sometimes you just have to be a kook in order to have a little fun
All tagged nature
Okay, so I didn’t really even try to garden… All I did was clean up the patio area outside of my apartment building with the help of my neighbor. Still—the work was different than what I’m used to. I have often romanticized this type of work. Using your hands to clean a space. To transform it from something broken, dirty, and forgotten into a precious place filled with magic. This wasn’t exactly what I experienced for myself…
I’m practicing the art of gratitude. And it is an art. The act of feeling thankful for everything that we have doesn’t necessarily come naturally or even easily. I’d argue that taking advantage of situations or taking things for granted is what comes naturally to us humans.
On our last night in the Finnish Lapland, we went hunting for the Northern Lights. Though we didn’t end up seeing the Aurora Borealis, we still had a fantastic, magical evening. Sitting around a fire in a traditional hut, our guide explained that it’s pretty difficult to have a bad time when in Finland. So, here are 10 ways to be miserable in Finland. I dare you to try them.
At 6:00 AM, we woke up to hike to the island’s peak in order to catch the sunrise. Truth be told, I was awake before then because not only did I have to pee (yet again) but I was also sure that a baby raccoon was trying to gnaw its way into my tent. Though I did not see any little critter when I emerged, I do not doubt my wild woman instincts were correct. Masked devil.
