Our Problems Living in a Tiny Home

Our Problems Living in a Tiny Home | YURT TOUR

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Here are our problems living in a tiny home and a tour of our yurt.
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@jacqueallen7554 5 жыл бұрын

Since you like to clean with vinegar, let me make a suggestion. I place orange peels in a jar with vinegar and clean with the new more powerful vinegar. It also has a great scent.

@CristyVW 5 жыл бұрын

Yup! Orange peels here too...and/or rosemary sprigs are great too!! And a friend recently told me about soaking pine needles in the vinegar as well... maybe that's where 'pine- sol' originally came from?! 🤔

@tamiweber7241 5 жыл бұрын

Melissa Peltier I have mint in my flower bed, I’m going to try that 💕

@dawnspriggs5492 5 жыл бұрын

Just started doing that myself, use grapefruit and lemon,lime as well . Love it

@nataliet129 5 жыл бұрын

What's the ratio to water do u add any water to the vinegar?

@jacqueallen7554 5 жыл бұрын

@@nataliet129 no water is added. Just place the peels in a jar and cover with vinegar.

@annamontanasadventuresunde5995 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. Most who show off their yurts just paint a rosie picture. Love the honest assessment.

@SkySpiral8 3 жыл бұрын

In a time when people show off online and pretend everything is going perfectly, your honesty is a breath of fresh air. And goodness your kids are sweet and cute, y'all doing something right!

@deloresochoa6235 5 жыл бұрын

Friends of my Dad lived in a yurt just like yours. They added another yurt that they bought used and attached it to the main yurt by a breezeway. Keep your eyes and ears out for another yurt and do the same. They made the extra yurt the bedrooms and another bathroom. I loved visiting them during the summer. We all grew up together and still close all these fifty years (or more, lol). They lived in the high desert in California. We so enjoy your videos. Many Blessings and Love from Texas.

@SkySpiral8 3 жыл бұрын

What an awesome idea!

@PorkRhyne Ай бұрын

🔥🐷🔥 Funny enough that’s what they’ve been doing recently 😂

@kimberlythomas8055 5 жыл бұрын

The memories and the closeness you share with your beautiful wife and kids, will keep your family so close and bonded. What a blessing to have that. Prayers for your family brother

@thomascdurham9130 5 жыл бұрын

Good morning, something to truly think about. Like the joy of slamming the phone down after a rant on the phone, can't do that with the cell phones. So slamming the door as you lock yourself up in your "own space" doesn't work in a yurt too. LOL! Truly something to truly think about. Having the right partner is the key to surviving that living situation. It's great that you two found the right person! :) Have a great day.

@CreatingEssence 5 жыл бұрын

I didn't know you all lost a baby. I am so, so sorry. We lost a baby in 2015. That was definitely the hardest year of our lives. Thank you for sharing your authentic hearts. Your story is really encouraging.

@MikeTheFitFarmer 5 жыл бұрын

Yes we lost our baby in Feb. of 2015. As you said it was the hardest experience of our lives. I'm so sorry you had to go through that too. ~ Lacie

@bluephoenix9160 5 жыл бұрын

Creating Essence I also lost my son in 2015. That was such a hard time. So sorry for your loss.

@bluephoenix9160 5 жыл бұрын

The Fit Farmer - Mike Dickson so sorry y’all had to experience the trauma of losing a baby.

@eleanorkerby 5 жыл бұрын

@@MikeTheFitFarmer I have had a stillborn son in 1979 and lost another age 21 just ten months after my husband died kn 2000 and 2001. It never goes completely away. I am remarried and hubs and I are glued to your channel. We are 62 and about to move from the suburbs to a cabin in the mountains of VA and it is tiny tiny tiny less than 400 sq feet and we will be terrace gardening. We are finalizing our move from NC to the cabin and will also be doing a greenhouse. Your family is inspiring and we are working hard at becoming more fit and healthy. I recognize the God in your lives even by the names of your children. blessings from our place to yours, juanita mae

@mrdio4625 4 жыл бұрын

Mom lost my sister in 1977. Dating myself here a bit but I remember those dark days like they were 45 minutes ago rather than almost 45 yrs

@theresajackson8873 4 жыл бұрын

You all really took care with your children's names - love them all from Selah to Josiah and Micah. God bless - ;^)

@jehsdca 5 жыл бұрын

I love how uour family works as a team!. Isn't that really what life is all about? Your children are learning great lessons for all of life.

