between classes, but then gives a completely tone deaf anecdote about taking a “friend” to lunch: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/11/opinion/how-we-are-ruining-america.html

Taco johns!!! Gimme them potato oles!

Spot on, same here! Any place I take my folks when they visit me, unless it’s fast food or a diner, they are going to have many questions. Remember that Olive Garden food critic that went viral? That is their world to a T. If we went to a taco truck instead of ye olde hipster’s gourmet sandwich shopperie, we’d spend…

fellow Minnesotan?! Bring it in for a brief and weird hug!!!!