“The life changing magic of tiding up” is not a regular “how to” book. It’s a whole philosophy that can teach you how to change your lifestyle and live in a home that sparks joy.

H&M and minimalism in the same sentence? Only Sweden can take it’s retail brand H&M and turn it into Scandinavian concept store.

In a small, not very touristic neighborhood, lies H&M store like you haven’t seen anywhere else. There are only 3 stores like this in Sweden.

“Putting your house in order is fun. All You need to do is follow the right order. Start with clothes, then move on to books, papers, miscellaneous items (komono) and finally things with sentimental value. By starting with the easy things first and leaving the hardest till last you can gradually hone your decision – making skills so that’s by the end it seems simple”.

Stockholm is offering something called “Trädgårdskafe”. A beautiful minimalist coffee shop in the middle of the Swedish nature, often serving food prepared with locally produced ingredients. These garden cafe’s change their menu on a daily/weekly basis and offer mostly seasonal food.

Gamla Orangeriet is one of my favorites.

Marie kondo came into my life only recently. As a very tidy person I never felt the need to read her book. However,  when I saw that I can become a KonMari consultant I read her book “The life changing magic of tiding up” and I realized how much it all made sense to me.

In her book the following sentence caught my eye:  

“keep only those things that speak to your heart. Then take the plunge to discard all the rest. By doing this, you can reset your life and embark on new lifestyle.”

Marie Kondo

 The KonMari method is not about what you should throw. It is about what you should keep. BUT – you should start by discarding before you move to the next task. 

Yesterday I went for my daily run with my dog Drogo. Only this time I went out at 15:30 which is unusual for me as this time of the day is already dark and I like to run in a day light.

According to the calendar spring is here. But still there are no signs of blooming, temperature can drop at night to -2°C (and it can still snow), but something in the air feels different. 

I’ve been living in Stockholm for the last 7 years. I used to hate the month of March. How can it be still so cold when it’s almost April? The winter here is so long that your body is really craving for the feeling of warmth on your skin. You can’t wait to change your wardrobe, pill off some layers and wear other colors then black. 

The Swedes, on the other hand, love March. There is finally light! The long dark days of the winter are gone, and there are more and more days with blue sky. It doesn’t matter that it’s cold, as long as there is light. The knowledge that the warm season is ahead, makes March even better.

When I think about it, there are few times in your career that are significant. This weekend is going to be one of those time for me.

It’s been two weeks since I met Marie Kondo. I spent five days in London, half of the days were in a room full of 120 amazing people. I came back home feeling over the moon. I’m waiting for the pictures (as we were not allowed to take pictures with our phone) to write a post about this amazing experience I had.