It’s strange how the days can slip away between rain showers and small glimpses of sunshine.
Here I sit, laptop in my lap, surrounded by candlelight.
The sound of rain against the window makes me reflect on how my habits are changing.

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Foreword

Hello – or maybe I should say good morning?
You get to choose, because you’re the one visiting me here.
I want you to know that it warms my heart.
It feels as if we are creating ripples together – ripples on the water.

Summer has slowly started leaning toward autumn.
The tomatoes in the greenhouse are waiting to be picked.
Everyday life is knocking at the door again.
Maybe it is right now, in these quiet moments, that life feels the most alive.


A New Habit to Build

These past few days, I’ve just been sitting on the couch.
I’ve rewritten this post several times.
The rain has come and gone, heavy gray clouds hanging low – but sometimes the sun has peeked through.

Creating a new habit is not easy.
My old habit was writing every morning, about everything and nothing.
Now I want to grow – both myself and this blog:

– Write fewer posts, but with more feeling
– Let the words take less time, but give more

You are valuable.

Maybe that’s why I rewrite, again and again.
Because I want you, the one reading this, to take something with you from here.
I don’t know what that will be yet – maybe time will tell.

The past days have been spent with family.
The sorrow is still there, but it feels lighter each day.
I find light in the darkness and feel good in the small everyday chores.


Fresh Tomatoes and Small Moments

A quick walk to the greenhouse.
Pick ripe tomatoes.
Bring in a cucumber for dinner or a sandwich.

Nyplockade tomater och en gurka från växthuset, upplagda på ett träbord
En liten men glad skörd från växthuset

A few tomatoes and a cucumber from the greenhouse.

Those little moments are enough for me.
Just being present, right then and there.
How about you – are you here and now, or often in the future or the past?

omogna tomater i växthuset

There will be plenty of tomatoes to enjoy once they all ripen.

Örter som hänger på tork i köksfönstret, med utsikt mot garaget
Små dofter av sommar som får följa med in i hösten

I’m drying some herbs in the kitchen window.


Lessons Learned

Right now, the rain is pouring down.
I’ve lit candles and an incense stick.
The little one is in the next room, mumbling in front of the computer.

It’s a peaceful moment, and I realize I’ve learned something during this time.
The time of being left out.
I no longer get stuck as long in the looping thoughts of sorrow and what-ifs.
I can’t do anything about it – so I rest in what is still here, in my own circles.


Small Weekends and New Routines

The summer vacation is over for now.
My husband is back at work, and now short weekend trips with the motorhome await.

It’s parked outside now – cleaned, organized, and packed for weekends.
Inside, the memories of summer rest quietly, almost as if they don’t want to remind me of themselves.
There’s a small sadness there, but also the hope of short getaways,
when the feeling of freedom sneaks back in.

Husbilen inför hösten.

Our little LVL² feels a bit empty now.

I don’t know yet if we’ll take it out this weekend.
The weather – and the storm rolling in – will decide.

Maybe this is where we’ll sleep this weekend.

When school starts in two weeks, I want to create new routines for myself.
I want to:

– Start swimming at the indoor pool during the week
– Spend more time on myself, not just the house and home

It’s so easy to just live in the kitchen – cooking simply because I have the time.
But living life is more than that.
It’s about living for yourself, not only for others.


Autumn Awaits

Last spring, my neighbor gave me dahlias.
I was a little afraid I might fail,
but now the buds are appearing,
and soon they’ll be in full bloom – and I feel almost childishly proud.

Små tecken på hösten som smyger sig på

”Little signs that autumn is quietly arriving in the garden.”

Soon it will be time to bring in the last from the greenhouse,
tidy up the cushions, and prepare for next spring.
Autumn waits with birthdays, fall break, Lucia, and finally Christmas.

But for now, I’m content with:
– Picking tomatoes and cucumbers
– Driving to the lake for a swim
– Cooking and savoring that it’s still summer – even if it’s on its last stretch

So this is how the future will look –
in small, quiet moments.


Internal Links

Here’s another post about being present in the moment:
Konmari Method

Also read: Morning Coffee and a Rain That Almost Hurt

Educational video for small children.

Another little link to my friend’s YouTube channel – you can watch it HERE →


Now I’m Curious About You!

Motorhome & weekends:
“Do you have a place or thing that carries your summer memories – that makes you a little wistful but still happy?”

Everyday moments & presence:
“When was the last time an ordinary everyday moment became something to remember?”

New habits & autumn:
“What do you want to give more space for this fall – something just for you, that makes you feel good?”

Sorrow & hope:
“Have you also felt how sorrow and hope can live side by side – almost in the same breath?”

Tomatoes and little joys:
“What is your own small everyday joy – that simple thing that makes you pause and smile?”


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Reflection

Sometimes life is like a quiet whisper, reminding us that the simplest things are often the most important.
A red tomato in your hand, a candle burning as the rain falls,
a soft mumble from the room next door –
these are the moments that keep us grounded in the now.
When I pause in them, I feel that I truly live.


AHA – Between the Lines

Aha… life doesn’t always have to be big to feel alive.
It lives in the small moments – a tomato in your hand,
a candle burning, a mumble from the next room.
The sorrow is still there, but quiet enough now to let everyday life carry me.
It is the here and now that keeps me standing –
and maybe that’s exactly what it means to live.

We live right now, tasting fresh-picked tomatoes.
Yesterday is history, and tomorrow is just today’s tomato one day older.
Right now – this is where we live and breathe.

Carina Ikonen Nilsson


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