@okcavins 5 жыл бұрын

Just knowing that there are sweet, wonderful people out there like this couple makes me really, truly happy! Great stuff!

@MountainCrestFarm 5 жыл бұрын

I've been in my 30 ft Pacific Yurts yurt since the summer of 2009...and if I had it to do all over I would do it again in a heartbeat.

@teresahuffman4395 3 жыл бұрын

We are living in Georgia and thinking about a Yurt. May I ask what state you live in? I am concerned about high winds here and am curious if you have trouble with that.

@normalivella9375 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your lives with us. I'm so sorry for the loss of your baby.

@jenniferrescott1149 5 жыл бұрын

Sorry for your loss I love how positive your kids are Thanks for the yurt tour

@320homestead9 5 жыл бұрын

I'd LOVE a yurt! I'm in an RV! LOL. I've been in an RV for 3 years. I am sickofit!! 😜 My kids are older and gone...I think a yurt would be awesome! Y'all have done a fantastic job!

@MikeTheFitFarmer 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@jacquelynemerick148 5 жыл бұрын

I'm also in an RV! Two adults and two kids makes for crowded living lol the yurt looks so spacious compared to what I currently live in!

@320homestead9 5 жыл бұрын

@@jacquelynemerick148 Oh I bet! We have 15 acres and a lot of work to do, but Texas heat keeps me in the RV for all but about 4 hours a day. LOL. I love Fall! C'mon Fall!

@jacquelynemerick148 5 жыл бұрын

@@320homestead9 hey we are in Texas also! So true about the heat. We stay inside except for mornings or later when the sun is going down. The cloudy days are such blessings because then we can go outside more! I'd be outside a little more but it is too hot for my baby right now. Lol small world!

@deargod579 5 жыл бұрын

22:06 - Dealing with Velcro windows has been a “pane”. Boo doom boom! 😁 Thank you thank you ....I’m here all week.

@MikeTheFitFarmer 5 жыл бұрын

😂😂👊

@jonigee1305 5 жыл бұрын

You all seem to function very well together , but someday when you get a break from market gardening and other chores, you might want to build a shed for family members to get away for some quiet time now and then .. 😊

@irmibullinger1421 5 жыл бұрын

I also found you through the Rhodes and Hollars. I had noticed that you live in a yurt and I am glad you gave us a tour. I had seen videos of yurt living on U-tube before and I was curious about yours. Thank you for sharing your life with us. You are a great and hard working family. I wish you much success!

@millieschattime9924 5 жыл бұрын

The only thing I think u guys will need an addition one definitely for your daughter she's getting older and she will need privacy.

@brandyrosson646 4 жыл бұрын

I agree. Maybe as the kids get older build mini yurts off of the main yurt. 🦋🌸🌼🍄

@BrilliantLove2 5 жыл бұрын

Yes please do a video on why you chose a yurt 😊

@MichaelCarolina 5 жыл бұрын

Yall seem like such a great couple. Thank you for sharing your experiences. Will keep watching you keep posting....

@MikeTheFitFarmer 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for such a kind comment. Thanks for following along.

@MYPERMACULTUREGARDEN 5 жыл бұрын

Incredible how you have squeezed 5 into a tiny yurt ! Well done Mike !

@lisastrand6764 5 жыл бұрын

So sorry to hear about the loss of your baby...I lost a baby girl also...would love to hear more about that story❤️

@tamiweber7241 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice setup 💕 I’m so impressed with the children’s precision cleaning abilities 💯 So sweet unveiling the sink so you could see how clean it is 🥳 The loft will be perfect for your daughter 🙋🏼‍♀️

@janicewheeler4446 5 жыл бұрын

Comfy cozy. The important thing is that you and your family are happy and all your basis needs are met.

@vahlla78 5 жыл бұрын

I love what y'all are doing! You two seem so sweet. The yurt functions just like any other home I see, it's really neat.

@stephaniejones4194 5 жыл бұрын

All I can say is you and Lacey are true survivors. I started my husband Steve watching and he loves the channel as well. Great job kids. God Bless 😀🙏🏾

@nakiasimone 5 жыл бұрын

I don’t have kids but I plan to go tiny and have a garden and homeschool one day. Super interested in the homeschooling. New subbie

@pattystevens4903 4 жыл бұрын

I love y'alls videos, I am learning alot. My sister likes the necklace that your wife wears ( making flu/ cold treatment video). Does she make her own jewlery?

