The Sustainable Living Podcast

Colleen Valles, a mother of a 10 year old and just about now, of a tiny new baby, is also a writer, a knitter, a pet mama and a tiny house enthusiast. When her 10 year old daughter got excited about the Tiny House idea, Colleen decided to take action on her dream. She explored all different ways to downsize and move to her parent's property, but found that building codes pretty much nixed all her good ideas. Converting the garage to an apartment: No. Can't build a kitchen. Building an addition to the house like a granny flat: No. Adding a second structure in the large yard: No. Colleen had to get creative and instead of building a house on the ground, she decided to build a tiny house on wheels. Now, her new home is considered and registered as an RV and can legally be parked in her parent's yard. Yay! The brand new, custom build RV featuring 275 square feet of living space will be completed somewhen next month and Colleen and her family, including the can and the dog, will make the move. But to be able to mo