“Sometimes the word 'gratitude' feels too thin to explain things.” — Dee Williams Gratitude Copy Share Image
“That obstinate sense of independence was the biggest challenge I face in building my little house (that, and not always knowing what… — Dee Williams Ask for help Copy Share Image
“It was true; books had saved me in my home remodeling projects, but they fell short in teaching me how to trust… — Dee Williams Books Copy Share Image
“Oddly, I found myself calmer than I'd been in a long while. Maybe it was simply because my muscles ached or maybe… — Dee Williams Calm Copy Share Image
“he had kidded with us that if we didn't let go at the proper moment, he would slap our hands with a… — Dee Williams Letting go Copy Share Image
“For me, the idea of living small has always involved being curious - taking a look at how my day-to-day is connected… — Dee Williams Connection Copy Share Image
“Letting go of "stuff" allowed the world to collapse behind me as I moved, so I became nothing more or less than… — Dee Williams Being yourself Copy Share Image
“Grief makes gravity heavier and air molecules denser, so breathing is accomplished in a shallow, half-hearted way.” — Dee Williams Breathing Copy Share Image
“I've never been good with asking for help; it seems risky, but at some point when things are really dicey, your stubbornness… — Dee Williams Asking for help Copy Share Image
“If more people understood how nice it is to have a sense of home that extends past our locked doors, past our… — Dee Williams Alone Copy Share Image
“My friends stood on the ground two feet below me, and miles away from understanding why I would want to sleep on… — Dee Williams Belonging Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I worry that I'll slide back into the mindless rotisserie of work and projects that guided me in my old house...… — Dee Williams Awe Copy Share Image
“Those are the days that most remind me of my old life in my big house where I'd charge around and act… — Dee Williams Life Copy Share Image
“Over time, I realized I wasn't necessarily seeing people or things at their best or worst; instead, I was simply seeing things… — Dee Williams High road Copy Share Image
“I took a deep, overly exaggerated breath, the sort of over-the-top gesture that was filmed for commercials about scented laundry detergent, but… — Dee Williams Beauty Copy Share Image
“I imagined that a better world would be less complicated, less involved, and with less need to mass produce doorknobs and lock… — Dee Williams Better world Copy Share Image
“The space reminded me of the small hay-bale clubhouses and scrap-wood tree forts that my brothers and I had made as kids… — Dee Williams Perspective Copy Share Image
“I wanted to say a lot but wasn't sure where to start; people don't want to hear about how your heart has… — Dee Williams Heart Copy Share Image
“I recognized that I was small and soft; I wanted to believe in people - that they were kind and good, and… — Dee Williams Bad thing Copy Share Image
“I never saw this coming - the little house was working its magic, connecting me to people and materials I never would… — Dee Williams Connection Copy Share Image
“I felt like a champion because I was figuring shit out. I was a doer and a getter-doner, and it was okay… — Dee Williams Action Copy Share Image
“I thought: This is what the living do. And I swooned at the ordinary nature of the task and myself, at my… — Dee Williams Body Copy Share Image
