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“Your healing is about you. It doesn’t need a stamp of approval. Don’t worry about how long it takes or how ugly it might seem. It is about you, and your wellbeing.”

— Unknown

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“Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to. It’s not for them.”

— Joubert Botha

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The funny thing about other people is, they are often just as insecure, sad and lonely as you are… Sometimes all it takes is a smile or a hello. Let others know they exist and they matter :))

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Introducing a newly-completed summer cabin project in the Finnish Archipelago, conceived and created together by partners Milla Selkimäki and Aleksi Hautamäki.

They call it the Project Ö, where “Ö” means ‘an island’ in Swedish. They purchased the 5-acre island, on the edge of the Archipelago National Park, two years ago and have since built the main cabin with a sauna and the workshop.

The buildings pay a tribute to the traditional Finnish archipelago aesthetics, with cabled roof, long eaves, extended gutters and vertical cladding. The shape of the cabins is long and narrow, which allows for large window surfaces with varying views, as well as possibilities for very different types of functions at the opposite ends of the building; for example, sundowner drinks with friends at one end, while the kids are sleeping in the other.  

The vision was to have all things necessary with as little space as possible. All individual spaces have been designed to be as compact as they can without compromising the functionality and comfort. The two buildings are just 70m² in total, yet they sleep 10 adults comfortably if needed.

Their island is totally self-sufficient, as it uses solar power for energy and filtered sea water for drinking. The houses have running water, flush toilet, heating, cooling, and a modern kitchen. Hot running water is produced with a sauna stove and the same system provides heating to the floors.

You can follow along by following @project_archipelago. 

Photos by @Archmospheres.

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These Aerial Views of a Lavender Field in Valensole, France are Incredible (Source)

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Quickie before we go out..

Finish up when we get back

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“Everyone makes mistakes in life but that doesn’t mean they have to pay for them for the rest of their life. Sometimes good people make bad choices. That doesn’t mean they’re bad. It means they’re human.”

— I Love Quotes

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