I could easily live like this.
Never set your standards so high that it limits what future chapters of life must look like.
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The antithesis of McMansion
Looks good to me.
You should have posted a shitty new construction condo because this image is the highest standard 😆. Anything more than this is cope.
Very aesthetic yet so simple. I like it.
Easy 🫠
Another way of processing this idea is to be open to lowering your standards as your future unfolds.
“Standards” which are intimately related to expectations are woven tightly into the way that I process both my relationships and responsibilities. Standards help me navigate my future. The amount of frustration and grief I was/am able to constructively deal with by strategically lowering my standards or changing my expectations has been a major positive life unlock.
Now don’t get me wrong, I definitely have some non negotiable’s, but they don’t resemble the long list I had when I first became aware of them. The result has been heightened clarity of thought around what is important to me and a better sense of what to focus on.
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I need to live in a literal castle.
I lived in a Westfalia for 1.5 years. Some of my most memorable times. Traveled in Canada, through the US, and down into Mexico climbing.
After living off grid in a cabin for several years without electricity the most important elements were fresh clean gravity fed spring water and propane.
A separate shower house with an on demand hot water heater offered the best shower under the trees and a place to do laundry. Hot water is a must for cleanliness and removing fats from dishwear.
Propane also provided refridgeration which during the summer was key.
Fire and candle light in the darker months but following the sun.
An outhouse with conpost toilet covered the basics.
The lifestyle was incredible. Outside at dawn. Cutting wood. Cooking with fire. Intentionally building your day in nature in the sun. Didn't hurt to have a stone eood fired sauna and a cold pond to jump in.
It is my preference. I have a beautiful home. With all the comforts. But I will sell it and move deeper into the woods and my wife will love it even more.
How was the shower house in the winter?
Amazing, the best. It was a simple two room wood structure. The first was a changing room and where the on demand heater was. It has a clear plastic roof so you could see up under the trees. You would let it run for a while and let it get steamy. You had to unscrew a little drain valve to keep it from cracking if it froze with water.
I'll push back on this:
> Hot water is a must for cleanliness
This is simply not true. Our bodies are good at self cleaning and cold water is fine for washing off surface dirt. Hot water is actually deleterious to our skin & hair (not evolutionarily designed for it). Cleanliness problems will come from wearing unwashed clothing, particularly cotton clothing (wool can absorb human sweat for some time without becoming smelly). And obviously it's good to have water to wash around the private parts but again, cold water is just fine for this.
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small is beautiful
Looking good! 🤝🏻 Me too