4 flights up, a brand new place to name our personal. – Studying My Tea Leaves – Gradual, easy, sustainable dwelling.

Welp. We’re doing it.

We haven’t taken precise measurements, nevertheless our new home hovers someplace near 400 sq. toes and sits 4 flights up inside the home above the cornice of a brownstone solely a block away from our outdated place. We’ve principally moved into Sara Crewe’s garret room, minus—we’re hoping—the rats and gruel and plus a tiny view of the Manhattan skyline. It’s gonna be wonderful for a tiny Junebug.

We began making our gradual switch this weekend. We mopped the bottom, then mopped as soon as extra. We scrubbed on arms and knees and scraped paint off of filthy toilet tiles and dingy grout from door jambs. We eradicated rotting closet cupboards and adjusted them with latest boards that we’ve painted sparkly white. We’ve begun plotting greater enhancements and made selections about what points we’re going to go away correctly ample alone. We’ve brewed a pot of espresso and lit candles and hauled crops up 4 flights to start out out making the place look lived in. My sweet mom and father strapped our beloved basic headboard to the roof of their vehicle, threw a pot of lentil soup throughout the trunk, and trekked to the city to ship every kinds of housewarming.

Thanks loads to all of you in your persistent good cheer as we’ve seemed for a model new tiny home to call our private. They’ll be tons additional to report on as we settle in, nevertheless for now, we’ve found an space sufficiently large for a kid to develop in, which is essential issue.