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What keeps me going

3/27/2015

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Window boxes and shutters. Beautiful cladding. A bright and cozy interior to work, play and cuddle with Indigo in.
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What keeps me going is seeing the finished project dangling in front of me like the proverbial carrot.  I've watched so many videos of men, women and a teen saying they had no previous building experience and they Did It!  They inspired me to believe that I could do it, too.  Little was I prepared though, how tough I would find this experience to be.  Even though I have wonderful, knowledgeable friends who always have an ear for me, tips how to do stuff and tools to lend me some practical help as well. Truth is I have been feeling quite alone in this. I'm challenged physically, nothing takes under 2 hours and even simple jobs turn out to be painful.  For example having returned Kai's hammer stapler before I was completely done with tar-papering.  I went to use my ordinary hand stapler, harder on one's hands and near impossible at angles I couldn't get my weight behind. That would have been OK though had the thing not been jinxed to jam after every couple of staples. The job took twice as long, emotions ran high and exhaustion with all of it not far behind.  

How important it is TO BE NICE TO YOUR SELF!  How often is it that we lament the lack of support and help and usually it is we who pull the plug on our selves first in that regard.  Whether it is thoughts like 'I suck' or 'Why do I have so little help, there must be something wrong with me'.

Times have changed. I am learning to love myself through adversity.  Be nice to myself.  Instead of throwing the stapler of the roof that I'm sitting on, and rather than to scream insults and to blame or judge, I remember to give myself a hug, breathe long and deep and tell myself 'I'm sorry you have to experience this being so hard' and 'You are doing a great job!'  The harder it is the more I compliment and praise myself for every accomplishment -- however little it may be.

Even if it doesn't sound or feel like it at the time, I do embrace this challenge.  It's a huge learning curve and opportunity to practice and incorporate new spiritual  knowledge.

I am about to start dry walling. Another step closer to furnishing and decorating. :)

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My Tiny House on Wheels

3/26/2015

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I've been researching, collecting ideas and pictures and making floor plans for the last 3 years. And 2 years ago was 1 of 80 attendees at the first Tumbleweed, Tiny House Workshop in Vancouver.
1 1/2 years ago I bought an old 30' 5th Wheel. It turned out to have way more leaks than I was led to believe and a way bigger project than I was comfortable to handle. What didn't help also was I couldn't find a place to park the thing. So to avoid a panic attack and further cost I ended up giving my white elephant away. 

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Not being deterred by the former experience I jumped with enthusiasm into a new venture when my friend and teacher Muriel handed me a new opportunity.
'Kalina of the Forest' she is a tiny 8' x 12' outside dimension and situated in the Rain Forest of lower Vancouver Island. I was determent to see the potential however I did ask a carpenter friend to look her over for an honest opinion. Was I of with the Fairy's once again? 

January 2015
Having had said input and expecting to replace a section of one wall I got on peeling back the layers. 
The inside photos are looking way better than it did in real life.

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Here the inside layers are removed and yes my heart was sinking during the process and the revealing of how bad things really were. Was it even worth entertaining the thought of continuing? Was it even possible? Were to start and how? I'm an Artist, good with my hands and have been DIY'ing all my life, but this? I'm a novice, a rookie and most people would say start from scratch. And I would have liked to, Really! But as finances would have it, it was either going ahead and work with what I had or giving up for the 2nd time.
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After a month of emotions and doubts, in February anewed resolution brings on board a carpenter. Kai. Yay, someone who knows what needs to be done and not being put of by the state of things. We worked together for 4 days and a lot got achieved.
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What needs to be done needs to be done. A huge chunk of my 'Tiny Shoestring Budget' went into wages but without Kai's wonderful work 'Kalina of the Forest' would still be rotting away. So from here I have slowly been forging ahead. 
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    Artist and free spirit I am striving to simplify my life by downsizing going of grid and focusing on what matters to me.

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