Though I’ve long been an advocate for the ‘art of slow living’, I’ve not actually been living slowly myself. Elongating the ‘do as I say, not as I do’ scenario to new lengths. Adding an extra layer of guilt to the feeling that though this year was a vast improvement on the year previous, I still haven’t quite found my stride. Struggling still to embody the change I wish to see both inside and out.
one. HOW TO MAKE YOUR HOUSE (AND LIFE) MORE HYGGE, SUSTAINABLY
My husband and I had been struggling financially for the past few years, scraping by despite the constant output of energy we’ve invested in our career-focused rhythms. Though things had slowly begun to flower, it was clear we couldn’t flourish in the life we’d built. Something had to drastically change in terms of circumstance and habit, or we’d undoubtedly sink.
When we arrived the waves were wild and the sky was billowing with indigo coloured blue. The van was parked up on a hill overlooking it all, the smokestack billowing smoke through its little white roof. We had exchanged warm emails with the couple who owned it, they were about our age, exactly our size and had been living in the van full time. We walked into the warmth of a cozy fire, greeted with genuine smiles and with the smell of percolating coffee filling the air. It felt, almost immediately, like home. The four of us sat there like old friends, grinning shyly and sharing our life plans around the fire.
Annie says
That's really exciting, Holly! Looking forward to following your travel adventures 🙂
Karolina Fomi says
I am so glad I read this post because me and my boyfriend started dreaming of life on a road as well! Settled life somehow doesn't make sense anymore. But at the same time this sounds so challenging and at the moment just stays in the 'dream' section. But now I feel so inspired to see that real people are doing this. Thank you for your posts, they are unique from what is out there on the internet.
Best,
Karolina Fomi
hollyrose says
Thank you so much for your warm words on my work! You should totally make the move – we bought a Mercedes 508D which are super popular in the Netherlands (where you are) – I can send you one we were looking at for 4K€ that’s just a bit bigger than ours … you’ll save so much in rent in the long run 🙂