A long autumn walk and a skinny dip in a Dartmoor river. Then dinner, film and cosiness. So lovely having Bella to stay. Achieving perfect autumness. *****
My good friend Anne-Sofie, her husband Stefan and kid Louie visited for the weekend at the summerhouse, and on a dark evening walk, little Louie helped illuminate our appletree with his little flashlight.
I have found a farm in Devon where Otto can stay if I am away that is affordable and friendly. This is the biggest relief because Otto is my biggest comfort in life but also when I want to go away my biggest stress. Feels like a huge achievement to have found this place and now visited. *****
Today 4 years ago we bought this lovely little wooden cabin near the sea.
The house was built the same year I was born (1978) and stands intact with all original interior, even the oven from back then still works.
A little haven from the bustling city life.
Up for yoga at 7 despite driving back from Bristol last night. A walk in the park with Otto’s best friend Fish. This view.
Achievement; seeing something I haven’t seen before at work.
It says; (turning) the first sod for for the Kingdom.
Rigshospitalet is at times called the Kingdom (Riget).
At first I thought it was the historic shovel, but it is really props for the Series The Kingdom made by Lars von Trier.
The view outside the warehouse I’ve been working for the past 2 weeks. Feels like such an achievement finding work that suits my skills as well as being a real adventure…there’s more to come….
Super busy day at work, but still achieved a quiet moment enjoying the sunrise over Copenhagen city.
It’s amazing what some sanding, varnish and care can do…this job feels like an achievement of finding a tiny ad in a random fb group I joined last summer and it ending up in paid work I really enjoy.
Beautiful Ikebana by Ulla at the Dojo.
Making shiny things to put around the burrows….a bit like a bower bird nest by the sounds of it. I’ve been wanting to make a bower bird nest since circa 2012 so being paid to make one is quite a surprise and an achievement!
Left early this morning for work, then afterwork seminar and then dinner with colleagues and back home late.
Managed to finally sort out Otto being cared for while I work in Bristol this week. Then blew the cobwebs away with a walk along the beach at Whitsands Bay and a swim.
Sunday morning Aikido training, after a late night concert.
I had committed to leaving home early and going on a long walk despite knowing I was arriving home tired late last night. But I did it and loved it and achieved 10 miles of beauty with my rambling group.
Achievement; managing to have a chilled and relaxing morning enjoying my coffee without rushing off anywhere.
Another fun day making props. And being given doughnuts.
Udbrud (my brothers band) after their fantastic debut concert at Lygten Station.
Made more props today including 3 ‘burrows’ involving cardboard, hanging basket pockets, expandable foam and plaster….a good team and varied work which involves me using my initiative. Definitely feels like I’m achieving right now.
Achievement; finally moving away from stressfulness with physical activity followed by comfort food (home made burgers and baked sweet potatoes) and rest.
Work in Bristol helping with props for a secret gig. One of my jobs was to give an ‘essence of gold’ to lots of pewter goblets….I left home at 6.30am to arrive on time. A home from home evening at Blackbird Singing in the dead of Night Dave’s new home after finishing work.
Achievement; how this metro stairway was matching my mood: feeling completely blue, the state of my mind, my job, the world…
This stairway did lead to a better place with white truffles and good wine, so did forget about the above ordeals for a while.
I went to yoga at 7am and on my way home saw this lady scooting along with her pink stripe of hair. I missed getting a photo of her as she whizzed past a billboard of similar colours but did manage to catch her before she went round the corner. The rest of the day involved sorting stressful dog logistics as I was offered work last minute in Bristol.
Trying to stay calm in a work day full of stressors, but not quite able to, so ended up oversharing my frustration.
At least I let some steam out.
Went to training in Dojo, where somebody was feeling frustrated with some of the Aikido techniques.
Not feeling in balance, but today it’s an achievement getting through the day.
Autumn leaves on Gammel Carlsberg road.
I went walking on Dartmoor with Otto and found this weird mushroom. It smelt really bad. Luckily I’m part of a foraging group in Plymouth and today was the first time I discovered something unusual enough to post. Felt like an achievement!
Biggest achievement of the day, catching this funny light outside, looking a bit like northern lights.
Heated rocket yoga at 9. Walked Otto. Washed Otto. Played pool. Made this delicious Spanish omelette with a selection of specifically saved leftovers.
This beautiful and cheerful sunflower defying the otherwise grey weather and brightening up a cold and windy walk around Hjerk, Jutland.
Another ramble…this beauty is only about 20 minutes from my house. I’ve not been here before. I love exploring the area. Joining my rambling group was one of the best things I’ve done this year.
Achievement to slow down completely and just enjoy the little things around me and being with the old folks doing nothing without getting (too) restless.
Went to my studio again and painted a little, nothing fantastic. Walked home feeling a little like ‘what’s the point’. Saw the sun about to dip behind a hill which might only happen there around this time of year. Then marched myself to restorative / nidra yoga which was lovely as it was very chilled by candlelight but at the same time wasn’t what I look for in yoga…but now I’ve tried it out.
At work, then home and rest and listening to The Cure’s new album, before heading to Hjerk, Jutland a six hour drive to visit family.
The Cure still sounding fresh and relevant, which is an achievement since they had their debut in 1978, the year I was born.
Drove across Storebæltsbroen, opened in 1997, one of the world’s 5 largest hanging bridges. It was a windy, but beautiful starry night.
I went to another new yoga class at 7am, then after breakfast walked Otto through the park to town to buy more yarn for my tufting and onto my studio where I finished a painting I’d started last year. My studio mates also came in and it was lovely reuniting with them as we hadn’t seen each other for a long time. I enjoyed the walk home seeing this beautiful carving, one of a whole series along a church.
Busy day at work and feeling extremely tired when I came home. Still went to the Dojo and practiced Aikido and had a great time.
Managed to move a mountain; one of my training partners is 2 meters tall and +100kg, still managed to (un)balance him for a second and then tumble him over, in a technique called koshi nage.
Went to kundalini yoga at 7 to try and combat my anxiety. It brought up all the emotions and I could feel my throat chakra so much I could hardly swallow. What I realised was sad and led to two broken hearts.
So big achievement; managed to leave the house without bringing my phone, so no camera all day. Went to work and then out for pizzas and a movie.
Had a talk at work with a patient who had been traveling a lot in South America and Mexico in particular. She really liked the tradition of Dias de Los muertos, where Mexicans celebrate and remember their dear ones who have passed away.
She lost her son too early but every 2nd November, she celebrates his memory in a festive way.
Got home at 23.00 and went out to my hallway to snap a picture of this sweet little light in the dark.
My body was out of whack and I’ve been waking up with physical anxiety since getting back. I decided not to go down the dark path again so I quickly signed up to my local yoga centre and less than an hour later was in my first ‘heated’* yoga class.
*heated = foggy lens on my camera
My good friend Camilla, a professional photographer and videographer, has been working on a mountainbike movie as a non-funded side project in her spare time the last couple of years.
She had been filming a group of women riding mountain bikes together in all seasons and all weather.
Today she interviewed me in Søndermarken. She will be wrapping up all the loose ends before the premiere on the 29th November in Cinemateket.
Great achievement and I’m so excited to see the final result at the premiere.
It’s a rubbish photo but captures the afternoon. I sourced the tufting gun and frame at the weekend and this morning went out to buy the hessian, set it all up and get going. Momentum….I aim to make 10 pieces and sell them for Christmas.
Picked myself up and went out for a run in my nearby park, Søndermarken, after a not busy but tough day at work.
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