Small Space Style on World Book Day
It’s World Book Day, so I’m sharing a bit about my book, Small Space Style: Because You Don’t Need to Live Large to Live Beautifully, and my writing experience:
When I began writing the book, West was an infant and Adam was still working at an agency full-time. I never took a single day for maternity leave, because that’s how it goes when you run your own small business. I’d get up at 3am to write the book at a 24-hour diner, and at 6:00 I’d bike back to the Cottage to nurse West. My husband and I would walk the dogs with our son in the baby carrier, we’d eat breakfast, and then Adam would get ready for work. At 8am, I’d take calls with my East Coast and European clients, and an hour later Adam would leave for his job. All day until around 7pm, I’d care for West and the pups, attempt to blog and Instagram, and work for clients when the baby slept. When Adam returned home, we’d put West to bed, eat dinner, and I would get right back on the computer to resume working on the book (while sporting my hands-free breast pumping bra) until I couldn’t keep my eyes open any longer. Then I’d feed West on demand until 3am, when we’d start the whole routine over again.
It was dizzying, but I believe it was worth it. I ended up with a sweet lil’ book that features 200+ tips for folks looking to make the most of their compact quarters.
My book was released in November 2018, and since then I’ve been surprised and thrilled by the ways in which it has unexpectedly connected me with folks all over the world. I’m sending heartfelt appreciation to everyone who has contacted me to share their positive experiences with Small Space Style, and to everyone who contributed in the making of the book.
About Small Space Style: Because You Don’t Need to Live Large to Live Beautifully:
For me, the key to living in a small home or apartment is not figuring out how to Tetris a life’s worth of stuff into limited square footage. It’s about understanding what you truly need — and don’t need— in order to live comfortably and contentedly, day by day. Compact homes aren’t necessarily stepping stones on our path to larger lodgings. Small space living can work (and work spectacularly) for all sorts of evolving family structures and income levels. Plus it can lessen our negative impact on the environment. Living tiny can be fulfilling, comfortable and, yes, stylish.
My intention is for Small Space Style to help you as you embark upon your own journey into the world of small-space living. I hope that the book’s pages provide you with ideas for crafting a tiny space that feels infinitely beautiful, inspiring and welcoming for you and your loved ones.
The book features 200+ tips for making the most of your little home, with chapters centered around the essentials— living, sleeping, eating, and bathing. It offers imagery from our home as well as others, and is brilliantly illustrated by Magdalena Zolnierowicz.
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