After a couple of weeks of feeling really meehhh about my creativity, writing and DIY-ing, I decided to just let go and stop overthinking what I should and should not share on the blog. I think the internal blockage came from this idea that all pictures and all the content that I share has to be styled and perfect. But then I started to think differently about the blog and the purpose it serves, for me and for…

  I have always been drawn to the idea of taking your time - the slow approach to building a home, working and living. I believe in the idea of good work done for its own sake beyond any external rewards or recognition, work and actions done for the pleasure and satisfaction of the feeling of a job well done and knowing that the foundation that you've made is on you and you alone. Yesterday I spoke to…

For the past weeks, I've been waking up at 4 in the morning. It's like clockwork. The clock goes 4 and my eyes automatically open up. And then starts the tossing and turning. Three hours later, I've been awake-sleeping the whole time and waking up is a real struggle. The whole day I try the stay awake, consuming copious amounts of coffee. Not knowing what it is that is causing this, I went on a quest to find…