Why Less is So Much More My Tiny House
EXPERIENCE Story and Photos by Jennifer Agema
The Tiny House Movement is a thing. It’s a social philosophy that embraces the concept of living a simpler, downsized life. The freedom that comes with eliminating excess — including excess space — is real.
Day 1 When you’re growing tired of the long hot Arizona days, and the family is running out of things to do and seems a little “too close for
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comfort,” why not take on a tiny house experience, right? Crazy talk. Nevertheless, the opportunity presented itself, so we headed out to our sliver of 200 square feet amongst the trees of Cottonwood, Arizona to start our family-focused bonding adventure! With rebooting on the brain and after a quick pit stop for some delicious BBQ in Jerome (www.bobbydsbbqjerome.com), we found our tiny house tucked within the Rio Verde RV Resort. Set right along the Verde River, we were greeted by scents of the great outdoors and the crisp smell of cedar inside our home for the night. As soon as I stepped inside, I was instantly hit with nostalgic childhood memories of playing in friend’s tree houses and the days of all-afternoon fort making. It was the perfect kind of closeknit, and was surprisingly bigger than I had expected. I would even go so far as to say Arizona KEYMagazine
