fewer square feet

I think our house is too big.

I grew up in a big house, one with lots of rooms and lots of space. I like the idea of having too much space. Room to grow and spread out.

But once a week I try to clean the house we live in. And I change my mind.

Besides the fact that we have too much stuff cluttering up the space, we have too many rooms. I am actually glad when I come to a room we haven't spent time in all week, and that's sad. That's wasted space.

Also, the bigger the space, the more there is to heat or cool. Each square foot is a square foot taken from nature.

But how small can you go before you start feeling cramped? Why do we feel the need to spread out so much?