While researching living in small spaces I ran into two Facebook groups of amazing women. One group is in the United Kingdom and another is in the United States. Both groups are exclusively for woman that have moved away from the traditional brick and mortar homes and have chosen an alternative housing choice. The woman in the UK live on narrow-boats and the woman in the US live in vans, small trailers or short school buses.
Many of these women reached this lifestyle change after ending bad marriages, raising their children and are now seeking out “their turn in life”, others just want to travel and see their perspective (or other) countries. Some are even volunteers providing services throughout their country of choice. One lady even supports a school in South Africa for girls. Many of these women run their own virtual business, sell crafts, or travel seeking work at campgrounds, fair grounds or large seasonal venues.
I have found a lot of these woman are to the point, very supportive of each other and have a passion for life. They have no plans on gracefully sliding into their graves in old age. They are living life to the fullest doing what they love and embracing their freedom like I have never seen women do before. I am blown away by the creativity they have in making ends meet, designing their tiny living spaces and putting up with the challenges of nomadic life. These women are a force to be reckon with and yet no one hears about them.
When they do come up in conversation words like homeless, unstable, mental illness tends to get slipped into the conversation and yet for at least 90% of these women these words do not apply. I feel so blessed and inspired to have found them. I have learned much about small living and being creative. I have learned that no matter what life throws at you can, and will land on your feet. I have seen support and commonality like I have never seen before. I have seen true sisterhood.
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