Friday again. I’m sitting here with thoughts spinning – should we take the motorhome LVL² out this weekend, despite autumn storms, or not? I want to go. However, at the same time, I want to stay home. The season is drawing to a close. Nevertheless, there’s still time for several more trips before winter takes over.
A warm welcome to you who read my blog – malix.se. It brings me joy every time someone finds their way here and takes the time to read my words. Today, I offer a post that smells of autumn storms, tea, and motorhome thoughts.
The first storm of autumn
This motorhome weekend (if it turns out to be an LVL² weekend) might bring autumn storms and tea in the van. It has been very windy here this week – truly stormy. Even though the wind has calmed down a bit, the curtains on the porch still sway. Furthermore, the weather app says it might blow again this weekend.
When it was at its worst this Tuesday, the wind grabbed the roof of the porch, knocked over chairs, and gave me that anxious feeling in my stomach. I don’t like when nature’s forces grow so strong that I barely dare to go outside.
When you watch videos on TikTok from England – the storm is even worse there. Naturally, that doesn’t ease my worry at all. Now the wind has calmed. Still, I think the autumn storms arrived a bit early. They really could have waited a couple more weeks before dropping by.
Motorhome or cozy weekend at home?
I asked my husband what we should do this weekend. So far, I have no answer. Maybe he’s simply tired after his first workweek following the vacation. I can relate – sometimes it’s just nice to stay home.
But then the thought comes: soon the motorhome season is over for the year. Our motorhome LVL² and I aren’t quite finished with each other yet. We’re in the final stretch now. However, if the weather allows, there might still be many weekends left – perhaps even into October.
A trip to the sea would be lovely – to feel the wind, and maybe even take a swim as the waves roll in after the storm.
Tea, wool socks, and longing
Tea has always been my little everyday luxury. In the motorhome, it’s bagged tea. Nevertheless, it still tastes just as good – perhaps even better, when the cup steams in the small living space and I sit there, enjoying a cozy moment with a warm drink.
Soon we’ll be entering that season when tea, candles, and wool socks become part of everyday life. When the evenings are darker than bright and you can snuggle up with a fire in the basement and a pot of tea beside you. I almost long for that. At the same time, I want to hold on to the last bit of motorhome feeling just a little longer.
Friday feeling
So here I sit now. I want to go – I want to stay. I want to feel the wind by the sea, feel the old sea rolling – I want to sit at home with tea and glowing candles.
Lerkil in the wind
Maybe this is what life is. Longing, waiting, and the small moments of now.
We’ll see what the weekend brings. It could be motorhome LVL², or just a cozy weekend here in our little village. Perhaps the sea, perhaps home comforts. And you know what? Either way will probably be good.
Alfred is coming to visit
In a little while, little Alfred is coming to visit. He chose grandma over a day at after-school care. It warmed my heart that he wanted to come over. He’s chosen the day just the way he wants it to be. And that means a trip down to Grandpa’s stash of little candies.
When I told him Grandpa might only have cheese puffs and snus, Alfred thought that maybe Grandpa really ought to stop and buy some chocolate today.
Between the lines – my voice
I don’t always know what I want, but I know I want to feel. Sometimes it’s enough just to sit still in the in-between – between going and staying, between the wind and the tea, between dreams of the sea and the reality here at home. It’s not hesitation. Instead, it’s allowing life to be both.
I’m not in a hurry. I’m not trying to create a perfect weekend. Rather, I’m simply trying to be human – with longing, messy thoughts, and a cup of tea in my hand.
Reflection
It wasn’t the decision that mattered. Instead, it was the space before it. The breathing, the thoughts, the desire to both go and stay. That’s where life happened.
I realize that longing itself is a part of life. Waiting for something and feeling the anticipation is almost as lovely as when it actually happens.
Here comes a little Ozzy. Imagine that he got to experience this before he left for the other side. It’s so beautiful it’s almost impossible to describe – it just goes straight into the heart. It’s one of those moments you don’t just see, you feel.
What do you think?
Do you have a place you always long for in autumn?
What would you choose – a quiet weekend at home or a short motorhome trip?
Is there a song or an artist that makes you feel everything a little more, just like Ozzy does for me?
Yesterday rests in memories, and tomorrow lies ahead in the future. It’s here in the now where we experience, feel, and can actually do something. Problems waiting over there can’t be solved today – except perhaps by trying to prevent them from becoming problems in the first place.
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