tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38633708964006394082024-03-13T00:01:34.206+00:00Kamelejon StudiosAina Majhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293691220625692066noreply@blogger.comBlogger385125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3863370896400639408.post-4536280353164503162022-09-25T20:13:00.002+01:002022-09-27T15:05:31.040+01:00Tiny House Building: The framework Part 1<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>My trailer made it to Gotland on the 5th of March.<p></p><p>I got my first delivery of wood on the 15th and started building on the 16th.</p><p>By "started building" I mean one of the capenters I shared the space I rented with showed me how to use the miter saw I borrowed. I got emotional support from a friend on the 21st when I put the first screw in. Looking back now I smile when I think about how nervous I was, how I measured everything twice before doing anything.</p><p>Fast-forward 6 months and I'm a lot less nervous about a few millimeters here or there. One carpenter told me that "builders don't measure in millimeters".</p><p>I recommend you to remember that ;)</p><p>The result is that nothing in my Tiny House ended up being perfectly aligned. One wall is a little longer than the other, the rafters aren't perfect copies of one another either.</p><p>But the house is standing. And isn't that what counts?</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT_5O_EvlGIkPuJ-ZceVHKAFg7DFdu0EwJk3nzMblXrQ5krYcJ76ndCagPVVrTpdc5kE4QEAohg_7lQOHuMc14NHoXUicpqSPnz8s5ZyAleRcayKzy6EQoMr6Mw3pQoYJLKtegTFNAoCSoYfzpxZgpd6_S1xykxP6nOOlwheC1IkTRbBmV3d8vD9kT/s3780/A1B64A03-2283-4FCE-8125-31E1A784E84E.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3780" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT_5O_EvlGIkPuJ-ZceVHKAFg7DFdu0EwJk3nzMblXrQ5krYcJ76ndCagPVVrTpdc5kE4QEAohg_7lQOHuMc14NHoXUicpqSPnz8s5ZyAleRcayKzy6EQoMr6Mw3pQoYJLKtegTFNAoCSoYfzpxZgpd6_S1xykxP6nOOlwheC1IkTRbBmV3d8vD9kT/w320-h400/A1B64A03-2283-4FCE-8125-31E1A784E84E.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The floor frame done & attached to the trailer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> One wall ready.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5XJ2rWFF1hH40oghwIHplWr2a2sjdADwUnL4ZlY0MFn1jemgmqgaGUYyE6b774lX_QTGl_puB19LcqrIfvo5V9-JcsiVSOY0EH5xGaoHvmhfmQUZ5rt1ujpxzhYEvN9NZB5kYEK2I9IbPRCUzdXYhaQoY5MDN26MX58J_OeFNN42XBlydm_dw1UdK/s4032/IMG_4061.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5XJ2rWFF1hH40oghwIHplWr2a2sjdADwUnL4ZlY0MFn1jemgmqgaGUYyE6b774lX_QTGl_puB19LcqrIfvo5V9-JcsiVSOY0EH5xGaoHvmhfmQUZ5rt1ujpxzhYEvN9NZB5kYEK2I9IbPRCUzdXYhaQoY5MDN26MX58J_OeFNN42XBlydm_dw1UdK/w300-h400/IMG_4061.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Deciding on how high my little bathroom window should sit. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Probably not the way professionals do this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4YMtW2zu-14sbSeIn4_msfRu6wrhN-L0nJHsX6ctjF5R2XaNKmtRgudi_evc0ymUnW7cosRYS_0fvjTNZ6azV2PwOWsXwcgxx28VrA_-lOp1C6edmaVGIYuooTGzHpHeFoCxwoxBaRxD4gaN3eJojRpffKtW2Nt5XpcDR_ndQuw-JB7YJYHMSTXv/s4032/IMG_4813.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4YMtW2zu-14sbSeIn4_msfRu6wrhN-L0nJHsX6ctjF5R2XaNKmtRgudi_evc0ymUnW7cosRYS_0fvjTNZ6azV2PwOWsXwcgxx28VrA_-lOp1C6edmaVGIYuooTGzHpHeFoCxwoxBaRxD4gaN3eJojRpffKtW2Nt5XpcDR_ndQuw-JB7YJYHMSTXv/s320/IMG_4813.jpeg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYbAjYgGh3iY_vxjOtdNAsnwQEqC2B60qySl1i9oZJ19VOJrh0oyZXA7Y1xPeCnRZMdWS6yegKWqymvtxGopfa8GoFnXSTYg0zIkbcwkUL7KZTdQM7CGi-wFF5BkuftefggDM0pxXdGsQQUXPBf_Q8GKjW4_rvUlSCWba8LOfZ-tnNT2RbT6w_-3rb/s4032/IMG_4257.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYbAjYgGh3iY_vxjOtdNAsnwQEqC2B60qySl1i9oZJ19VOJrh0oyZXA7Y1xPeCnRZMdWS6yegKWqymvtxGopfa8GoFnXSTYg0zIkbcwkUL7KZTdQM7CGi-wFF5BkuftefggDM0pxXdGsQQUXPBf_Q8GKjW4_rvUlSCWba8LOfZ-tnNT2RbT6w_-3rb/s320/IMG_4257.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">left: testing how/if the loft window fits.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">right: my drawing of what I call the front of the house where you see both roofs. Will probably frame it one day. </div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZOnz0-laTUMm7Ez197ZoClY_EVZKz4AQNcQP3GnnUg1Dk-I55OczVmvp4A4D4C_WCr9sA5cALv5z23kBtwnueuVQ9bQUmOKhwaCDxJw4pzmHjgfl5tyISA66sMDqphRKKjp7V5nRjEn8aAQYSb069THeKBGXrxQQITiore9FFExI_8f4V0W8aBsU/s1494/IMG_4854.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1494" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZOnz0-laTUMm7Ez197ZoClY_EVZKz4AQNcQP3GnnUg1Dk-I55OczVmvp4A4D4C_WCr9sA5cALv5z23kBtwnueuVQ9bQUmOKhwaCDxJw4pzmHjgfl5tyISA66sMDqphRKKjp7V5nRjEn8aAQYSb069THeKBGXrxQQITiore9FFExI_8f4V0W8aBsU/s320/IMG_4854.jpeg" width="251" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLH0cMA2MZDvPod0wswesV3c2ogZHbqvvxdvv55F86kKOFDXu50240JUyCFa9wMJJJFq4BdUW5thE6WdGYzyvaOFMxMuFFYGsRxli182xtpEp1OR9A3JOY6p0cYPMSIbc-KYmG8NdSmJfLJyVP1qAFgLKskVO0CkWATmhn47w4dwa2EtsfGlOGgWE/s2841/IMG_4873.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2841" data-original-width="2162" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLH0cMA2MZDvPod0wswesV3c2ogZHbqvvxdvv55F86kKOFDXu50240JUyCFa9wMJJJFq4BdUW5thE6WdGYzyvaOFMxMuFFYGsRxli182xtpEp1OR9A3JOY6p0cYPMSIbc-KYmG8NdSmJfLJyVP1qAFgLKskVO0CkWATmhn47w4dwa2EtsfGlOGgWE/s320/IMG_4873.jpeg" width="244" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A lot of people tried to convince me not to try and connect two different roofs, and stick to one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found a gambrel roof calculator online & the right person to give me a pep-talk & eventually found the confidence to go for it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimXC0dLjv1Hz5yn7AyP4JCr3RibPe3Aqmmr8dL_ardy6UZIeV6EaZ89ycgraKnBIOFQZwX7Kk-vEb0454_E5HtwFt7QxtF3YkSzQRfyh5CTl_OvI_RvwyOdv3WQ8r7i7q3NDu0UW07b9o6peewGIylaNwOyt5TVfNNA9K6pDmFrBKWuvnfFq6jhKTp/s3780/6B7C0897-9637-4ABC-8B4A-FD452A81AFEE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3780" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimXC0dLjv1Hz5yn7AyP4JCr3RibPe3Aqmmr8dL_ardy6UZIeV6EaZ89ycgraKnBIOFQZwX7Kk-vEb0454_E5HtwFt7QxtF3YkSzQRfyh5CTl_OvI_RvwyOdv3WQ8r7i7q3NDu0UW07b9o6peewGIylaNwOyt5TVfNNA9K6pDmFrBKWuvnfFq6jhKTp/s320/6B7C0897-9637-4ABC-8B4A-FD452A81AFEE.jpg" width="256" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6kta93QQSKraMMd4bUzILPdhtIbtWjBhCGx5exEF4AFewK1npbTDVCLiGtkl_EPMm_PPov3JGX3WhXmaqOyw7tlotU0iZlBLb87TZR-BAh8HreYSDHzZmeKdDjflILxkiuF3yLPXQkEuCqRhrvvR7wyATXUfSqTyi0IP8KsAtYmGJqL3sjpvOT2kA/s4032/IMG_2261.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6kta93QQSKraMMd4bUzILPdhtIbtWjBhCGx5exEF4AFewK1npbTDVCLiGtkl_EPMm_PPov3JGX3WhXmaqOyw7tlotU0iZlBLb87TZR-BAh8HreYSDHzZmeKdDjflILxkiuF3yLPXQkEuCqRhrvvR7wyATXUfSqTyi0IP8KsAtYmGJqL3sjpvOT2kA/s320/IMG_2261.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Left: Your best friends. Buy extra pencils early on to save you a lot of time searching. Those clamps come in handy literally every step of the way. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Right: Google everything. I had to google how to use my newly purchased circular saw because the only advice the guy at the store gave me was "watch your fingers!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(good advice though. Do watch your fingers.)</div></div></div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQYHnpZSNSnwUHazJLvYI_ICjtp2NPMJ_luPrggXPrIcpI7UgipBsVt8m9lCdnkrFriiGYowN_QcUis7Exsl0gTM5wi1LJDQd6BqqKfd5lGlmAsDGI5eSpEkPbhwGJ0FqO-7i6Brk1V4oNHQz_V0camLqcTog7a-nAfiq5s43UQNf9vVefWfQFPou/s3088/IMG_5031.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQYHnpZSNSnwUHazJLvYI_ICjtp2NPMJ_luPrggXPrIcpI7UgipBsVt8m9lCdnkrFriiGYowN_QcUis7Exsl0gTM5wi1LJDQd6BqqKfd5lGlmAsDGI5eSpEkPbhwGJ0FqO-7i6Brk1V4oNHQz_V0camLqcTog7a-nAfiq5s43UQNf9vVefWfQFPou/w300-h400/IMG_5031.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Which brings me to: Safety first folks!