I Don’t Need More. I Need Less.

There’s no bad time for downsizing.

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700 square feet. That’s it.

This is how big the little apartment is that I’ve rented for a few days in the Capitol Hill area of Denver. To say that it’s perfect would be an understatement.

It’s a third floor walk up in a 110 year old building on a tree lined street. There’s a great room, a small kitchen and a modest sized bedroom.

I have spent most of time time, though, in a little nook no bigger than 25 square feet in size, with old windows that open wide.

There’s plenty of sunlight coming in from the shared courtyard. The little room has a chair, an ottoman and a small table. It makes me deliriously happy.

Back home in Phoenix, I live in an area of urban sprawl. Huge houses on small pieces of land. Move further out to the suburbs and the houses get cheaper and bigger. Everyone needs more.

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There was a time when I had a house that was over 3,000 square feet. I had bought into the idea that more was better. Bigger was better. My…