All Ways are Good except the Dumb Ones

I am learning so much from living in a little house on my own, and especially in a very very old wooden house. Thus I have taken the very clever saying 'all ways are good except the dumb ones' into daily use- it pretty much sums up my daily activity and life ethos at the moment.

1. Emptying the ash from the fire in a red coat, in heavy wind - Dumb (Life lesson; always wear the black coat and not good jeans/leggings/trousers and shoes when emptying the ash)

2. Always be very very careful with the fire, spjäll (whatever heck that is in english, basically the ventilation 'stick' you have on fireplaces that you have to always make sure to have open when lighting a fire, or else you will most likely die of carbonoxide poisoning sooner than you can count to 1000 [and with my concentration span quicker than I could count to 10...)] - Good & Clever

3. When you have set yourself good and constructife 'life rules', such as never allowing your own or anyone elses mobile phone or laptop into your bedroom, STICK TO THEM - Very very good, and I have got into brilliant habits with this one, and stuck to them like glue

4. Don't try to hang up a painting using a pin for a nail and a cup for a hammer, it just won't work - Slightly Dumb, but more inventive (Life Lesson; get yourself some tools like a proper organised woman! - and I(pappa) got myself some tools!)

5. If you haven't got it- invent/make it! - Very Clever, moneysaving and green (so far I have made my own stock, toiletpaper holder, kitchen roll holder, 'no commercial please' sign, door sign, flavoured coffee and so on and so on...)

6. If a bright orange glove on a doorknob with a big paper stuck to it with tape, works as a reminder to check the stove/oven/fire place before leaving the house, USE IT! - very very good

7. Hanging up a massive decorative star using only tape just won't work - slightly dumb, but more optimistic I would say (Life lesson; get yourself some stronger tape!)

8. Using the internet at libraries, internetcafe's/bars/pubs, at friends houses is both economic, time saving and more fun - Very Good (I love not having the internet as a distraction at home, but it has made me a slight hermit, and I now pretty much loathe the mobile phone ringing/beeping even. I am still very sociable, but when I am in my house I dislike being disturbed by my phone. Visitors are fine and even super welcome, but trying to get me on my mobile....not too keen on that one...)

I could go on forever and ever, but I won't bore you too much.

Basically, what I am trying to say is that I absolutetely LOVE living in my little old house, I love living on my own for the first time ever, and I love everything about my little beautiful house.

Now come Sunday and my big public moving in day Shenanigans. I have invited so many people I have no idea how they will actually fit into my ONE socialisation room...Hmm...maybe I should hope they don't all turn up at the same time, or that some people don't mind standing in the garden looking in through a window?...Ah, we'll sort that out some way or another, as we say in swedish ' Finns det hjärterum så finns det stjärterum' (something like 'if there is room in the heart there is room for the butt'), and there is indeed plenty of room in my heart and in my Sunshine Home- so Welcome!

Cheers and Merry Little Christmas! [finnishswedish thing we celebrate last saturday of November, by giving each other little gifts and kicking of the prechristmas season! woooopidoooopie!]