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I recommend you to get a few extra safety ear muffs for friendly helpers. <b style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">♡</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXblDYN-AqdXQIe4PuIcmjBa23UBPUtkq1eSurqN20WN85YkUG1jK061CbrHGemDlZwyqCKBeshbKEWQABxx6NAN6_R4vzl7nkVY0AlMsqgzvY3y4TJ2guhStNU5Iqj0BWNaQ3wzL8I3QHLgd6aM2UhCC1y0udWBA2_VJv7UCsDJ-S2a2UTgUugO4S/s4032/IMG_5035.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXblDYN-AqdXQIe4PuIcmjBa23UBPUtkq1eSurqN20WN85YkUG1jK061CbrHGemDlZwyqCKBeshbKEWQABxx6NAN6_R4vzl7nkVY0AlMsqgzvY3y4TJ2guhStNU5Iqj0BWNaQ3wzL8I3QHLgd6aM2UhCC1y0udWBA2_VJv7UCsDJ-S2a2UTgUugO4S/w300-h400/IMG_5035.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The trailer with all the walls and extra parts strapped in & all ready to be moved out of the garage & to the farm! (16th of May 2022 - 2 months into the build)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Details: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dimensions of the wood used for the walls: 95x45.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for the rafters: 120x45</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have a 120x45 running along the entire length of the two long sides to carry the weight of the rafters & protect the windows below. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll have 95mm of wood fiber insulation in the walls + an extra 25mm as part of the cladding in the form of <a href="https://huntonfiber.co.uk/products/wall/hunton-windproof/" target="_blank">Hunton Windproof </a>panels - a super exciting product that I wouldn't have known existed were it not for my amazing building consultants at <a href="http://www.osterby.nu/?utm_campaign=Österby+Brädgård+AB&utm_source=google&utm_medium=ppc&utm_term=brädgård&utm_content=2995600-e1-ng-mp-c9304282784-g93805931186-a550262412453-uCjwKCAjwvsqZBhAlEiwAqAHElX87h0K8PtUBB096bNYCHxLUHSJglr01fhUkHNep-xl_vf-f6THTpRoCmRIQAvD_BwE-cat9496745-kbrädgård-mod" target="_blank">Österby Brädgård</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Aina Majhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293691220625692066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3863370896400639408.post-81065685878155160052022-05-05T16:26:00.005+01:002022-05-05T16:54:13.981+01:00Gotland Greens<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGRotGEJ-xQbANmlwpKbi6u7lkfFi6SnRrBr33yDNCYO6n-LaetCAD8N6I1IJsYpEa234s-1JIPBGutnyCpsTOOZDLtetDu7STLV5Cf-wqMbxUDRvOdzNeRiXsdED_aQ0zXWor0Fink4Hpx5bvJ8essGgd0_R-MBDlV0RDiKst6v_lnYPqJvkGQ1LU/s2400/IMG_0657.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGRotGEJ-xQbANmlwpKbi6u7lkfFi6SnRrBr33yDNCYO6n-LaetCAD8N6I1IJsYpEa234s-1JIPBGutnyCpsTOOZDLtetDu7STLV5Cf-wqMbxUDRvOdzNeRiXsdED_aQ0zXWor0Fink4Hpx5bvJ8essGgd0_R-MBDlV0RDiKst6v_lnYPqJvkGQ1LU/w400-h266/IMG_0657.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />Ramslök - Bear's garlic - Wild garlic - Ramsons.<p></p><p>As the Swedes say. A loved child has many names. </p><p><br /></p><p><u>Meet the first harvestable greens of the season!</u></p><p>Perfect in soups, omelets, in stir fries, risotto, quiches, and of course, PESTO.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's the adjust-as-you-go recipe I used to make mine:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>200g wild garlic*</li><li>100g sunflower seeds</li><li>1-1,5dl olive oil (depending on the consistency you choose)</li><li>salt & pepper</li></ul><div>Start by shredding the leaves in a blender/food processor and adding small amounts of sunflower seeds until you have a smooth enough mixture. Add in most of the oil and some salt and pepper and blend some more. </div><div>Taste, add more of whatever you find is missing until your pesto hits the spot. </div><div><br /></div><div>Spoon everything into a clean jar, making sure you don't trap any air in while doing so. Top with a generous splash of olive oil to seal, put a lid on it, and keep in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. </div><div><br /></div><p></p><p>Use it in pasta, drizzled onto salads, or as a spread on bread! </p><p>As ramson is high in vitamin C and lots of different minerals, you've just made yourself a fragrant spring tonic to boost the immune system, in pesto form!</p><p>Pro tip: any leftover wild garlic can be turned into the most delicious herb butter. </p><p><br /></p><p>*can be made with basil too, just add in some garlic in that case. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Let me know what you think!</p>Aina Majhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293691220625692066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3863370896400639408.post-76941312123251331912022-04-07T15:45:00.002+01:002022-04-07T15:45:54.893+01:00Tiny House Planning: Trailer Considerations<div class="separator"></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNLLoGGLZH8uoKcHyqxhJgRx2woUQaGX9Q-z8BPi-f2nEQVVmJFqF3hnXAAjyxHU6to3_TJm0_3MXhX-ldnqhoYj56sr1hsFBkOcmL-JVhF-NSj0gbdffnzNtfPnY6AK34DGhQOHnz8sAbidgNqN-i3nhDzXogS9VlQCf-yHSoEcGW_RvbcTKMhUjz" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3669" data-original-width="2730" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNLLoGGLZH8uoKcHyqxhJgRx2woUQaGX9Q-z8BPi-f2nEQVVmJFqF3hnXAAjyxHU6to3_TJm0_3MXhX-ldnqhoYj56sr1hsFBkOcmL-JVhF-NSj0gbdffnzNtfPnY6AK34DGhQOHnz8sAbidgNqN-i3nhDzXogS9VlQCf-yHSoEcGW_RvbcTKMhUjz=w298-h400" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Inspiration.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPc7qTsCqvJ2O9YEmNy-hhDmBNyTN1jJMma03djQGDNypDG9ndMOGSF58fvua41_g3mtB4PNOBZK-OlE6TnPZiJ8-euy3XAOCPiVVLHQIpjMVdgfnn-mdn-2RcD--YYkuCmZnY1sFdH40F8LRQlf89aE4orsH20p60WO4oYNJAf_OSfTm6qIXWTwZR" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1458" data-original-width="1169" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPc7qTsCqvJ2O9YEmNy-hhDmBNyTN1jJMma03djQGDNypDG9ndMOGSF58fvua41_g3mtB4PNOBZK-OlE6TnPZiJ8-euy3XAOCPiVVLHQIpjMVdgfnn-mdn-2RcD--YYkuCmZnY1sFdH40F8LRQlf89aE4orsH20p60WO4oYNJAf_OSfTm6qIXWTwZR=w298-h373" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The start. March 16th 2022.</div></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuyOMLG_RwN_aXKnT-GtjNsvYhmUrhfJTQIUXr5Z1zMl7AKZsVwlW_seGHzv3pMHQWyyQxo-fIgWlfS50pFVmvw2J_4Bo5iu6UPDbnIECdgaWpyFgA3csbBi9xvmWibS1kZbCo2wRgDTI3z0Y3Rvu4av1rhHrnICdg3julCEJSEHV9Fwmas0yJwwHl" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhr7XCHdwDlQBAQAce6QMMOGU0s8Tn-ajAR3qk3Eyqvbyb2J7HebjyW9MKS-VUn04Z324upgYQwRPWnQtgJpcDW0e6F3kFUjycF9NhAnT06MjJ278r7jN72OsII8D-hThathk4nOEW8vaRN5iMdrDzpJaBsteiAmT5StP94rmrKJd1uYWKL0iNcs5iE=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">A tired but proud face of a Tiny House builder.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEga1BBEdJWgvuK33ypRsMM7hCy9SCKIRsfYfHy7_QFHYgn6vxQijFY78OVanPKfGg2gu8SxUO6eGmRCS_iczXzUHcUmJmaTS1acR2tJ3Zi2jNz0tzeXAt5B4LtlyIfSoKa9zAyRU4BDEo_doZuBDxDHsQpslcynWlWfmXghsvpkyNZ2RXDclr8f1vvX" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEga1BBEdJWgvuK33ypRsMM7hCy9SCKIRsfYfHy7_QFHYgn6vxQijFY78OVanPKfGg2gu8SxUO6eGmRCS_iczXzUHcUmJmaTS1acR2tJ3Zi2jNz0tzeXAt5B4LtlyIfSoKa9zAyRU4BDEo_doZuBDxDHsQpslcynWlWfmXghsvpkyNZ2RXDclr8f1vvX=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The start of the Sub-floor frame. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifHNnUL373IaWgEsNwvDrK8vrSN8OCdrOJ-TtdGVsAN3ueoLsamx9InSFSagf1iv1GKipjSqAGEZbMSI7yCh39-HNTT15xTSaM4F4GQ-_NWYm-v8MUrFAwneQGFvNeWCQVE2UiUhWaY7hkwThSc5OBu99QSgORnFEcJCBor6i0Ef_dcO-fxLH93Vk0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifHNnUL373IaWgEsNwvDrK8vrSN8OCdrOJ-TtdGVsAN3ueoLsamx9InSFSagf1iv1GKipjSqAGEZbMSI7yCh39-HNTT15xTSaM4F4GQ-_NWYm-v8MUrFAwneQGFvNeWCQVE2UiUhWaY7hkwThSc5OBu99QSgORnFEcJCBor6i0Ef_dcO-fxLH93Vk0=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Essentials for any project.</div><br /><br /></div><p></p><i><b>To all Tiny House Dreamers and Planners:</b></i><div><i><b>This is a blogpost I wish I'd read before I ordered my trailer.