Dust if You Must
Agreed! (And what a pretty way to express this sentiment.) I have put off dusting (and cleaning in general) in favor of other activities so many times. And I think it's totally worth it. ;)
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Tiny Houses
Ladies' Home Journal recently featured an article on Tiny Homes , about 3 different families living in small spaces. The average American home is 2,400 square feet (223 square meters) as of 2010 ( source ), while the homes featured in this article were 128 sq ft (12 sq m), 960 sq ft (89 sq m), and 336 sq ft (31 sq m). average size of an American home through the years The families ranged in size from a married couple to a married couple with 2 kids, and for the most part, they were happy with their decision to downsize and live in smaller digs. While I think the two super small homes are a little extreme, a family of four living in a 960 square foot home sounds doable. The most important thing is that the house be well designed for that scenario. Mr. G and I lived in a house that was just under 1100 square feet and had ample space. Every room had a good size closet, the kitchen cabinets went right up to the ceiling, and there was no wasted space in the floor plan . . b...
That is a very good poem to live by!
ReplyDeleteAmen.
ReplyDeleteI love that this is making the rounds just as I'm undertaking my spring cleaning. (Mind you, I haven't done a REAL spring cleaning in a couple of years, so it's about time.) I do love the format; it's enough to inspire me to put it off another year or so! ;-)
ReplyDeleteI don't know how deep of a spring cleaning I've ever done . . like the outside of my house's windows haven't been cleaned since we moved in (3 years ago - ha).
Deletewe all go from dust to dust eventually. it's what happens in between that counts. ;-)
ReplyDeleteAgreed!
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