We’ve been lucky to enjoy a full week of golden sunbeams, which has catapulted us into gardening season. And I must say, I don’t mind growing a sun-kissed face while ripping weeds out of the ground at all!
From city to cottage life - 2 years in
Around this time 2 years ago we moved from the Netherlands to the Norwegian countryside and it’s been really fun looking back at another year of living here this past week. It always amazes me that when you take a moment to look back, you suddenly see how all those snippets of your life together show some kind of pattern or shape. This soothes me in a way because sometimes it feels like days have no shape (and feel ‘wasted’), but when you put them all together you see the design they form. This reminds me of the following quote by one of my favourite authors, who puts this so eloquently:
"It seemed to give the journey a design, and everything in the world must have design or the human mind rejects it." - John Steinbeck (Travels with Charley)
So long decision fatigue
After spending a few hours in our garden the other day, my partner and I sat at our terrace and chatted about how much we enjoyed experiencing four distinct seasons while living here. It’s interesting to see the great influence the changing landscape has on our activities. When the seasons determine the things we can undertake we just follow their lead, naturally. That is why we probably enjoy it so much, the seasons decide what to do with our time. So long decision fatigue!
Questions about cottage life
Since I’m feeling a little poetic (;-) and inspired by looking back at another year of life in the Norwegian countryside, I have made a video of my experience so far. I share my thoughts and answers on some questions I regularly get like ‘What’s most challenging?’ and ‘Will you stay indefinitely?’ and show what life and our surroundings look like right now. I really enjoyed filming it so I hope you find it entertaining!
7-minute movie called City Girl, Cottage Life - 2 years in
That’s it for my little note this week, sharing about my transition from city to cottage life now 2 years later. I hope you've enjoyed it and when you have questions, leave me a note below so I can get back to you. Have a lovely week,
Iris
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