Sweet Sweet Water

So dry cabin living....it actually took me about two days to kinda get adjusted. Is that strange? I think so. Maybe it was so easy just because well there is no other option. As some of you know my cabin does not have running water, which means I have to haul my own water in jugs and use an outhouse. I know...its weird. 2013 and I am using an outhouse. The reason my home does not have running water is because the ground underneath has a layer called permafrost. I am sure you can guess what that means, but it means the ground is frozen or has been for at least two years. So it makes it impossible and costly to lay pipes for plumbing. It also means my cabin is kind of on stilts. the house rests on multiple posts of timber that can be moved and adjusted each year. (They are adjusted to keep it level because houses shift as the ground melts underneath it.) A dry cabin was really my only option because if you want a place with water you have to pay for it, and I am talking double at least what I am paying for my place. It is insane!

To get water I go to pretty much a gas station for water called the Fill. It costs me a quarter to fill up my two jugs, and they last me about a week. Also 6 gallons of water is super heavy!! All i can think is how ripped all the people back in the day had to have been hauling that stuff around. The hardest thing to get the hang of is washing dishes. You have to heat the water on the stove and rinse. It has taken me a few tries to get a system down that seems to work. I am lucky though because I have a heated drain pipe that goes outside, so I dont have to carry my waste water outside! The little things in life;)

The outhouse....is a strange place and currently I just try to go to the bathroom every time I  am out somewhere. I mean I know it is an outhouse, but if I ever have to build my own I am going to invest a little more money in mine so its actually nice and not just a giant poop box!!! Blah! Actually mine is not the bad, but I am working on decorating it so it has a more homey feel.

Living without indoor plumbing does really make you appreciate the moments were you get to take a shower! Like oh my god it is amazing! It pretty much makes that day a holiday! So I can say that this experience has already taught me to appreciate things that I took for granted back in Richmond. Like showers..sweet sweet showers. :)