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My name is Adrian Crook, a single dad of five who lives in beautiful downtown Vancouver, Canada. I started 5Kids1Condo to share the unique benefits of raising children in an urban environment. I’m passionate about creating strong family bonds, achieving life/work balance, and living sustainably. My five children and I live in a 1000 square foot condo in Vancouver’s Yaletown district. Every day we make conscious decisions about how to live big but leave a small footprint. Don’t Pay for 95%. How To Rent a ...
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Open House: A Video Tour of the Condo. July 19, 2016. Just last week the Georgia Straight – the main weekly arts and culture paper here in Vancouver – did a video interview with me as part of their “Open House” series. Open House is a new feature aimed at looking inside…. Compact Living Breeds Empathy in Kids. July 11, 2016. I Filled an Empty Space By Making My Own Art. July 5, 2016. In Support of Purpose-Built Rental Housing for Families. June 24, 2016. How My Kids Learned To Cook Dinner. June 21, 2016.
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Kids and Condo Windows: From Freaky to Fun | 5 Kids 1 Condo
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Kids and Condo Windows: From Freaky to Fun. May 2, 2015. One of the biggest concerns when we first moved into our condo on the 29th floor of a downtown highrise was kid safety. It’s a corner unit with floor-to-ceiling windows in every room, which is fantastic for letting in natural light and affording great views, but a little harrowing from a child safety perspective. Floor to ceiling windows throughout the unit are great, but some precautions need to be taken. We brought in a window and glass company t...
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Stuffed: The Decline and Fall of the American Monster Home | 5 Kids 1 Condo
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Stuffed: The Decline and Fall of the American Monster Home. May 5, 2015. A house is just a place to keep your stuff while you go out and get more stuff. … So now you got a houseful of stuff. And even though you might like your house, you gotta move. Gotta get a bigger house. Why? George Carlin, 1981. We North Americans are not known for our moderation, and (obesity rates aside) one very obvious symbol of that is the mushrooming size of our homes. As new houses in the United States. Life at Home in the 21.
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Our Top 5 Sweet Treats in Vancouver for Kids | 5 Kids 1 Condo
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Our Top 5 Sweet Treats in Vancouver for Kids. December 11, 2014. We eat pretty well every meal at home, but sometimes it’s nice to take the kids out for a treat. There are tons of well-known, and some lesser-known, treat haunts in Vancouver. But what’s worth its weight in sugar are those truly unique places that the kids will remember – not the big chain outfits. Here are just a few of our unique-to-Vancouver choices for feeding our kids’ sweet tooth. Bubblegum Ice Cream (. Ice Cream Hotdog (Japadog).
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Kids, snakes, and spiders — oh my! | 5 Kids 1 Condo
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Kids, snakes, and spiders — oh my! April 21, 2015. I have always loved animals. When I was a kid, I kept lizards, salamanders, snakes — anything I could get my hands on. And I’ve always had a particular soft spot for the critters that generally don’t get much love from humanity, namely the reptiles and the arachnids. As an (alleged) adult, I even have lizard tattoos (they go nicely under a business suit! That we found on a family camping trip. So what’s an animal-loving downtown dad to do? I had seen Mik...
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Open House: A Video Tour of the Condo. July 19, 2016. Just last week the Georgia Straight – the main weekly arts and culture paper here in Vancouver – did a video interview with me as part of their “Open House” series. Open House is a new feature aimed at looking inside…. In Support of Purpose-Built Rental Housing for Families. June 24, 2016. How My Kids Learned To Cook Dinner. June 21, 2016. Opportunity Cost: Suburbia’s Expensive Secret. February 2, 2016. Car-Free and Carefree in Vancity. These days it&...
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Part 3: Using Tech to Save Money on Pets. January 7, 2016. No Problem This is the third in a series on saving money by turning technology to your advantage. In Part 1, I talked about getting the cable companies’ hands out of your pockets. In Part 2, that old…. Part 2: Using Tech to Save Money on Cars. January 6, 2016. Part 1: Using Tech to Save Money on TV. January 5, 2016. Car-Free and Carefree in Vancity. November 13, 2015. Teaching Our Kids Transit. October 27, 2015. July 21, 2015. The concept of rent...
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Downsize your life, upsize your happiness | 5 Kids 1 Condo
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Downsize your life, upsize your happiness. January 26, 2015. The first piece was from one of my favourite sites, Mr. Money Mustache. And discussed how Mr. and Mrs. MM had managed to keep their family’s annual expenses down to (brace yourselves, Vancouverites) just over $25,000 per year. Was featured in the. And told the eye-popping story of a Vancouver couple who are earning (brace yourselves again) $450,000 a year and having trouble making ends meet. As opposed to just 30% of Canadians. Many urban dwell...
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How Walkable is Your Neighbourhood? | 5 Kids 1 Condo
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How Walkable is Your Neighbourhood? November 28, 2014. As issues like obesity and global warming continue to dominate news headlines, more and more families are re-evaluating their own lifestyles. Many of us now eat healthier, more local food, produced with fewer chemicals and less packaging. And many of us are making a focused effort to get more exercise and spend less time sitting whether that be on the couch, at a desk or in a vehicle. There’s a fascinating website called Walk Score. That can help you...
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