I’m somewhat intrigued but very apprehensive about plumbing. I know it would be a good idea to sort out an awesome water system for my entire land right from the start, but it’s a very daunting task for someone who’s barley got experience unclogging a drain.
Despite owning my piece of land since September 2020, actually living there still seems like a far away dream. As I fall asleep each night I seem to spend my time counting projects instead of counting sheep which tends to lead to a sense of overwhelm. It’s a magically wonderful sense of overwhelm, but overwhelm, nonetheless.
A few months ago, when anyone asked when I’d like to be living on my land, I’d have said mid November. I even wrote a post about making my barn livable in time for this winter. That, my friends, was insanity. It’s mid January now and I’m nowhere near being close to moving in… in fact, I feel like I’m somehow even farther away! When they say everything will take longer than you expect, they’re right! I don’t know who ‘they’ are, but they’re wise. Though a move in date seems like a far away dream right now, things are plodding along in the right direction… it’s just that they’re plodding very slowly. But no walls have fallen down, no sink holes have opened up in the middle of my land, no trees have been washed away in floods, so life is good.
I’ve been back in Portugal since July 15th but I’ve been having so much fun catching up with friends and doing non-computer-y things that sitting down to write has been a huge struggle. I’ve basically been spending time with some of my favourite people doing some of my favourite things and I haven’t managed to plop myself down in front of my computer for about a month. The horror! My Kigali website has basically been neglected, my Nairobi map is stalled, somewhat important emails have been ignored, and I’ve been a bit crap at staying in touch with family and friends. But how can computer life compete with sawing and chiseling? It can’t! At least not at the moment.
I’m in Canada at the moment, hanging out with family and friends, enjoying the toasty weather, riding my bike, and having a few weeks of laid back summer-y fun. I’m supposed to be working on my Nairobi map to get as much done as possible before I head back to Portugal in mid-July (and then onto Nairobi in late October), but it seems like most of my time is going towards navigating the wonderful and rather overwhelming world of hand tools.
Hi! My name is Kirsty and I want to build my own house naturally, grow a garden, ride my bike, and enjoy a simple way of living. I’m hoping to buy and renovate a ruin in Portugal but I work in East Africa, which is a hell of a commute. It’s all a work in progress with a lot to figure out. I’m not really totally sure what I’m doing, but I love a challenge! Learn More
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