</b></i><div><i><b>I'm happy to report I found solutions for all the problems I came across, and they came with a boost of self-esteem and trust in my problem solving abilities, but I figured that doesn't mean I shouldn't try save you some headaches. :)</b></i></div><div><i><br /></i><br />A good house needs a solid foundation. <br />That's why I decided not to skimp on the trailer of my house. Or so I thought.<br /><br />Based on the recommendations of another Tiny House builder I contacted a Swedish company called Tuna Trailer and ordered a custom made trailer: 8,4m long & 2,6m wide.<br /><br />I was planning on building the frame for the floor with planks that are 120x45.<br /><br /><div>This plan had to be reviewed when the trailer arrived to the island and I discovered that there was no support for the sub-floor frame all across the length of the trailer. Both at the font and the back ot it, the frame has to span just under 2,6m.<br /> <br />I could have contacted a local blacksmith to weld extra support in place but I didn't want to delay my build, so instead I changed my order for 45x120s to 45x145s (class 24) - which to my sadness had to be transported here from the mainland, instead of the original plan to build with 100% gotlandic wood.</div><div>It also meant I lost 2 cm of ceiling height and that I had to make the house wider so that the transverse planks are supported by the outer frame and not just “hang by the screws”.<br />This of course, could have been avoided had I been a little more prepared, (maybe stumbled across a blogpost on the issue?) and had decided on how the trailer had to be for my drawing to work.<br /><br />I guess I just assumed a Tiny House trailer builder would build a perfect trailer, which of course was a little naive, but part of me still thinks the company in question could have asked a few more questions. After all, this wasn’t the first time they built a tiny house trailer, and they knew I was a first time builder ...</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyhow, it did teach me <b>a few helpful lessons</b>:</div><div><br /></div><div>- Do not expect others to take responsibility for your project. <br />- Do not expect others’ advice to take into account all the variables only you know about. <br />- This is your project. Don’t leave anything to chance. <br /><br />So before you order your trailer (or wood, in my case):</div><div><br />1. Check what dimensions the planks need to be in relation to the distance they need to span without support from underneath.</div><div><br /></div><div>2. Decide how you want to attach your house to the trailer. If you get a custom made trailer, holes can be drilled beforehand and extra mounts can be welded onto it there and then, saving you a whole lot of time (and probably money) later on. </div><div><br /></div><div><br />My trailer is built to be able to carry 7,7 ton. <br />It’ll be pulled by a tractor at 30km/h according to Swedish traffic regulations.<br /><br /></div><div>If you’re planning a tractor trailer as well, do consider that not all tractors have their towbar at the same height, so the height the trailer constructor chooses might not be the right height for you.<br /><br />My trailer got 6 tires in total which means it stands level when the weight on top is evenly divided. <br /><br />However, I once came across a Tiny House builder whose trailer started “drooping” at the back end because of the weight of the house. I bought jack stands to prevent this, but I wish I thought to ask for my trailer to come with foldable “legs” of some sort.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Conclusion:</b></div><div><br /></div><div>My brain is strong but it can't prevent all mistakes or take into account all necessary considerations at all times.</div><div>Luckily there are solutions to most issues. </div><div><br /></div><div>I'm happy to answer any questions you might have upon reading this blogpost. Just drop me a comment, or find me on Instagram (@ainadventures)</div><div><br /></div><div>xxx</div><div><br /></div><div>Aina</div><div><br /><br /><p></p></div></div></div>Aina Majhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293691220625692066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3863370896400639408.post-89076013298299020082022-02-16T16:10:00.003+00:002022-02-22T14:16:41.759+00:00How to start Tiny House Planning<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirPAhcWOv1Kc52Px_3hvvUi-AFOyCtc74e_g7-QEuyEs2zPGGBwRS6qZsZlc4t80BilrFzEEkDKj-wtWGPedlUO0giktwimHqYrGdenFotuLAnyJNmqTjLlx9aAtYwgapZwE6H-zJn_N7jpJgjFDreZnXxbFT2wwhc4wvrAjUa2IlLMevHFKkLkR4O" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Detail at Överjärva Byggnadsvård AB" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirPAhcWOv1Kc52Px_3hvvUi-AFOyCtc74e_g7-QEuyEs2zPGGBwRS6qZsZlc4t80BilrFzEEkDKj-wtWGPedlUO0giktwimHqYrGdenFotuLAnyJNmqTjLlx9aAtYwgapZwE6H-zJn_N7jpJgjFDreZnXxbFT2wwhc4wvrAjUa2IlLMevHFKkLkR4O=w256-h320" width="256" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_e368nr0Nie9rWu4TTmVUH0vg54T1PROPNYuW4p2kCJ7Ng7XCnp4QS5_Kjs3NuHQq3DlCU27KxV6L1N3MQUxdkx1xWBjCD378Nw0IUbPADPwavUl3eOJdHSaXcAlSKecNqxkxD8aVVK6ExnMaCZKmAdw_AF9KmUEiaxblj5jfbM0mfHxjMkasqH34" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3780" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqyZ8n-AlWX1fMMfVUPEMbq6gdgF6Jfze-5bVWhHqLrxSHw4SwfomjC2ZMrZGmpKjoPbf0tmx0bGsVkIGgIj9vwG-X_f3GWMSzKp5kfsJUujH1VE_OdsnH43HDqQraVVVO8C_85InfxgMFAUAVQHLdLxiku8NoO3TzVFvXPhm_yZjwpQiVzm7fNLTY=w256-h320" width="256" /></a></div></div></div></div><p style="text-align: center;">Where to start when you want to build a house?</p><p style="text-align: center;">I couldn't tell you. But I swear it helps to have a steady supply of home made cinnamon buns. And to have a cute tiny house building outfit planned out.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Jokes aside, I started by dreaming about it (back in 2014), reading about it, saving money, visiting builders, visiting people who live in their own tiny house, staying the night in one, getting inspiration from houses I like, and then gradually taking steps towards more practical matters:</p><p style="text-align: center;">Drawing & collecting second hand building materials. I wish I could have started with the latter sooner but I had to move back to Sweden first before that was in any way practical.</p><p style="text-align: center;">As reinventing the wheel isn't an effective use of my energy I decided I'd copy many of the measurements of a civil engineer who also built her own tiny house and was so kind to document it all <a href="http://www.sandrajunhammar.se/att-bygga-ett-tiny-house-del-1-stommen/">on her blog</a>.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> What will be different in my Tiny is the roof, and the fact that I'll have a loft, so I'll have to figure those bits out on my own (quite possibly by googling more blogs). </p><p style="text-align: center;">At present my drawings are still incomplete but now that I have found the second hand windows for the bathroom and the living room (and know the measurements of the doors) I will finalise those soon.</p><p style="text-align: center;">For someone like me, deadlines are crucial, so telling everybody that I'd start building on the 1st of March has been very helpful. So has talking about it, to be honest, because it's a great way to hold yourself accountable & stick to your dreams. </p><p style="text-align: center;">(Here's to hoping your friends can handle all the tiny house talk! 