The last weeks i have been feeling a bit uninspired with my blog. I can barely catch up with everything in my life, even without trying to deal with safari and its several disorders(on my computer my blog only runs on safari).
A while ago we went to the Eureka Tower in Melbourne. I guess it's one of the things to do here, highest building and all and good views and such things, it was quite nice, so i thought i show you some of the pictures.
This is Melbourne.
As you might be able to see, Melbourne is like an island. The CBD has some tallish buildings, but all around it are suburbs, which are basically ugly clusters of little houses.
That's the other side. We got quite a lot of beach here.
Looks like toy buildings.
I like this picture. It expresses my general mood quite well.
Apparently you can also buy nazi paraphernalia in the souvenir shop. People might wanna check certain hate codes before printing merchandise, but hey, not everyone can know those things.
Still, who buys a jumper with the number of storey's of a tourist attraction printed on it. I mean seriously?
Sometimes life feels like just ticking the boxes and filling in the blanks.
You go to school, get a job, get a partner, marry, have kids, get a car, a house, stuff and have the optional hobby and travel.
Not that its necessarily bad to live like that, but it would be good if there were some more options.
For example, of course, i can decide if i want to have kids or not, but as a woman, i feel I'm living in a society where its expected from me to become a mother at some point, otherwise my life is not seen as completely fulfilled.
It can be difficult at the best of times to go your own way in this society, but i think its important to stand up for the life you want to live and to be the person you truly feel you are.
I want to share with you some different ways of living, videos of different housing solutions people chose for their lives which i find interesting.
The first is about an eco village in Kew, where people occupied vacant land and built tents and huts from reclaimed material, started to grow their own food and live sustainably.
As far as i heard the Kew site has been evicted by now, but people are always on the lookout for new land and might actually have a new site already by now.
Then there is Coed Hills, an artist community living in the forests of South Wales.
I like the yurts. I like some of the ideas. Probably would hang out there for 2 or 3 weeks, but i like my hot shower and clean clothes(its a bit muddy).
And then there is my ABSOLUTE favourite way of building houses and living and that is the 'Earthships'!
The earthship concept got to be THE most sustainable way of building houses and its just so elegant and stylish.
I don't think living consciously and in harmony with nature can't also be amazingly beautiful and comfortable at the same time and it just makes so much sense.
Once i got money i surely will get one of these, might even build some of it myself.
If you wanna find out more about this subject, you might wanna watch 'Garbage Warrior'. Its a documentary about the founder of the earthships and explains the idea even better.
I cant find the movie online, but here is the trailer,
