Monday January 21st was the day, finally. After months of preparations, the very first TEDx event of Alkmaar took place in a sold-out Grote Sint-Laurenskerk. The crowd listened carefully to no less than 18 inspiring speakers, including yours truly, alternated with music and theater. It was an incredible day! The talks are now online on […]
Water, the big picture
Although we’ve barely had any winter so far, I’m already longing for spring. Even more so now that I’m lacking running water because my water pipe has been frozen solid for a week. Showering isn’t a big problem; I just take a shower at a friend’s every now and then. But having to use a […]
How much does a Tiny House cost?
On every open day I’ve had until now this question always comes up. ‘Looks great, a Tiny House, but what does it cost?’. That makes sense, of course, if you start thinking about a Tiny House for yourself or maybe for your children; the cost is an important part of the subject. Financing a Tiny […]
What’s going on with…
It’s been a while since I’ve written about life in my Tiny House, or what’s going on with my animals. At some point you’ve covered just about everything, life goes on and things become ‘normal’. For me, that is; for you it’s not and I tend to forget that. You might like to read about […]
Time to harvest
Yesterday was the last day of my vacation. I had planned two and a half weeks off for myself. And I’ve already learned a valuable lesson: when you’re self-employed it’s an illusion to think that you can have a vacation at home. Especially when your work is so closely connected to your home: there’s no […]
Tiny House project Leusden
On May 2nd I posted an article calling upon people interested in starting up a Tiny Housing project in Leusden, where the former military campsite Waterloo will be up for sale. After that the applications were massive, causing us to have the first information meeting in a gym. I still get an application every now […]
Housing cooperative Tiny House Alkmaar
Yesterday we’ve signed the memorandum of association of the housing cooperative Tiny House Alkmaar! Now our initiative group Tiny House Alkmaar is officially a cooperative, is able to make arrangements for her members, enter into agreements and purchase goods and services. We’re one more step closer to realising our Tiny House pilot project in Alkmaar, […]
Something to crow about
If you ask me, keeping chickens is an indispensable part of the Tiny House lifestyle. Ok, everyone should decide for themselves of course, but I’ve always wanted to keep chickens. And have a vegetable garden and a herb garden. Chickens are so much fun! It makes me happy, watching them scratching the ground. And now […]
About the bare necessities
The first wintery days are already behind us, the snow is melting away already, but what a lovely snowy world we’ve had! Life in my Tiny House now is completely different from life during the summer months, but I enjoy living with the seasons. Today I will share some insights on how my basic needs […]
Global is fatal, time for local
I’ve finally started reading the book by Naomi Klein: ‘This changes everything’. It came out in 2014 and concerns climate change. She writes about the causes and the solutions, although I haven’t gotten to the solution part yet. But boy, does she paint a gloomy and frustrating picture. Enough to leave you feeling hopeless. But […]