🤞)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtF5_UvcB3mPkhyfR1HuX4OCNltP3aeq3CeaJ8MyoJ0jxs1OTp1fIxkNdOO6FcxtQaxFni-K6oHFcbXqhWTk0To9_groGaYt6nOxchWDOXTLJQw-9k0XkqdHZ4s7Kp4Q68ZrPpG4Ux-mmZo-X9ch0KBcsULJKym72bve0WCeW54wQH_v5f6YKDMXPf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="My favourite house in my neighbourhood" data-original-height="3746" data-original-width="2997" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtF5_UvcB3mPkhyfR1HuX4OCNltP3aeq3CeaJ8MyoJ0jxs1OTp1fIxkNdOO6FcxtQaxFni-K6oHFcbXqhWTk0To9_groGaYt6nOxchWDOXTLJQw-9k0XkqdHZ4s7Kp4Q68ZrPpG4Ux-mmZo-X9ch0KBcsULJKym72bve0WCeW54wQH_v5f6YKDMXPf=w256-h320" width="256" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyAgufylYpJzvSLrcg9lhzh8Izq10vNLjIRT-3Ozrlk0wNZ0OPy1s2kFujTp33gGvALpjl6iPDQWuHftStkj18cJ_h_tJlgutDhL-zuYWUoRSb_LxqrNPcg0yRLOM0KybR9aluUGkZCXNcPXrdlYrOITttYofI7QBjOk9KIqjKwXYOUYNKCXbdk713" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A tiny house on Gotland" data-original-height="2157" data-original-width="1728" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyAgufylYpJzvSLrcg9lhzh8Izq10vNLjIRT-3Ozrlk0wNZ0OPy1s2kFujTp33gGvALpjl6iPDQWuHftStkj18cJ_h_tJlgutDhL-zuYWUoRSb_LxqrNPcg0yRLOM0KybR9aluUGkZCXNcPXrdlYrOITttYofI7QBjOk9KIqjKwXYOUYNKCXbdk713=w256-h320" width="256" /></a></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigxgRcXJ1HEOYgJz4JzfKEwZtjhw_V8uInO-wUqmaRy4b_fnOautEQZco1emb7hIMjNxGOReeVbLxy-7YvsbD0Cf-h1YdDL7fWyLfirLsewJk-zjumm_gauE1u8KS5ksgUjlx9LH78XH1CrzDLm2MB2Dmk2590GMb--adjWeXp4uiiHcDNDpDLTKcK" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="My local hardware store" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="1728" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigxgRcXJ1HEOYgJz4JzfKEwZtjhw_V8uInO-wUqmaRy4b_fnOautEQZco1emb7hIMjNxGOReeVbLxy-7YvsbD0Cf-h1YdDL7fWyLfirLsewJk-zjumm_gauE1u8KS5ksgUjlx9LH78XH1CrzDLm2MB2Dmk2590GMb--adjWeXp4uiiHcDNDpDLTKcK=w256-h320" width="256" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg28a2mSCS0uCcGcue1mKCdSb3kxfChd2v_AH72f8_AtHg4w6efwc7agBLaFPzMWYC2k3qwwe9hFg3Edm8hwQ3HVWkRF8_kZN6v8F59H5saHs5tF0PD19N5b_x0rJtfR870mKjnjkrSjtzdz-mq4Zc0oXs1Pwk4bI_fuRfEGVrBTobtDXwOiF1NSIAy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cat in the snow. On one of our many walks." data-original-height="3780" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg28a2mSCS0uCcGcue1mKCdSb3kxfChd2v_AH72f8_AtHg4w6efwc7agBLaFPzMWYC2k3qwwe9hFg3Edm8hwQ3HVWkRF8_kZN6v8F59H5saHs5tF0PD19N5b_x0rJtfR870mKjnjkrSjtzdz-mq4Zc0oXs1Pwk4bI_fuRfEGVrBTobtDXwOiF1NSIAy=w256-h320" width="256" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">An other advantage of talking about your tiny house plans to anyone who will listen is that many people know people who might be able to give you some advice. I would have missed out on so many gold nuggets had I kept my plans to myself.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p>What is harder is to stop changing your mind on things.</p><p>At one point I'll just have to decide on a plan and stick with it.</p></div></div><br /><p></p><div>If you're curious, you can follow my journey on <a href="http://www.instagram.com/ainadventures" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ainadventures" target="_blank">Facebook</a>. </div><div><br /></div>
Aina Majhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293691220625692066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3863370896400639408.post-66327305431883096622021-05-24T17:46:00.000+01:002021-05-24T17:46:09.101+01:00Missing link(s)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiz8Ydpg6vafU0ypV2xfSYUk7_bHO9FGawJDtGGHiEwvOXnHaXDjoVNX2qbaoupodd_9JcRSvvUT_EXqOFI4asOH95pbx9hu97JQnXJ2XBu0WJJeFw1FtztCNa3OSa47spMTxNix-X80A/s2048/IMG_7729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiz8Ydpg6vafU0ypV2xfSYUk7_bHO9FGawJDtGGHiEwvOXnHaXDjoVNX2qbaoupodd_9JcRSvvUT_EXqOFI4asOH95pbx9hu97JQnXJ2XBu0WJJeFw1FtztCNa3OSa47spMTxNix-X80A/w266-h400/IMG_7729.jpg" width="266" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgYi-UBZCmgKH_h-VvwVkp1Zr8JRMAIw39NVjoketujBZTEDnxjn4CYfWEIlSOGZHkVh0g3p0ifZp1OZp0qvZUkUTzcQClTNoHpqWr9rrvJg6xnOmDTv9JSLci7JVj3BtV8EIrpbLdNsY/s2048/IMG_7833.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgYi-UBZCmgKH_h-VvwVkp1Zr8JRMAIw39NVjoketujBZTEDnxjn4CYfWEIlSOGZHkVh0g3p0ifZp1OZp0qvZUkUTzcQClTNoHpqWr9rrvJg6xnOmDTv9JSLci7JVj3BtV8EIrpbLdNsY/w266-h400/IMG_7833.jpg" width="266" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I am a nutritionist who shortly after getting certified fell out of love with the science of nutrition.</span></div><p style="text-align: center;">The course I took focused on holistic wellbeing, and while it definitely took into considerations lots of different aspects of human health, something was missing, because I couldn’t translate what I studied into nutritional advice that consistently “worked”. </p><p style="text-align: center;"> In searching for that missing puzzle piece (which turned out to be many!) I deepened my knowledge and practice of yoga and meditation, I consumed hundreds of podcasts on human relationships, bought and read pretty much every single book mentioned in those, took a course in positive psychology, read numerous books on the Enneagram and explored other personality theories and gradually found my way back to nutrition through thought work, the body positivity movement and the concept of intuitive eating.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Human wellbeing is such a fascinating subject and one that I am now educated enough in to feel like I actually have meaningful contributions to make. Lived experience also helps, considering I was only 24 when I first got certified.</p><p style="text-align: center;">It’s been (and still is) a journey! </p><p style="text-align: center;">Another, very practical missing link, as least for people who menstruate, is getting to know your body and learning to track the changes in emotional and physical wellbeing throughout your cycle, something that, interestingly, was very much absent from the numerous books included in my holistic nutrition course material, perhaps not mega surprisingly because most of them were written by men.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Luckily there’s SO much information out there, but you do need to know where to start looking, of course.</p><p style="text-align: center;">One very digestible way to deepen your knowledge is my friend Sarah Byrne’s new podcast Sarah Explains it all. (@iamsarahbyrne on Instagram)</p><p style="text-align: center;">I recommend you dive straight in with the episode "How to track your cycle".</p><p style="text-align: center;">Have fun!</p>
<iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="232" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/0dkk1KUu3l760dzRXsskoc" width="100%"></iframe>Aina Majhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293691220625692066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3863370896400639408.post-57017058267425203602020-11-25T18:50:00.019+00:002020-11-25T19:10:08.805+00:00Memories, Depression & Anxiety<div style="text-align: center;">So I've started studying Positive Psychology.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I find it so fascinating that I've decided to write about it here because I've noticed writing down my own thoughts makes me think better (especially if I intend to make these thoughts public), and remember better.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Funnily enough, the first topic I chose to write about is exactly that. Memory.</div><div><br /></div><div>
