Cleaning.

Do you know how much work a 850 sq.ft. apartment is to keep clean?

A lot.

I'm glad I don't have stairs. Or more than one floor. Or a basement. Or a lawn. Or a garage. Or a yard.

You know, when I said all of those things a few months ago in the midst of deciding to buy this place...they were on the NEGATIVES list. I'm sort of glad I don't have any of those things. Mostly because I can't afford them. But also becaaause I'm lazy.

Sure we don't have a lot of storage...but...we don't have a lot to store! We can't keep junk around because theres just no place for it. We don't need a lawnmower or a shovel or gardening supplies. We don't keep extra couches or a broken pool table or old clothes in bags in our garage, because we don't have a garage to keep them in. We have a storage locker where we plan to keep our christmas/halloween/party decorations, boxes for all our small appliances and glassware (if we decide to move someday it will be much easier with adequate boxes!), and some extra dining chairs that we will pull out when we have guests, and keep tucked away when we don't. I also will likely have room for camping equipement, a bike, my roller blades and maybe even a Warhammer table for Robin.

What else do we really need? The condo lifestyle has taught me a lesson in conservation. The 'American/Canadian' dream to live in a huge house on a big lot with a double car garage isn't much of a dream to me. More like a nightmare. I can't imagine trying to use all of that space with only two of us. We only have one car, we only need one car. A heated garage spot would be ideal but I'm okay with my outdoor spot located right in front of the lobby doors, 20 steps from my balcony. 850 sq.ft. is more than enough for us baby :).

Where do you live? What do you wish you could get rid of? Anyone out there genuinely feel too cramped in their home? I'm interested to know how different houses stack up to each other. I feel like we are lucky to have such an efficient space.