have less, do more, be more
I seem to have less time to blog lately for some reason haha. Therefore I have started a new Instagram account low.impact.family where I will continue sharing thoughts and how we live a low impact life in a format that is easier when you dont have that much time. I will still write some blog …
We have been living on one salary for six months now and so far it has worked really well! Mr LIL has also gotten a raise which has given us some more wiggle room. A huge positive impact on our net worth is that our house has been evaluated and has increases in value with …
Winter has arrived in Stockholm, hurray!! It is little LILs first snow! I cant believe that she’s six months next week! It has been wonderful to be at home with her these past six months and seeing her grow and learn.
Since we wanted to get our berries going as soon as possible we started our garden project with berry bushes and a cherry tree. We’ve now got raspberries, red and white goose berries, red currant, cherries and a new to us berry called blue honeysuckle/honeyberry/haskap and is supposed to taste like raspberry/blueberry. We also have …
I thought a lot about the environmental impact of having a child and of course wanted to try to have as low impact as possible. The areas below are the ones we are working on. Second hand When I was pregnant I started looking for baby things on the second hand market. There are so …
I cant believe its almost been three months since this little bundle took over our lives. Its so interesting how our lives changed in a second and now have a completely different focus. And the amazing thing is that it feels so natural. I am so happy to spend my whole days feeding her, changing …
We planted raspberry bushes in april and now we have eaten our first raspberries! There are lots more to come too. Our cherry tree produced three cherries this year but unfortunately I think the birds took them. If we get more next year we will have to find a way to keep the birds away. …
Little LIL is three weeks now 🙂 She arrived on the 12th of June (which was 1 week and 1 day after my due date), it went well and we’re all healthy. It was the most intense and magical experience I have ever been through. Life has taken on a different focus and I am …
I have just got my last proper paycheck for a long time. Since we are so financially minded it feels weird but we have also been planning and saving for this time so I am not worried. It is going to be interesting to see how it is to live on one salary and I …
We (mostly Mr LIL) has spent the last couple of weeks working on our garden and outdoor space. We had a number of different projects on our list and still have some left but we have come a long way! First off we had to dig out an area where we were going to extend …