Last night my daughter woke up in the middle of the night with a very dry cough. She came into my bed to snuggle up but kept coughing. I felt really helpless because all I could do for her at that moment was to comfort her so she could go back to sleep. After a […]
How we talked to our kids about a dead kitten
Today was a very sad day in our house. Two days ago our cat gave birth to one kitten. We were very happy because we had been anticipating it and talking to the kids (3 and 6 years old) about it. Her labour started at night so in the morning we showed the one kitten to […]
Habits – creating one and beating others
I’ve been thinking a lot about habits lately, mainly because I’m trying to create one. I’m trying to write every day for at least 15 minutes. I had set myself that New Year’s resolution last year and made it to April with it. Then it faded away and I haven’t been able to come back […]
Guest post: Is car sharing right for you?
Car sharing is not a new concept, at least not in my life. I was part of a car sharing service when I lived in the city. Now I wish I could be part of one again. Car sharing offers many advantages, from lower costs to less dependency. I even attribute ‘no car’ to a […]
Guest post: Heat Loss in the Home
When we started designing our tiny house I had to answer a number of questions. One of them was how we want to heat and insulate our home. I honestly had no idea about those things and started to read a lot. When Jane of Senator Windows approached me with an infographic about that very […]
Digital clutter
I have a confession to make: I’m a hoarder. I hoard photos, documents, emails, bookmarks, and e-books on my computer and on external storage devices. Some of it is sorted, a few items have been deleted but overall I have accumulated a lot of stuff. Digital stuff but still stuff. I don’t like admitting it […]
How I get through a (Swedish) winter
My family and I moved to Sweden last year and we’re now in the middle of winter, our first winter in the country. Before moving I had, of course, heard all the good and bad things about Sweden. The long, cold, and dark winters were at the top of the list of things that were […]
Guest post: Furoshiki – alternative gift wrapping
I came across furoshiki about a year ago but never really took the time to get into it. It’s essentially a gift wrapping technique where you use a large piece of cloth rather than wrapping paper. But since I’ve never actually tried it, I leave it to the experts. Emma from Invaluable contacted me to share her knowledge on […]
Five things we learned from tiny house living
It’s been four months in our tiny house so far and we’ve seen it in all kinds of weather conditions: hot and dry as well as covered in snow. We have just finished setting it up and we have learned so much in the process that I thought it’s time for an update. What has […]
Cleaning with horse chestnuts
A few weeks ago I posted about soapnuts, my rediscovered cleaning product. I got a comment on that post which not only raised some critical issues about soap nuts (the fact that they become too expensive for people in the producing countries) but also introduced a new idea to me: cleaning with horse chestnuts. And […]