@PaulaJoDavis 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice tour of your home yurt! I think it's amazing. Love how you all come together to keep it nice and clean and homey! Blessings from NE Missouri!

@jimclaire7996 4 жыл бұрын

We lost a daughter when we were stationed in The Philippines. We understand the challenge of going through that phase of family life. If you have not gone through that experience, you could never really know that horror. I am an American, my wife is a Filipina. We have a small 247 square foot Apartment in Manila and a small home on our very rural,area of The Philippines. Our province is a small islands province in the central part of the archipelago. I really enjoy your channel. Your videos are very straight forward and informative. Your goals are very realistic. Please continue to be safe. God bless America.

@MikeTheFitFarmer 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching Jim we really appreciate it. We are also so very sorry for the loss of your daughter. Blessings to you and your family! God bless!

@miriamm1914 5 жыл бұрын

The children did a great job helping to clean the yurt🌸🌼🌝!

@mickichikwinya5519 5 жыл бұрын

Interesting to hear the year-to-year progression of building your homestead.

@sarang-audumbarakanaturalf3334 4 жыл бұрын

This warms my heart. Me and my love bought land are saving up for a yurt and want to start a family. Looks very doable.

@pearldunn6672 5 жыл бұрын

Happy 4th of July! Found your channel when watching my some of my favorites, The Rhodes, Hollar Homestead, Sow the Land in North Carolina, Lummah Acres, both Weed em and Reap and My Little Homestead in Arizona and Doug and Stacy. Being an armchair builder and farmer all you people keep my life filled with hope of how America is Great and you one farm at a time are making it better all the time. God Bless and thanks for keeping these videos going. My husband always wanted to live in a yurt but it's not in the cards for me so again thanks for sharing...

@garyb4929 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tour of your home/yurt. Not totally surprised that its bigger inside than what you'd expect. Enjoyed the open +/- of your home.

@lindasoaft9303 5 жыл бұрын

I just am amazed at your adaptability to changes in your life! Your children are adorable😊

@Kathy-ny4pu 5 жыл бұрын

Good information. First saw you on The Hollar Homestead demo day in NC.

@MikeTheFitFarmer 5 жыл бұрын

Greetings! Thanks for watching and following along.

@CristyVW 5 жыл бұрын

Me too!! Enjoying your channel and 'getting to know you all!!' We are in the process of fixing our house up (we are in eastern NC) and getting it on the market here (HOPEFULLY!) really soon... (we can see glimmers of light in the tunnel- yayy!) then we are taking our crew (5 out of 6 of us!) in my in- laws RV that we are borrowing and heading 'out west'... western NC that is! 😜 We want to take some time to explore and feel some of the areas out that we think might be a good fit for our family, before we take the full in plunge and settle on a place to begin our homesteading journey! You all are very inspiring!! Thanks so much for opening up your home and your lives to us all!! Blessings to your family!! 💗 PS Your kids are adorable... and I totally want to thank you... I had my kids watch your kids cleaning g up around the house and SMILING while they were helping out and working!! Very effective motivation you provided there! 👍

@springgoodhart8676 5 жыл бұрын

You guys are making the space work and doing so great! I was so happy to see you at the Hollars too. What a blessed community! :)

@thelma1846 5 жыл бұрын

Love your Yurt it looks very cozy. Your farm is beautiful a reflection of you and your family.

@RoorooNZ98 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Ive just discovered your channel. I have to say I really love and respect your honesty in describing your journey and experience in embracing your homesteading lifestyle. I'm really sorry to hear about the loss of your unborn baby, that must have been a really challenging time for your family. Thank you for including us all in this journey you have taken. Very informative and enlightening videos for those of us who are considering this lifestyle. Keep up the great work guys!

@MrChris76012 5 жыл бұрын

Love the house or yurt. It really doesn’t look as small as described. It’s an amazing place. Thanks for sharing!!

@avonleanne 5 жыл бұрын

I love how your family works the teamwork makes the dreamwork way, LOVE IT!!! you are very rich indeed!

@Hako2004 5 жыл бұрын

Loved this video, but especially enjoyed the arial view of the layout of the property from the drone. I really does look like home. God bless your family with joy.

