Lost in your (Living) Space?

Do you really need a 3-storey, 2-garage home in the suburbs? A big yard, long driveway, and a picket fence? A penthouse or luxury condo all to yourself? Well think again, because there are benefits to "downsizing" your living space:

1. Cheaper rent/ mortgage/ initial cash outlay.
2. Cheaper utility bills.
3. Less energy wasted, and more efficient use of resources.
4. Less time and money spent cleaning up/ mowing lawn/ renovating!
5. Increasing population density may encourage social cohesion.
6. Decreasing urban sprawl protects greenspace and wildlife.
7. Represents a shift away from consumerism/ materialism.

This week, try to spend a little less time in the comfort of your home (perhaps in front of your state-of-the-art flatscreen television) and a little more time outdoors in the gorgeous late-autumn weather we're having now. Or visit with friends you haven't seen for awhile, go out for dinner with your spouse/ partner, play with your child.

Happiness isn't defined by the "stuff" you own, but is rather a function of the person you are and the person you are becoming.

For the last 4 years, I have lived in an apartment that measures less than 180 square feet. I am still alive and kicking - but just a bit claustrophobic.