The First Days of Winter at My Off-Grid Cottage

At last, the first snow has fallen. The days are short, the nights are long, and the temperatures are hovering right around freezing. Despite the winter darkness and the colder weather, somehow everything feels lighter and warmer now that the…

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Cottage Tour: Off-Grid Living in Havikskogen, Norway

After eighteen weeks of renovations, today’s the day that I can finally bring you inside of my new home. This place was fairly move-in ready when I bought it and I certainly didn’t plan on making all of the changes…

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I Bought an Off-Grid Cottage in the Norwegian Forest

It’s been a few months since I last wrote, so today I’m taking you to my neck of the woods to share what’s been going on around here. In my previous blog post, I announced that my dog Cody and…

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Then and Now: The Late Sunday Dreamers

This post wasn’t planned, nor does it match my usual content, but it’s something I feel compelled to share. After all, this blog began as a way for me to cope with grief and loss, and I find I’ve lost…

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11 Random Reasons Why I Love Vancouver

It’s crazy to think that it’s been nearly two months since I moved to Canada and started my new life here in Vancouver. In a way it feels like I arrived just yesterday, but then again, the deep connection I…

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How to Cope with Grief and Loss

Yesterday was my dad’s birthday, today is forty-five weeks since his passing. Over the past three-hundred-and-fifteen days, I have been searching for answers, but all I have found are more questions. Why him? Why me? Why now? Losing my dad…

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How to Find Motivation and Get Out of a Rut

We all experience ups and downs, highs and lows, successes and failures – that’s the ebb and flow of life – but when feelings of sadness linger, it may take more than an oat milk latte and a vegan brownie…

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23 Things I Learned in 23 Years

Twenty-two was a big year to say the least. I lived in three different countries and traveled to an additional ten, I completed my first full marathon and ran two more half marathons, I lost my dad and went through…

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