about something outside?

You could enclose and space heat it. It could actually be really lovely, perhaps with a view towards an area that maintains privacy?

Something about that appeals to me. You could make it rustic, but very inviting.

but I would definitely plug into the existing sewage system, lol.

We have an outdoor shower on the boat, and it's great under the right circumstances.

Hope you are well.

which is larger.

Curious, you see rows of portajohns at big events; yet a bathroom is considered the most expensive room in a house to build/re-fit

maybe if I can build a separated-by-walkway workspace with sauna & bathroom that could work. Would need roofing to connect to the main house, though.

Interesting idea.

How're things going, cbayer?

Things are going well, Flaxbee.

I just made an avocado soup and it's looking pretty delicious.

Hope you are well and not too cold.

In that room you could have your washer, dryer, water heater, furnace/boiler and a small closet for boots, shoes, coats and jackets.

If you didn't want the appliances seen by guests as they entered your home, they could be hidden by bi-fold doors.

Another option would be to build this over a full or half basement and have the basement stairs located in the aforementioned enclosed entry. All your appliances would be down there and there'd be room for a work/hobby area and much more extra storage.

utility room that will have a special nook for cat-related items.

I'm not much into accumulating things, so I don't want/need a lot of basement storage -- but a half basement is a possibility, so long as the house / basement are extremely well made, insulated, etc. Where we are now the basement is a leaky mess.

Oh, hi, Flaxbee! Hope all is well with you.

How often do you have company? Is it on a monthly basis? For more than a day or two at a time? Or is it only once or twice a year?

I used to think about things like houses, cars, etc. based on how it would affect guests. But then I realized that I was living in houses that were too big, just because once or twice a year I would have family come to visit. And I was driving cars that were roomier than I needed or wanted, except at those times when people were visiting. Then I realized that my guests could deal with a little inconvenience in life for the short period of time that they were here (or if they didn't like it, they could get a hotel room). And if I wanted that two-seater convertible sports car, I could rent a car when company was here.

Then again, I was raised in a house with one bathroom and six people, and we survived. I don't remember how we survived, but I don't remember fights or problems. I live in that same house now, with one bathroom, and it is not a problem.

Hope all is well with you and Sammy!

I don't have people visit because I have no room (and because my husband is a slob). Honestly, I probably wouldn't have a lot of people staying over, but I'd like to have friends over much more than I do, and I don't want people traipsing through my bedroom to get to the bathroom. I want a private, en-suite bathroom.

The second bathroom could be very small - sink, toilet, stall shower - but I wannnnt it.

I don't want a big fancy kitchen, or a big car, but I want two bathrooms. And a small but very functional / well-designed mudroom/laundry room/cat-litter-box room. Lol.

have to be accessed through your bedroom? I would hate that too (and for more reasons than that unmade bed that usually sits there). Mine is just off the hallway.

And I agree with you about a laundry room!

Edit to add: Sammy is doing wonderful. We have had no health problems for months and he is fat and happy. Quite a pleasant surprise. And I am doing well too.

is easier to keep clean.

I dunno. It's just a weird peccadillo of mine - private en suite bathroom and separate bathroom for guests in the open living area.

Our current house has only one bathroom between the two bedrooms. It's fine, I suppose. I just like the idea of them being separate - and having a more utilitarian bathroom for easy of access and for guests that I can keep clean all the time vs. the one I share with my husband, whom you'd think was a hippo taking mudbaths from the state of the bathroom.

Yes, it is easier to keep one clean----as long as you don't let the hippo use it.

two separate outdoor composting toilets?