Let’s start off with some good news. I have found out today that I should have more than adequate funds to launch my backyard farmstead IF I take it slowly and not splurge on wants before I can safely afford them. I won’t be rich by any conventional definition of the word, but I won’t…
Committing myself to a Permaculture lifestyle: booking an online PDF course
The moment one commits oneself, it is indeed true that Providence moves, too! I have set aside the month of May to take stock of my current situation in life and design a way forward. I know where I would like to be in 5 years’ time, but until now, the path to get there…
I have a shop!!!
I will let you in on a little secret… as of last weekend, I have a shop on this blog of mine! But before you start jumping up and down and wondering where you have last seen your credit/debit card, I must also confess that it isn’t operational. Yet. I have opened a (free) account…
Damaged People
In 1992, the movie Damaged came out, starring Juliette Binoche and Jeremy Irons. It was a heavy movie, with dark themes, including incest. The movie was based on a similarly-titled book, by Josephine Hart, and there is a quote from the book (and the movie) that I have come across quite often: “All damaged people…
Getting inspired and getting going
Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one…
Building some savings
First off, I have to confess that I have never really given thought to the idea of building a nest egg for whatever reason. After all, my debt is entirely manageable and I contribute extra to both my employers’ pension fund and my bond. And yes, that’s cringeworthy in itself. Why? Because I am a…
Getting out of my head, into myself and into the moment!
Don’t tell anyone I said this because I shall deny it in the highest courts of law, but my life isn’t altogether happy. It’s not particularly sad, either. It’s just… blah! Or meh… or whatever the word is these days to describe something that’s truly boring and unsatisfying. Yes, that word. That is how my…
Making Rum Balls for Christmas
I used The Preppy Kitchen Rum Ball Recipe, with “extra liquid” added to make some rum balls as edible Christmas and Thank You gifts for my family and neighbors at the end of 2020. But then, I started thinking… What if I made some more, but played around a bit with the alcoholic additives? Like,…
The Comparison Trap
I hit a bit of a speed bump today. The problem was that I could only blame myself for that one. You see, I met with an online acquaintance yesterday. He seemed to have it all together, and to know all the right people and go all the right places, and he was actually…
The Four Most Dangerous Words I Know
There are some words in my vocabulary, that – strung together in a certain order – cause panic reactions in the people that know me well. That some of those people are on the other side of the planet, doesn’t really influence things. They still feel the fear… The words are I have been thinking……