So it’s apparent that Mobimeet is beginning to take a slight shift in it’s demeanor.  Now that I’m no longer burdened with having to arrange and store classroom materials on the site, I’m a bit more free to flex the use and design.  And evidenced by yesterday’s post, and a smattering of others before it, along with it go my interests.

So most of you who know me know that I am a strong supporter of reasonable sustainability and preservation. That means that I am not a staunch environmentalist; as much as the idea draws me, I am somewhat realistic in that moving to a total Ed Begley lifestyle is pretty much impractical despite its necessity.  Things I believe in can find possible and practical solutions quickly and efficiently.
One interesting idea, however, came up as I was reading Downsizing to 100 square feet on CNN Living today.  It describes a couple that recently moved from an 1,800 square foot house into a 100 square foot movable space (150 if you count the loft) … more or less a trailer that looks like a house. 

I have some thoughts on this that I wanted to share.  First, if I took stock of my own life, interestingly Jennifer and I spend so much of our home time in her 10′x10′ studio that it seems like we might as well (and have occasionally joked) that we should just live in it.  Second, however, we lived in a small 450SF loft in Manhattan (with our boxers) and it felt cramped at times.  Do I think it’s possible to live in such a small space for any duration of time?  Yes, but it would be uncomfortable. 

However, we might soon find ourselves having to go to such extremes.  Between the economic crisis, the environmental crisis, the energy crisis, urban overcrowding, and every other crisis of the day (and who knows what in the future) it might be time to consider moving down.  Jennifer and I have already discovered that our current space, 450SF larger than the last one, is way more than we need.  Too bad the housing and mortgage downturns have forced us to stay rather than seek out more efficient living.

So what do you think, could you go to the extremes that you might be faced with having to do?  Do you think that if large numbers of people moved in this direction it could help solve some of the days dilemmas?  I’d be interested in your thoughts.