Tiny House Regrets

[@kathystevens8163]

Valid reasons for sure. I would love to go tiny...

[@mytinyretirement]

It was the smartest thing we ever did. At that time, going tiny allowed us to accomplish some very important life goals. I highly recommend it!

[@ArielleViking]

Great update, will be fascinating to watch your further adventures. 👍🏻❤️

[@mytinyretirement]

Right now I'm up to my eyeballs with assembling new furniture and spending too much money because we sold all our stuff when we went tiny 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆 🤣 😂 I'm having a ball!

[@TheQuietLife60KAT]

It’s so good to see you again 🙂I’m glad you’re doing better ♥️ Great video! God Bless! 🤗

[@mytinyretirement]

Hi Kat! Yes, much better, thanks. So glad you popped on...thanks for sticking with me. ❤️

[@SailingSVCordelia]

Old FARTS! lol I love how easy you find it to talk to the camera, I wish I could do it like you. I am not surprised what you say about the compost toilet, I wonder the same about those people on boats who have them. I think most families, couples spend most of their lives in the kitchen, so I fully understand your reasons for that being on your list of reasons. Love how happy you are, great episode, thanks for sharing your Tiny Retirement 🧡🧡

[@mytinyretirement]

Aw, thank you. Yes, I don't know how the toilet system would work on the boat with nowhere to dump it except the ocean...it wouldn't work at a marina...and what if it's a rolly day at sea? One good heal over and I'd think "it" would be all over the place...can you even imagine???? 🤢🤮 🚽 🧻 🪠

[@SailingSVCordelia]

@mytinyretirement Omg, no I can't and certainly not something I could deal with 🤮🤢🤣

[@mytinyretirement]

Me either! 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆 🤣 😂

[@judyfinnegan6225]

Hello Christine! Thanks for the chit chat! Great to see ya! See you soon. Keep them coming! Luv ya! 🎃🖐🎃

[@tonirad9577]

I am looking forward to your adventures in both places . You only have NOW ! Enjoy 🎉😊

[@mytinyretirement]

That's exactly how we feel, especially these days. Life isn't as long as one thinks and this is now OUR time. ❤️

[@splashesin8]

Well it's good to hear you, since like a major couple of hurricanes happened since your last departure. ❤😂

[@mytinyretirement]

Oh, we ran back to Maine for those!!! We'd only been here for 2 weeks when we learned they were coming and were absolutely nowhere near prepared for the worst-case scenario. We just knew we might become part of the problem, so we evacuated. We've only been back for about a week now.

[@mytinyretirement]

We've experimented a lot and found that the best medium really depends on our composting method. With just the bucket, we liked the sawdust...but a space hog like you say. The peatmoss didnt absorb the liquid though...it just kind of floated. Then we went to the separating c-head and found that the peat moss was perfect...but messy. I really like the separation because there is no better nourishment for acid loving plants than a little diluted urine...I've never had such amazing tomatoes!

[@splashesin8]

I think I need a need a taller bucket for that scenario. I have a regular five gallon bucket for when things go off grid here, even in town. Prepared for all grid emergencies. When I'm out in the boonies though soon, I definitely need a more comfortable height of bucket.

[@brownmamma3]

Really good feedback! I definitely want 2 bathrooms now lol

[@mytinyretirement]

It MATTERS!!!!! 😆 🤣

[@cskiles318]

I didn’t think about adding achol for sanitizer. Il just keep individual wipes on hand. We can adjust to almost anything. Bathroom is important ❤️

[@mytinyretirement]

I'm completely irrational about bacteria...it's not normal! 😆 🤣 😂

[@brendamastricola5444]

Hi, nice video. You are fun to listen to😊

[@diannehall1534]

Hello Christine. I enjoyed your video. I am a new subscriber.

[@mytinyretirement]

Welcome! Very happy you enjoyed it.