@passionatedreamer7311 5 жыл бұрын

Love the life you are leaving. You are blessed.

@raisingbabyking5441 5 жыл бұрын

I love this and how transparent yall are about living in a smaller space.

@terraranch1459 5 жыл бұрын

This video was so interesting. You have a beautiful family and I love your positivity. Hugs❤️

@denasewell 5 жыл бұрын

@3:01 Sorry for your loss, unfortunately, I know the pain of losing a child and the challenges moving on with life are . Both of you have such bright light in your eyes and love between you that it is so inspiring to hear your story and the beautiful life you have built together as a family despite the dark times.

@Dragonflies1928 4 жыл бұрын

sorry for your loss. You guys are great. Thanks for sharing your life with us.

@richardparker3150 5 жыл бұрын

I like y'alls way of introducing your home to us. This was educational. Y'all are cool people and I am happy to watch the vid. Have a blessed week.

@tinkmarz1 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike and Lacey for the tour of the yurt. You've successfully shown how people can live within means in a cozy and comfortable home...!

@IronArrowsHomestead 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks for sharing! Selah is such an encouraging big sister.

@Reaperess1 2 жыл бұрын

Big respect to you all. I’m a single mom and considering doing the same thing for me and my little ones. Thanks for sharing, wish y’all the best

@rebacrow8698 5 жыл бұрын

Y’all are such a nice family who show such love

@HankerinForTheHomestead 5 жыл бұрын

Everything looks so practical, functional and lovely. 😊

@hollienguyen5222 5 жыл бұрын

We are a family of 5 and we also sold our 2200sqft home and downsized to 400sqft. It's an adjustment and does require constant intentional decisions but I wouldn't change it. It makes it possible for our family to have more time together.

@karenbrown5177 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your yurt adventures today. Blessings.

@flowerpixie76 5 жыл бұрын

I would love to hear more about yurt living and homeschooling! I'm also in love with the way you guys live and so close as a family! Much Love, Misty and Madi 🌼

@CristyVW 5 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@MakingLemonadeFromLemons 5 жыл бұрын

I love it! Very inspiring to see. You are such a sweet family.

@linmcdonnell-wilson3332 5 жыл бұрын

Just found yr website guys!! I'm an inner london city kid which is many throws from yr idilic life - absolutely wonderful & an added educational bonus!! Thank you!!💖

@1gr8lpta 5 жыл бұрын

what a beautiful family living a beautiful life. Hang in there guys!

@LisaMarie51968 5 жыл бұрын

Family is a lot about Building itself in every form of life, so as you grow everything grows with you and it’s all made with LOVE to pass on to the future Yurtlife 🥰 I Think it’s Awesome Go Bless you on Your Journey 🙏🏼

@MikeTheFitFarmer 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@elizabethgulley7044 5 жыл бұрын

You both are just lovely and wonderful! I am so sorry about the loss of your little one. You both are amazing! I hope your lives are smooth as silk from now on!!

@rogerbettencourt9654 5 жыл бұрын

Happy Independence Day to the Dicksons. Keep sharing. I absolutely love the strength and level of love within this family. You guys are so inspirational to me. May God continue to bless the Dickson family.

@cozykitten 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tour. Even with the challenges you all have made a great home and have everything that's important. Just to live on your beautiful land and have the lifestyle you have outweighs all the bad 😊

@NYTruthseeker 3 жыл бұрын

Deepest condolences for your huge loss from Ithaca, NY. May you all be blessed. Your videos always make me smile. You both have such lovely, warm hearts.

@jmcast3195 5 жыл бұрын

You guys are such a sweet family. Thanks for the tour!

@noahsark1962 5 жыл бұрын

Sorry for your loss.Every life is a blessing. Not everyone can say they live in a yurt.The dishwasher I wasn't expecting.

@uphillhomestead6188 5 жыл бұрын

Micah looks so precious sleeping away! Enjoyed the tour

@aikofujita2420 5 жыл бұрын

Loved your charming characters and presentation of your home. Never knew a yurt could be great home! God Bless from a fan in Japan

@rosarosado2967 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful Yurt, God bless your Family, Keep doing a good work as a Family. Rosa from Kissimmee Florida

@thewhitedaisycollection 4 жыл бұрын

Bless you and your family! Such an uplifting attitude! Love your videos!

