I was thinking recently about space. Personal and living space. Where I conduct my daily activities. Living here at Dancing Rabbit, I spend a lot of time outside: working, hanging out, eating, reading. And the time I spend indoors in spread amongst three different spaces: my own room, the Common House, and Skyhouse. I sleep and do computer work in my room. I cook and eat in Skyhouse. I hang out, talk, go to meetings, brush my teeth, and lounge in the Common House. My normal daily activities occur in these several places each day.
What’s the difference… well, I was thinking about how most of us live elsewhere. We either live in apartments or houses, and all of our daily activities are conducted there. We work elsewhere most of the time, but everything else happens at home, in one building. If we want to spend time with others, we specifically invite people to our homes. I thought of how homes here at Dancing Rabbit are typically small and personal: most people do not cook in their own homes or have personal bathrooms or showers. There is little need for more than a bedroom and small living space, and home designs are simple and contain only a couple rooms at most. And interactions with other people happen all the time, everywhere else.
I like that element of integrated living: sharing a kitchen and living space, bathrooms, etc. And interacting with people throughout the day in different living spaces. Personally, I spend little time in my own room, unless I am sleeping or napping or using the computer. But if I want to be alone, I can retreat to my own space. Otherwise, I am always around other people when I eat, etc.
Yea… just some random thoughts.
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