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<br /></div></div></div>Aina Majhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293691220625692066noreply@blogger.com0Berlin, Germany52.520006599999988 13.4049546.6020555784936121 -56.907545999999996 90 83.717454tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3863370896400639408.post-2165394541672970812020-11-09T13:32:00.000+00:002020-11-09T13:32:05.232+00:00That once-in-a-lifetime Safari<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's just over 2 years ago I had the absolute privilege to experience African Wildlife like never before.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Like stepping out of our lodge and slowly walking backwards and in again after having spotted a group of monkeys during what I can only guess was their morning meeting,</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlCviFpWUqcvgOywH-S6bLFGrwn1RO2jNj34YxNf4LxuiAhvDebJipj2T1NzgaG5mIIWkzIEm6s9T-SpJOz6AJHHwiGQvCuS2I_qC_9JSSeSPK1WBdFpzeiDfOd5sJ98w5bOIhL9Tgj5I/s2048/10742357696_IMG_8237.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">discovering a love of birds I didn't know I had,</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_2Pbk8MxPdxX7KBA73Ml-2HoVtyhwh1h4naLeCGV__oYjGGO0FYAVpgDaMR_L4PzpAHUwFlD3J9DLCwIyt1dmuNIojLEJRRsRlxv9xqE1Z4m7VKjTGwep5yC_03Bm2z1EBfWsN4Mtx_0/s2048/10774704704_IMG_3416.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_2Pbk8MxPdxX7KBA73Ml-2HoVtyhwh1h4naLeCGV__oYjGGO0FYAVpgDaMR_L4PzpAHUwFlD3J9DLCwIyt1dmuNIojLEJRRsRlxv9xqE1Z4m7VKjTGwep5yC_03Bm2z1EBfWsN4Mtx_0/s320/10774704704_IMG_3416.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and just contemplating the magnitude of life from a little boat on the Zambesi river with all these magnificent creatures around us. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I don't know how useful this post is but JUST in case you ever need a place to stay for a night on your road trip from the South of France to Gotland (or Amsterdam to Copenhagen for that matter)</div>
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I know just the place!</div>
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This <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/6539289?source_impression_id=p3_1580727752_Q8zCv2Nb2K5yzJtR" target="_blank">Vardo</a> can be found just north of Hamburg </div>
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in the back of a beautiful garden on a property that has been in the same family for generations </div>
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(think LOTS of interesting treasures and trinkets, everywhere!) </div>
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and a couple of poneys as closest neighbours. </div>
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I don't think I've ever heard and seen so many different types of birds in the same garden. </div>
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It made for a very idyllic awakening in my velvety orange-and-pink bed <span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(60, 64, 67); color: #3c4043; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">💕</span></div>
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though Hector was understandably very frustrated he wasn't allowed out.</div>
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I'm still so proud of myself for going on this solo road trip (with cat).</div>
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The next one, back to France, is coming up soon and I'm happy to report that this time I'm a whole lot less anxious and worried.</div>
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My trip taught me so much about the power of the mind and how it's so good at making you doubt just about anything.</div>
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Don't let it talk you out of the things that make up the best memories in life.</div>
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<br />Aina Majhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293691220625692066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3863370896400639408.post-75980901196312987272020-01-28T21:45:00.004+00:002020-01-28T21:58:02.631+00:00My peaceful home on a high cliff<br />
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I've lived in a LOT of different places over the last few years.</div>
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My first home away from home was in a dorm at a Hotel Management school in Nîmes, France.</div>
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Then it was an apartment I shared with a colleague while on internship in Saint-Tropez.</div>
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After that a studio apartment in a Belgian university town, followed by a house I shared with a friend of mine in Gent, also in Belgium.</div>
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Then I moved to Sweden and shared an apartment with a boyfriend in Småland before we took the leap and ferry to Gotland where we moved from one place to the next and then <a href="https://ainamaj.blogspot.com/2011/12/home-sweet-home.html" target="_blank">one more</a> before we broke up and I lived on my own again (<a href="https://ainamaj.blogspot.com/2012/10/compact-living.html" target="_blank">in the tiniest of spaces</a>) for the first time since that studio apartment. </div>
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If I'm losing you here, I'm mostly listing all these places to test my own memory and to keep track, so just bear with me.</div>
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From there I moved to what to this day remains <a href="https://ainamaj.blogspot.com/2013/06/a-warm-house.html" target="_blank">my favourite little house</a> at Muramaris, even though it definitely had its flaws, and then back to <a href="https://ainamaj.blogspot.com/2016/01/a-place-to-call-home.html" target="_blank">apartment life</a> in Visby.</div>
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Then in 2016 I left my beloved island and swapped it for <a href="https://ainamaj.blogspot.com/2017/06/my-new-reading-nook.html" target="_blank">Harrogate</a>, England after a brief stint co-housing with my cousin in Brussels.</div>
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That adventure ended after not even 2 years, which led me to move back to the South of France and back in with my mum, who in the mean time built herself <a href="https://ainamaj.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-orion-hub-low-emission-house.html" target="_blank">a completely stunning low emission house</a>.</div>
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I've made it a habit to document little details of my living spaces over the years,</div>
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so naturally, my current little cottage couldn't escape being photographed. </div>
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My cosy winter retreat by the sea. </div>
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How happy I am to be back on Gotland.</div>
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I don't regret having left because I actually think I needed to</div>
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but there's no denying it.</div>
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This is home. <span style="background-color: white; color: #70757a; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">♡</span></div>
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<br />Aina Majhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293691220625692066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3863370896400639408.post-62822570438483529592019-12-13T11:53:00.003+00:002019-12-13T11:56:31.698+00:00How do you fill your cup?<br />
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I am so privileged to have a winter all to myself.<br />
A winter in a place of my choice, in a cottage I rented all by myself where I get up when I want, eat what I want, watch what I want and go to bed when I want.<br />
I haven't lived like this in many years and I'm thoroughly enjoying it.<br />
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And yet I can feel a little weird about it at times.<br />
Am I selfish?<br />
Should I do more?<br />
Should I do more for others?<br />
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But then I remind myself that you can't pour from an empty cup, and that even though my cup doesn't feel empty, it definitely doesn't feel as full as I'd like it to be.<br />
So this time is my time to make sure I can do more and give more of myself in the future.<br />
I have lots of plans and ideas but just not enough energy right now, so it seems.<br />
And that's ok.<br />
