Community Jay Shafer: Living Small, Real Small (Video) by Gary Kopycinski on July 18, 2010 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Community: Celebrate America’s 250th and More at the Park Forest Public Library in July June 28, 2026 Community Picnic & Underground Railroad Program at Schubert Woods Pavilion June 28, 2026 Save the date for The Prairie Party at theNate June 17, 2026 Ten years ago, Jay Shafer downsized to an 89-square-foot house and reinvented both his lifestyle and career in the process.