I’ve cleaned off one shelf, can I clean off another? I’ve emptied a drawer, can I empty a cabinet? I’ve freed up a chest, can I free up a closet? Can I live without this spoon? Yes. This bowl? No. This shirt, these shoes, this necklace, this book case, these videos, this mug, this plant, these sheets, this…

The reaction is often the same. A pause, a raised eyebrow, a cocked head, and then: What’s a yurt? When I tell people I’m putting my 2200-square-foot home in the city up for sale and moving to the mountains, they generally assume I’ve joined the tiny home movement or the nomadic life of the camper…