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I'm taking this time to nourish my body (drinking big glasses of water all day long, remembering to take my supplements, sleeping in as long as my body needs, cooking plant-based meals with lots of colours and flavours ... )<br />
as well as my mind which really really thrives when learning new things. (more about that later I'm sure)<br />
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It's not always easy to motivate myself to get out and move every day but a membership at the pool (and sauna!) helps, as well as my camera - my loyal companion on all my walks.<br />
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I also find leaving my yogamat out so I step over it on my way to the fridge is super helpful to actually get on it on a regular basis! 😂<br />
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I've made a list of things that make my soul happy, and I'm making sure to include at least a couple of those in every day. 💜<br />
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One thing I love for example is going through old photos.<br />
I take so many pictures!<br />
They don't necessarily tell a story and often don't make it onto instagram and just occupy space on my external hard drive ... which definitely doesn't make my soul happy, so from now on they will get more space right here!<br />
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What makes your soul happy?<br />
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xxx<br />
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Aina<br />
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And so it is that I find myself back on the island of my heart.</div>
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The place that's been calling me ever since I left.</div>
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Where the air smells like home.</div>
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Mum's house is famous!</div>
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Mum built a new house. </div>
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It's pretty darn amazing and fits perfectly in between our 4 treehouses and our natural swimming pool.</div>
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"Bioclimatique" means that because of the building techniques used the house is extremely energy efficient.</div>
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As I lived in this house during the entire summer of 2019 (including 2 heatwaves) I can witness that it stays nice and cool even during the hottest days without any airconditioning, which, according to our architect Bruno Bazire from <a href="http://www.trihab.com/" target="_blank">Trihab</a>, the most important feature any new house should have.</div>
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Thank you so much to <a href="https://www.nicematin.com/" target="_blank">Nice Matin</a> for this article.</div>
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As you can imagine it makes my heart very proud that even Hector got to be in it. </div>
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More images of the house can be found on <a href="http://www.trihab.com/portfolio/une-envolee-de-libellules/" target="_blank">Trihab's website</a>.</div>
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I've been at Orion for 7 months now & finally summer has officially started.</div>
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The journey to sustainability is a long one, but we're on it, and it's oh so fulfilling. </div>
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One of the things we get asked for the most is our granola recipe.</div>
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I won't copy it here because I've already posted it on <a href="https://www.orionbb.com/single-post/zero-waste-100-taste-granola" target="_blank">the Orion blog</a> which finally has come to be too! </div>
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I'm full of energy for this summer. </div>
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Quintessential Englishness.</div>
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Or English Countryside-ness at the very least, or how it should be, in my mind anyway.</div>
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The prettiest gingerbread house with rescued battery-farm chickens happily scuttling around the most perfect garden.</div>
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Two snoozing dogs each in their own chair in a colourful & bright open plan living area with a perpetually hot stove, teapot always at the ready. </div>
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And horses! </div>
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It's too bad I only met P. in September ... back then I didn't know I'd leave only 2 months later.</div>
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We found each other through a friend of a friend on Facebook. </div>
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She was looking for someone to go riding with, since 5 horses is a bit much for one person on her own.</div>
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I was totally up for it.</div>
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As you can imagine, when you feel your relationship starting to crumble, it's a real luxury to be able to forget about it all once a week and go for a lovely hack in nature, in what soon appeared to be the loveliest company. </div>
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What do you think my chances are of finding such a win-win situation in France? 😇</div>
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Today is the first day I can allow myself to grieve.</div>
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Today I don’t have any plans, I’m by myself and I can just sit down and let everything wash over me.</div>
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It’s the first day I can fully contemplate the consequences of my decision.</div>
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That decision was to leave England.</div>
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To leave a relationship.</div>
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To leave the life I’ve been busy building for the last 20 months.</div>
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A relationship that maybe I was a little naive to dive headfirst into, as I did. </div>
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A life that maybe I wouldn’t have constructed the way I did had I not been part of the dynamic I was part of. </div>
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Part of me wants to be the kind of person who holds on, who tries, who fights, who never gives up.</div>
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The reality is however, that the part of me that wants to be free always wins.<br />
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Why do I always find myself in situations I don’t feel free?</div>
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Or maybe the question is, why don’t I feel free when I’m in a relationship?</div>
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Have I not found the right kind of relationship yet?</div>
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Or am I the kind of woman who just needs to be on her own?</div>
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Right now I’m back at my mum’s.</div>
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Back to Base, as she calls it. </div>
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Curiously enough my sister arrived the day before I did. Without planning to. </div>
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Needing to be here for reasons completely her own. </div>