@faithbooks7906 5 жыл бұрын

I'd love to hear about your homeschooling! I just finished 21 years of homeschooling. I graduated child #5 from high school this June. I loved homeschooling my kids and am always curious about how other people do it. It's unique for each family (even for each kid!).

@SimplyJanHomestead 5 жыл бұрын

Y’all have really maximized your space! I love your yurt!

@terrykunst3883 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, love the layout you’ve done really utilize all the space while still keeping open areas too.

@garypeacock0529 5 жыл бұрын

You guys are the best....!!!! Love your homestead!!!!

@MikeTheFitFarmer 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@knitvids 5 жыл бұрын

So glad you did not give up your dream! Loved the tour. Happy 4th yall!

@MikeTheFitFarmer 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Happy 4th to you too!!

@prayplanprepare3978 5 жыл бұрын

Your family is beautiful and inspirational

@MikeTheFitFarmer 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@virginiawimer8064 3 жыл бұрын

High five to you both for staying together and loving one another and working together to overcome.

@n0tofthisw0rld 3 жыл бұрын

Love this video and you guys do a great job and are so open and honest about it. This is the first I've seen you and I'll be watching more for sure!

@allentuggle5320 4 жыл бұрын

SOOOOOOOO Glad I found your channel. I Subscribed about five minutes into the first video I saw. I could tell imediately this was something I wanted to watch and keep up with.

@OhioSaugeye 5 жыл бұрын

So sorry for your loss. Love watching all of your videos.

@comedianbjsafari3815 4 жыл бұрын

You are such a smart couple with a beautiful family. I so glad I found this channel. I am learning so much.

@anashomestead5919 5 жыл бұрын

Long live American Freedom! Your Yurt living is a great statement towards that! You know it was quite a compliment to us to share such an intimate peek into your home. That is a pretty awesome setup you all have created! You should be proud of it. Thank You.

@lorannharris9034 5 жыл бұрын

I love that intro with the drone and Sela and you coming out of the yurt. You guys are doing just fine....you found your niche.....market gardening. I laugh when I see kids in bunk beds, it reminds me of my twins' room. They always ended up in the same bed though. In small spaces almost everything has to be a multitasker. Hooks and shelves keep messes off of the floor for a minute. Lol.

@dirtpatcheaven 5 жыл бұрын

Good job Mike!

@MikeTheFitFarmer 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Hope you are doing well! Will you be in Santa Rosa this year?

@leeroyster8005 3 жыл бұрын

@@MikeTheFitFarmer love it.

@annemariepratt4480 3 жыл бұрын

Love your family .you are what family is all about .all your hard work is paying off. Love the Pratt family .🥰

@disco07 3 жыл бұрын

Such a perfect couple! I like the yurt and a nice story. Beautiful family. Kind of a soul yurt!

@micheldonnant9033 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this video. I especially appreciated the section on cleaning and organizing spaces. Those topics can be used anywhere you live with kids. Thanks again.

@janebarbour405 5 жыл бұрын

Great job! Really loved your information. 😊

@cek7940 4 жыл бұрын

We turned off the internet and cellphones, took the monthly payments we were spending on them and started a savings account for a yurt, it's our 5 year plan. We want a place to go, without electricity and all the distractions, to meet with the Lord and learn many musical instruments, shofars, uke's, bongos, harp, guitars etc and teach our grandchildren how to worship! Blessings to you and your family

@robotnik77 3 жыл бұрын

Your neighbors will love the bongos.

@Billster1955 Жыл бұрын

That's a pretty cool home. Thank you for sharing your home with us all.

@hippo805 3 жыл бұрын

Lacy and Mike, just love your family. Love to see children that don't mind helping out. They are so cute and sweet. Love the yurt, so cool. Thanks for the tour.

@29880888 3 жыл бұрын

Hello, My name is Shirley. I watched several of your video's last night and I really do like them. I only follow 3 others and you are the 4th I will be following. I appreciate the time it has taken for you to learn all that you know on your homestead and your home. Thank you for your time and your knowledge. God bless.

@lisathompson5742 3 жыл бұрын

What a struggle you guys have faced! I am so glad ya never gave up! I have only just come across you guys (I am on 2nd episode) I gotta say I am really enjoying your channel so far and I got a feeling I am gonna love it 😍❤️. Thanks for sharing