I’m over at The Humbled Homemaker today talking about how our family of 5 lives in less than 800 square feet. It’s a very brief summery of the 31 day series that I did in 2013 “Lots of Hope in a Little Home”. I apologize to all of the people that have clicked over to that page and gotten nowhere through the links!!!
I am still work out dozens of little technical issues from when I moved my blog from Blogger to WordPress last month, one of which is the fact that the links didn’t transfer. I just now finally corrected it! So for those that are interested in a lot more details about how we have made small space living work for us then you can get to all of the posts through the index page found here (or the little button on my sidebar).
Thanks to all of the new followers and friends that have ended up here through the guest post. I do hope more of you will introduce yourself, I would love to connect!
Also, a big thank you to Erin from the Humbled Homemaker for giving me this opportunity. If you haven’t already heard of her blog then you should definitely see what hundreds of thousands people are raving about.
When I discovered The Humbled Homemaker via a podcast that I listen to (How They Blog) I felt like I was listening to a long lost friend share her story. Her blog is about motherhood, family life, healthy eating, frugality, ministry, and natural living. Sounds a lot like what I like to blog about! Because we had so much in common I thought I would pitch a guest post that her readers might enjoy and much to my surprise and delight she responded right away.
So check out my post about “Small Space Living for Big Families”
and if you want to know more you can see my series “Lots of Hope in a Little Home”
Thanks again for coming by, it really means a lot to me.
I have five kids in 1,000 sq ft. No garage, one bathroom, two bedrooms. The four older boys all share a room and for right now the baby is still in our room. I joke that we like to play Tetris with furniture. The boys have two ikea bunk beds in their room, I’d love to see what your setup in the kids room is. I was so excited to read your post!!! Most small living pieces are either no children or only a few.
We have a bunk bed with a mattress underneath. I want one of the mattresses that roll out, but for now it’s just a futon mattress. With all the floor space covered in beds you would be amazed at how the two younger ones still manage to sleep on the floor (or in our bed). I love hearing from families with older children in small spaces because ours our 7 and under so it definitely is encouraging to see it work for all different stages.
Small(ER) houses fascinate me. I often wonder if we could do it but this information makes me think I’d love to try. I think smaller houses are smarter, more efficient and encourage that bond! :)!
Thanks for the GREAT guest post, Natalie! You and your family are an inspiration!!
Thank you Erin! Definitely the most exposure I’ve ever gotten from a post. I’ve had some great feedback. It’s been a wonderful experience all the way around.
How neat that you got to post on her blog! I’m sure your post is helpful to people trying to make the most of their smaller spaces!