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There’s probably more lessons to be learned here for the 3 of us than anywhere else in the world. </div>
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About love. About family & belonging. </div>
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About letting go. About being vulnerable yet strong. </div>
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About deep breaths & tolerance. </div>
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About non-attachment, non-judgement. </div>
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About being ourselves.<br />
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Just like last summer when the effects of lazy holiday life were becoming a little too obvious we decided to go on a little detox.</div>
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It was supposed to last 10 days, but it became 7 because of a party invitation we gladly accepted.</div>
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We haven't eaten as well in the last 7 days as any 7 days previous to this week, and much of that is thanks to my friend Sarah who wanted my help taking pictures for a recipe e-booklet.</div>
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I guess the hardest part was cooking early enough to have enough daylight to actually take an ok picture.</div>
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At least 2 recipes will have to be redone to get it right. Not that I mind.</div>
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In my opinion, the 4 things you need to successfully change a habit, or commit to a certain period of healthy eating:</div>
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I had all these things and because I'm convinced that just about anyone can benefit from more vegetables in their diet I'm sharing my favourite new recipe with you:</div>
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Colourful Detox Salad (serves 2 respectably hungry adults):</h4>
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Before you get started: I used a knife & box grater to prepare my vegetables.<br />
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<li>1 cup red cabbage, chopped in thin strips (¼ of a small cabbage)</li>
<li>1 cup carrots, roughly grated or cut into pieces if you like more crunch</li>
<li>2 celery stalks chopped into thin slices.</li>
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<li>1/2 cup sunflower seeds (unsalted)</li>
<li>1/3 cup organic raisins</li>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , "lucida sans typewriter" , "lucida typewriter" , monospace;">Vii became a real thing, fast. At least for our friends and families, and some of our customers who became friends. We'd organise all kinds of things (some more successful than others): second hand markets, seed & plant swaps, clothes swaps, we had a crafts night, a salsa night, you name it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , "lucida sans typewriter" , "lucida typewriter" , monospace;">Why? Because we thought it would be fun! Because Why not? And Why not today?</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , "lucida sans typewriter" , "lucida typewriter" , monospace;">Since the beginning of this year I've been involved in an initiative called Plastic Free Harrogate which is proving to be really rewarding.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , "lucida sans typewriter" , "lucida typewriter" , monospace;">I feel really passionate about the work we do, and convinced that we all can make a difference, especially if we work together ... and all of a sudden opening up my webshop made sense again.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , "lucida sans typewriter" , "lucida typewriter" , monospace;">Whether it is to tackle that one little extra thing on your to do list, to get out of your comfort zone and try something new, to change habits that need changing (like switching to alternatives to plastic ;))</span><br />
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I will never look back at this picture and not feel a sense of pride.<br />
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This was not my first store space, not the last, but definitely the one I completely poured my heart into.</div>
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The picture above was taken on Gotland in the spring of 2015.</div>
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Yesterday, most of what was left of my stock went to live with Bo in her ethical and zero-waste shop <a href="https://www.instagram.com/calf.online/" target="_blank">CALF</a> in Knaresborough until they find their forever homes with Bo's customers.</div>
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As she was leaving, carrying boxes to her car, Bo said she hoped I wasn't feeling too sad ...</div>
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and if I dig deep enough there is a slight twinge of sadness there somewhere, but mainly I'm proud of my well researched and thought-through products to get out there again, instead of waiting around in my cupboards for better days.<br />
I'm happy that the remains of my old business now pave the way for new opportunities.</div>
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I'm letting go of things to create space for something else.<br />
What that is time will tell.<br />
I'm guessing it's going to be a mixture of my love for yoga, holistic nutrition, exploring, nature, houseplants, photography, my newfound love for ceramics ... and my need to write, document and share,<br />
but in what form? We'll see.<br />
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CALF is in the process of getting a full make-over and will reopen again on Friday, with my stuff on the shelves amongst lots of other amazing products!</div>
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It's time for a trip to Knaresborough!</div>
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Last Saturday I hitched a ride with a friend and went to Skipton for the Yorkshire Dales Yoga Show.</div>
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There were crystals, essential oils, reiki sessions, beautiful jewellery, homemade tea blends, eco skincare, raw vegan cakes and the most delicious vegan truffles, and of course, all things yoga.</div>
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I have seen my fair share of shows but nothing ever even came close to this level of fabulousness.</div>
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Yet, the whole thing was a trip down memory lane.</div>
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Setting up, glancing at others' tables, waiting for the first customers to arrive, always a little too cold, or a little too hot, wondering if it'll be worth your while ... a slight nervousness ... the anticipation ...</div>
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I ended up not bothering with the yoga as the queues always seemed longer than the amount of available mats, and found myself talking to the stall holders instead of taking pictures (with a few exceptions - I simply couldn't resist <a href="https://www.tarnandmoon.co.uk/" target="_blank">Tarn & Moon</a>'s setup <span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: "menlo regular";">♡).</span></div>
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And since Saturday, my mind's been busy. Buzzing. Occupied.</div>
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"They" say yoga helps with these kinds of conditions ... so I went to Frankie's class at Yoga Zen (one of the perks of teaching there).</div>
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I stayed after class and we played around testing adjustments on each other, doing inversions, discussing potential workshop ideas and ended up sitting on our yoga mats talking about how great it would be to live a life trying new things, acquiring new skills and then building a business around them all.</div>