[@hippiechickoffgridmaine8625]

Good morning to you folks. I hope this finds you well. As far a composting toilets, I have one here. It's a very basic sawdust toilet style with a bucket and toilet seat. It's simple and it works, although I'm experimenting on cover material. Sawdust works great but storing it takes up room. Peatmoss works but it tends to be messy and coco coir takes up less room but is more expensive and more prep work. I love your videos and your bubbly ways. Thank you. Still subbed. ❤

[@jeanineacree6355]

Snowbirds here. Arizona and Michigan. Small house living in both.

[@mytinyretirement]

Welcome!! We're just beginning our snowbird adventures, but even the new house is very small.

[@lindakingsley-gx2td]

Did you check insurance in Florida??? It's bad. And I hope you are on high ground in Florida because there will be more weather troubles. As for Maine, the cold is tough, but you will know is there is no place like home.

[@mytinyretirement]

Our insurance isn't all that high and we are indeed on high ground (as Florida goes, that is). So far, it's pretty good here. And no frost!

[@lindakingsley-gx2td]

@@mytinyretirement Then good fortune to you and congratulations on your new home. I pray you will love Florida

[@lindakingsley-gx2td]

I would get a special toilet from Sweden, and I would have a rebuild in the bathroom. Personally, I live alone, and I would love your home. Good Fortune to you

[@mytinyretirement]

We've been very happy in our tiny house and don't intend to give it up. But it was time to move on from full-time tiny house life. But we'll still spend summers there.

[@lindakingsley-gx2td]

@@mytinyretirement You will find out that Florida has problems did you check insurance??

[@ChubbyBunnyz]

its hard for you to stay on topic lol i guess that happens to us as we age out.

[@mytinyretirement]

It really is!!! 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆 🤣 😂 😹

[@splashesin8]

I understand the phobia in a way, because years ago for many years I had to live with a laminar air flow protocol situation during the what is now, would have been the second quarter of my whole life. Have survived a lot. Was heavily schooled by the marrow unit professionals of the time, which are no longer that schooled themselves anymore, which is scary, but is probably how I'm still here, and have made it longer than I ever thought I could with a long long time since a series of relapses, finally stopped. This is a good subject topic of setup of the bathroom in a more practical way, from the start. I was taught to shake down clean and disinfect from the light bulbs to the floor. I don't know I had the stamina to do that as many years as I used to be able to complete the whole task in four hours nonstop. It now takes me six hours just to shower and get dressed, to leave the house, for any appointments. I have to allow for a small temporal seizure interlude after whenever my first meal of the day happens, which there's not any way around. It's usually when I'm almost totally dressed. Frustrating, and didn't really start happening until about fifteen years into the best physical fitness of my life, which was way after fifteen prior years of near death all the time, with no episodes during all that. So I guess it's just progressively become part of a lot of Parkinsonian symptomology initially blamed on just long term side effects of survival of extreme medical protocols, from adolescence to around age 36. Anything else that ever came up, was just explained away as long term side effects. So I just adapt and keep moving along, tricky as moving has become. Music, and not driving, thus walking everywhere for this last half of my life, is probably how I'm still moving without levadopa. Does take awhile to rev up tho' every groundhog day morning. 🤣😂🙃🙂 I was worried about y'all during this Uncle Miltie and Aunt Helene, business. I mean that sounds about like my luck if I were moving to Florida. 🌊😳 I've probably mentioned the Big Thompson Canyon/Snake River flashflood vacation in 76'. Where we took our extended family members to camp in the dry creek bed, just level with the dam, above Drake, and downhill from Estes Park. "Hasn't rained like this in over a hundred years." The townspeople said, as we were leaving the dairy barn where the roof was leaking inside, as though we were outside. 💖💕🐶🐱

[@ChubbyBunnyz]

florida?????? no thanks. the storms and floods and death? nope nope

[@mytinyretirement]

😆 It's not for everyone. Some parts of the state get much more serious weather than others on a regular basis. We love Florida and come every year, staying longer each time.

[@sharonbrewster3986]

In what city?

[@mytinyretirement]

Melbourne...well, Melbourne area.