Living Small

With baby number three imminent, Sergio and I had to ask ourselves an important question: Is 700 square feet with no yard and no garage enough space for a family of five? My first instinct was a definite no.  However, getting a bigger place is counter to everything we are trying to accomplish right now in terms of waste reduction.  And also, I hate dusting.  More square footage equals more to dust.  So, we have decided to take a long, hard look at our condo this summer and make some choices that will allow us to stay in it with a growing family.  We have a few precious too-large pieces of furniture that we can't bear to part with that will go into (unheated, lights-on-a-timer) storage, and everything else will go to donation.  We might have to make a few purchases (we are taking the plunge and downsizing from a queen to a full bed, yes we are) but we will try to keep them as green as possible.  Once we get to it, I will post some before-and-after photos of our journey in transforming a four-person house into one that fits five while maintaining as close as possible to the came carbon footprint.