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Am I too comfortable in my current life situation to throw myself out there again?</div>
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Would it be a shame not to do it?</div>
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A new year.<br />
A fresh start, even if it's just in your mind.<br />
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I've got quite a few resolutions, and new ones get added to the list every day now.<br />
I've set intentions for myself as a thriving human being, as a yoga teacher, as a part of a family, as a creative person, as a body that needs the right kind of nutrition and care, etc.<br />
Not all of those can be kept all at once, and I'm sure many will be forgotten or dropped as the year goes on, but I do think it's helpful to write them down.<br />
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I know there's plenty of cynics out there, especially when it comes to New Year's resolutions.<br />
I'm one of them.<br />
I laugh at overfull gyms and yoga studios at the beginning of every new year and then again when they empty a couple of months later.<br />
Yet I'm no different.<br />
That's why I like to split my goals for the year into smaller projects, to tackle and come back to month by month. Most of them are ongoing projects I've taken with me from 2017, the most recent ones being my 30th b-day resolutions.<br />
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Project #1 is Pottery (see previous post)<br />
Project #2 is Photography and getting out and about giving me reasons to use my new toys.<br />
Project #3 is Playing the guitar instead of saying I will get better.<br />
Project #4 is Blogging more often (day 2 and I'm already on it!)<br />
and so on.<br />
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The list is long, and will hopefully go on until I hit the grave.<br />
because #whynottoday?<br />
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Happy New Year!<br />
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xxx<br />
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Aina<br />
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I've been going through the thousands of pictures on my external hard drive in an attempt to clean up and organise my past photographic adventures and one little selection that caught my attention is this, taken in 2011 during our lunch break while at a seminar (not at all pottery-related) held in the conference room at <a href="http://wallakra.com/index.php" target="_blank">this stoneware factory</a> in the South of Sweden.</div>
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The tea-strainer on the notice board, the clay splatters on the windows, the broken mirror shard propped up on the taps above the sink, the pleasant natural hues, the creativity in the air ...</div>
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Now, 6 years later, I'm in the process of learning the art of hand building and wheel throwing and other clay-related things.</div>
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Today I sat at my little work station at school feeling so incredibly grateful for having discovered this craft.</div>
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Project #1 of my 21 months of Projects.</div>
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<br />Aina Majhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293691220625692066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3863370896400639408.post-31173279318024983682017-12-06T09:37:00.002+00:002017-12-06T09:39:18.948+00:00Gotland i mitt Hjärta<br />
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I just got back from a long weekend in my old hometown (one of quite a few by now) and felt like digging up some old pictures ... I've taken plenty over the years!</div>
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There's no place like Gotland ... Honestly.</div>
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I booked my flights at a time I felt particularly homesick and in hindsight I did really well choosing the weekend of the 1st advent as the time to go back.</div>
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Not only is Visby ready for Christmas with decorations all over the place and stars in all windows, but more importantly, during advent there's so much to do in town and all over the island that literally everybody is out and about.</div>
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I hung out with my some of my most favourite people and bumped into quite a few others throughout the weekend. </div>
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There was lots of <i>glögg & pepparkakor, saffransbullar</i>, a very ambitious apartment crawl, meals at my favourite restaurants in great company as well as an impressive <i>julbord</i>-style dinner at my hosts' house (love you Jenny!) and quite a few walks down memory lane ...</div>
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My heart is full and I feel like I've topped up my Swedishness-stores (if that makes sense).</div>
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I brought home Swedish things to decorate with,</div>
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my fridge and kitchen cupboards now hold lots of Swedish ingredients,</div>
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tomorrow I'll be making Swedish meatballs for the kids (I've missed <i>lingonsylt</i>!!!) </div>
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& I'm counting down to <i>Lucia</i> for a proper <i>Lussekatt</i>-baking session.</div>
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I find myself listening to Swedish radio again and seeing pictures of Gotland on Instagram doesn't hurt my heart quite as much anymore.</div>
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I was worried that my little visit would make me miss my old life but as one of my friends said ... "Gotland will always be here ... "</div>
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I'm so lucky to have a place to go back to that will always feel like home (as long as my friends stay put!), wherever my home is. </div>
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Aina Majhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293691220625692066noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3863370896400639408.post-41530559172412159172017-09-10T18:12:00.000+01:002017-12-19T19:54:44.597+00:00Twenty-one Months of Projects<div style="text-align: center;">
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I've just spent an amazing weekend with some very dear friends who all traveled to England to celebrate my 30th Birthday with me.</div>
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I honestly never imagined finding myself living in England.</div>
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Brexit makes me nervous at times but I was told that I've got nothing to worry about till at least 2021.</div>
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I'm not sure I'll ever truly like steak & kidney pie and salt & vinegar on chips and don't even get me started on Marmite ... but I'm digging scones & clotted cream.</div>
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I'm pretty sure I'll never enjoy the rain (I guess not many people do) but I'm loving the rainbows & stomping through puddles in my wellies.</div>
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I'll probably always sound more like an American and confuse people with my name but that's nothing new.</div>
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I'm going to postpone driving on the left hand side for as long as I can but in the mean time you can be sure I'll be claiming the sidewalk (pavement?) as my private bike lane.</div>
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