Tiny houses and other thoughts

I've been spending a lot of time recently looking at tiny houses and other forms of minimalist living. Part of this resulted from the research I had been doing into passenger dirigibles, and part from a few trips I have recently taken on trains.

I like trains. They are pleasant. I do not, however, like the lack of control, and miss the days where you could smoke in the club car. You know, back decades ago, well before I was a smoker.

I suppose that this is another reason to give up smoking.

I have cut down from about 22 cigarettes a day to, on average, 11. I would count this as a success, except that I would like to go further, and eventually be an ex-smoker. This would also help me with my desire to not fear a flight of stairs, or a small hill while walking. While I would love to lose weight, I am much more interested in getting into decent physical condition so that I can do more fun things. As such, I have gone back to my nemesis, cardio.

I hate cardio.

Back to the idea of small spaces. I really like convertible furniture, and the idea that space can be used in all axes. I have spent the last hour or so making little doodles of ideas for my own tiny house. I think that I could do a lot of the work myself, but some of it is definitely beyond me, like the plumbing and electricity. This is frustrating, as I feel that I am more than intelligent enough to learn, I have just never had much of a reason to do so before.

Not today, because my battery is almost dead, but maybe when I get home, or tomorrow, I will post some of the cooler things I have found on my research forays.

I invite you to look into tiny houses, and the amazing luxury that a dirigible can offer when compared to a passenger airplane. Maybe with enough interest, we can resurrect this field of aviation. (In a much safer way than it was 100 years ago, of course.)

Hoping you are all well.