LEADER 00000nim a22005415a 4500 003 MWT 005 20191125034230.0 006 m o h 007 sz zunnnnnuned 007 cr nnannnuuuua 008 141101s2014 xxunnn es i n eng d 020 9781982416201 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 020 1982416203 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 029 https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ bsa_9781482998146_180.jpeg 028 42 MWT11072951 037 11072951|bMidwest Tape, LLC|nhttp://www.midwesttapes.com 040 Midwest|erda 082 04 640.92|223 099 eAudiobook hoopla 099 eAudiobook hoopla 100 1 Williams, Dee|c(Builder),|eauthor. 245 14 The big tiny :|ba built-it-myself memoir|h[Hoopla electronic resource]. 250 Unabridged. 264 1 [United States] :|bBlackstone Publishing,|c2014. 264 2 |bMade available through hoopla 300 1 online resource (1 audio file (6hr., 39 min.)) : |bdigital. 336 spoken word|bspw|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 344 digital|hdigital recording|2rda 347 data file|2rda 506 Digital content provided by hoopla. 511 1 Read by Heather Henderson. 520 A graceful, inspired memoir about building a home from scratch and discovering a true sense of self-in just eighty-four square feet-by Dee Williams, a pioneer in sustainable living and the proud owner of a very tiny house. After a heart condition felled Dee Williams in the grocery store ten years ago, she initially threw herself headfirst back into her old life, which included a pricey three-bedroom house, overtime hours to cover homeowner bills, and a general lack of free time. In the midst of contemplating her future, a new sense of clarity took hold. What was all this stuff for? Mortgage payments and the time-suck of homeownership felt like a waste, and no one has the money or desire to pack it in and live on an island without family, friends, or health insurance. Discovering the sustainability movement and building her own house was just the beginning of building a new life. Williams can now list everything she owns on one sheet of paper, her monthly bills amount to about eight dollars, and it takes her ten minutes to clean the entire house. It's allowed her to slow down, scale back, spend more time with family and friends-and given her the freedom to head out for adventure, or watch the clouds and sunset while drinking a beer on her (yes, tiny) front porch. Without escaping to the wilds or going off the grid, Williams achieved a happy balance of the normal and the radical and created a new model for simple, practical living. Part how -to and part why-to, The Big Tiny is not just a memoir of that "aha" moment posttrauma but an utterly seductive meditation on what it means to build the good life and the right life, every day. 538 Mode of access: World Wide Web. 600 10 Williams, Dee|c(Builder)|xHomes and haunts|zUnited States. 650 0 Ecological houses|zUnited States|xDesign and construction. 650 0 Small houses|zUnited States|xDesign and construction. 650 0 Architects and builders|zUnited States|vBiography. 650 0 Do-it-yourself work|xSocial aspects|zUnited States. 650 0 Alternative lifestyles|zUnited States. 650 0 Sustainable living|zUnited States. 651 0 Olympia (Wash.)|vBiography. 651 0 Portland (Or.)|vBiography. 700 1 Henderson, Heather,|enarrator. 710 2 hoopla digital. 856 40 |uhttps://www.hoopladigital.com/title/ 11072951?utm_source=MARC|zInstantly available on hoopla. 856 42 |zCover image|uhttps://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ bsa_9781482998146_180.jpeg