My favorite brother has a new book coming out — you can preorder it here before the release on June 20th. In it, he mentions how the pandemic has changed how we do business today. While that fact is nothing new, he does offer insight on dealing with those challenges.
But the pandemic didn’t just change how we do business.
I read an article today about how the pandemic also changed where and how people choose to live. The research was based on many things… from online search results to realtor data and more.
The pandemic forced people to be home. Plain and simple. Kids were home attending classes remotely. Across the world, people were working remotely and meetings were conducted via Zoom instead of in conference rooms onsite. Restaurants were closed so home cooking was suddenly more important than it’s been in decades.
All this “living” in a tiny home? Not so cool anymore.
Tiny homes are declining in popularity — barndos are hot.
A tiny house is defined as under 400 square feet of living space — quite a bit smaller than the size of our downstairs family room. That 400 sq ft is for EVERYTHING! Eat, sleep, poop, cook, shower… imagine it! Sure, some are larger — but the word here is “TINY” and the lifestyle “minimalistic.” After more than 2 years of pandemic challenges, it’s no surprise a whole lot of people are sick of living like that.
Barndominiums are most often built on rural land and offer a unique lifestyle that combines the convenience of modern amenities with the peace and quiet of the countryside. To me, that sounded attractive even before the pandemic — but now, more people are embracing the lifestyle. Those people can thank COVID. Of course, the pandemic is not the reason I’m here so I’ll just be plain ole’ thankful. 🙂
TIL (Today I Learned): Troy Hurtubise was a Canadian man who built multiple suits of armor to study grizzly bears up close in nature. He’d test these by having his friends hit him with 2x4s or drive trucks into him.