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Rent and mortgate payments have become incredibly expensive in the last years in many different areas of the world. As ordinary citizens cannot afford to buy a « normal » house these types of programmes encourage people to pursue the dream of owning your own house. But in fact these people are still paying a disproportionate amount of money for tiny little houses where basically you just can sleep, you even don´t have the right to set the table to have lunch. The incredible thing is that these type of houses are not that cheap either but they try to convince us that this a « wonderful option » for living. And it is not. I honestly believe that a human being deserves much better places to live, to rest, to work, to create and to share with your loved ones.

You can still make a small space all your own! My fiance and I are downsizing from an 1,863 sq. foot home to 833, and it’s helped me to purge the things that aren’t my favorites. And, yes, a travel van purchase also happened, so this post entirely encapsulates where my life is headed: freedom, both from stuff and financially!

I live in the city of Utrecht in the Netherlands and our house is relatively big for Utrecht standards I think, 180 square meters which I think is a little under 1950 square feet? It’s divided over 4 floors so yes, 3 staircases ;-). Anyhow, we have two teenagers in the house and both my significant other and I work from home a lot so we are blessed to have all that space, we can spend time apart from each other under the same roof and that is something I value most. We like are house to feel spacious as well so lots of bare walls and floors. That said, I would not object at all to living smaller once the kids have left the house. Because all the hassle of keeping things organized and clean just takes up so much time. And we are the tidy and neat type of people so you do the math. My dream would be something level and open plan, so no stairs whatsover. And I could do with half the space we have now by that time.

Le sujet de cet article est un clin d’oeil alors que je suis en train de vider placards et remises pour assurer notre déménagement d’une maison de 150m2 à la campagne vers une maison de ville de 80m2 avec un tiny jardin de 30m2 environ.
Voilà deux ans que j’ai très envie de mener ce processus, de me débarrasser de tous ces objets qui encombrent mon logis et mon esprit. Avec cette impression tenace que la coquille de l’escargot est devenue trop lourde à porter et me prive de liberté. Ras-le-bol aussi de vivre entourée d’autant de meubles et objets qui ne me plaisent qu’à moitié.
Nous allons enfin sauter le pas dans deux semaines, avec l’envie de multiplier les contacts extérieurs et de passer plus de temps hors de chez nous. Mais aussi de pouvoir déménager plus facilement et de consacrer plus de temps à des loisirs culturels qu’à l’entretien de la maison. Pile en phase avec l’article!