{"id":10299,"date":"2017-02-20T17:57:38","date_gmt":"2017-02-20T16:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marjoleininhetklein.com\/?p=10299"},"modified":"2018-10-04T17:58:01","modified_gmt":"2018-10-04T15:58:01","slug":"tiny-living-nice-and-quiet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marjoleininhetklein.com\/en\/2017\/02\/20\/tiny-living-nice-and-quiet\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiny Living: nice and quiet?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Um. Wasn\u2019t more time and more peace one of the reasons for living in a Tiny House? You wouldn\u2019t say that now. I\u2019ve started working for myself full-time since November 1st<\/sup>, and as a start-up you need to invest a lot of time in your business. Lately I\u2019ve been working just about 7 days a week, including tasks for Tiny House Nederland and all the projects I\u2019ve been working on. And when I was still in a paid job, I worked 4 days a week.<\/em><\/p>\n

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M & M, on the road again<\/p><\/div>\n

It made me a little stressed out. I was tired and not very productive. After I got some advice, I decided I needed to take a day off every now and then: a big red cross in the day planner to simply do what I want to do. Without that I\u2019ll just keep making appointments. I also need to create a certain structure in my work, instead of doing everything all day long: e-mail, Facebook, workshop administration, Tiny House Nederland, appointments\u2026especially the mailbox is giving me problems. I get a bizarre amount of e-mails every day and there\u2019s no way I can answer every one of them personally. I already have a standard e-mail with links to online information, but I\u2019ve noticed that I hesitate to use it. It feels like I\u2019m fobbing people off with a standard e-mail, when they\u2019re making an effort to write me a personal e-mail. But I have no choice, unless I want to spend my entire day answering e-mails. That can\u2019t be the idea, right? I\u2019ve also made the decision to check my e-mails on set times instead of the whole day through. I failed at it again today, so I need to work a little harder at that. It\u2019s said to be one of the tips from the bestseller \u20187 habits of highly efficient people\u2019, so you would think it works.<\/p>\n

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Tiny House workshop, Heerlen<\/p><\/div>\n

I don\u2019t want to just complain. I get to do so many fun things like give presentations about the Tiny house movement throughout the country, together with my good friend Monique van Orden. There is always a big turnout and it\u2019s great to see so much excitement! It\u2019s one of the things that gives me positive energy. Like last week when we were in Midden-Delfland and Venray, and the week before that, in Tilburg. The workshops are so much fun to do. Last Saturday we gave a workshop in Heerlen, to a bunch of super-excited people. But what a long way to drive! Monique picked me up at 6 a.m. and I got home at 8 p.m. Those days are pretty long, I can tell you.<\/p>\n

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Tiny maquettes from the BouwEXPO Tiny Housing Almere<\/p><\/div>\n

This Wednesday I was part of a meeting for the prizewinners of the BouwEXPO Tiny Housing in Almere, which was super educational, not least because there was an expert there who knows a lot about the buildings decree. This morning I gave a lecture to students of the Windesheim College in Almere, including a \u2018tour\u2019 of my house. I mean, who has a more varied job than me?<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n

For the moment I\u2019ve crossed off Tuesdays and Sundays in my agenda. That\u2019s when I do just what I feel like doing, like spending the afternoon in the kitchen making healthy lunches or breakfasts, or just crashing on the couch with a good book. And when spring arrives, I\u2019ll spend time in the garden of course. I love it, I enjoy it so much! Yesterday it was really nice on the porch in the sun; I sat outside without my coat for a while and it was fine. And it\u2019s only February. It really got me in the mood for a good cleaning \u2013 call it a spring cleaning. There\u2019s always something to do in and around the house. Tonight, there\u2019s a meeting for Tiny House Nederland, and then it\u2019s me-time. It\u2019s all about balance and, mark my words, this year I\u2019m going to find it.<\/p>\n

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Hella doesn’t understand the meaning of the frase ‘being stressed out’ ;)<\/p><\/div>\n

I\u2019m secretly already planning a vacation as well. I\u2019m not sure if it will all work out financially, but I would like to take a car to the South of England. Low budget, camping and couch-surfing. Planning everything is half the fun, so let\u2019s have it. Give me your tips. What do I need to see in the South of England?<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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