Oh, about the language.

Little update on our site. Me being from Finland, speaking Finnish and English, I have decided to have the blog in both languages as well. So some subjects may still come up in only English, some only in Finnish and some may have both.
This way I have more energy to write, when I can choose, and all of my customers have something to look for in the blog section =)

These days I am super exited about these two flowers that I bought for my home. I have never really had plants, cause my cats eat them, or beat them. Always just though: nah, not for me.
But the problem is, that I love plants, I love having nature right here next to me. I think I feel better every time I look at those plants, and I even feel more at home.
So out I went, and bought these two. I just have to hang them high enough, so that my cats can't get to them. Good thing I can do the plant hangers for myself.

Plants give you oxygen. They breathe and let you breath. They bring your roots alive. We need them, and I am going to give more to them, than I did before.

Amppeleita maailmalle

Kesä alkaa näyttämään loppuaan ja samoin kukkien kukinnot joten eipä ole parempaa (huonompaa) aikaa tälle julkaisulle. -Ei sentäs. Onneksi kukat on osa arkea monella ympäri vuoden, eli tarvetta myös amppeleille on riittämiin!

Hinnastostani ei löydy amppeleita valmiina, mutta muistathan että niitä saat tilattua helposti, oman valitsemasi hintaluokan, värin ja teeman mukaan! (s-xl) Laitan jokaisen alle mitä hintaluokkaa edustavat. Otathan siis rohkeasti yhteyttä.

Kiitokset Hennalle from Hennatattoo kuvaus-avusta sekä mukavasta dokkari-illasta! Jokainen tatskaa miettivä suunnatkoon nenunsa linkistä löytyvälle sivulle.

Amppeli -lila- ryhmä: S

Amppeli -mintunvihreä- ryhmä: S

Kerrosamppeli -vaaleanpunainen- ryhmä: M

Amppeli -musta- ryhmä: S

Amppeli -vaaleanpunainen- ryhmä: S

Floranda -ryhmä: M

Seinäamppeli ryhmä: M

Ansuz luonnonvalkoinen makrameehylly ryhmä: XL

Kaaliamppeli ryhmä: S

Ansuz makrameehylly ryhmä XL

Sevenitz seinäamppeli ryhmä: XL

To Finn or not to Finn

I usually don’t think of myself as a Finn. I don’t like Sauna. Ice Hockey is not interesting and I find super-Finnish patriotism pathetic. “Finland is only for Finns” Ugh kill me now.

We have what we call “basic Finn's”, that are close minded and racist. Men can’t show emotions or they are weak, there are only heterosexuals among us, woman can only be a wife nothing more, and animals are only products. And guess what, they run our government now! No wonder my thirst for the full-time rv life is getting bigger every day. The "basic Finn's" eat the soul of Finland, and they actually think they are doing this for Finland, which only makes it worse.

Someone I know, was in a pub wearing a Finland hoodie, and some darker skinned teenagers were (in her words) staring at her, and her impulse was to give them the middle finger. When she told me this, I thought she was kidding, but no.

What if they were tourists or exchange students? What a lovely image they have of our country now. And ofc you will get looks in pub wearing that shirt! Being overly patriotic is kind of Finland's ‘murica. Racism is a big issue in Finland.

I don't think there is harmony in Finland, maybe Finn's hearts are frozen from the weather? I don't know. But it's not for me.

With all it's faults, I do love Finland, as a country. Beautiful forests, lakes, hills, just so much nature. It's breathtaking really. And the space is unbelievable. New York could actually fit into Finland 278 times. Yes, 278 times. And still there is three hundred thousand people more in New York, than in all of Finland. So while people live on top of each other, we live with space, or at least the option of space.

If only the people here would be as free as the land is. Because racism, is not an opinion, it’s a flaw in character.

Me and Finland.. It really is a love & hate relationship.

What I use for my hair?

You should always be aware of what you are putting in your body, near your body and well all around your life. The gruesome pictures on the sides of cigarette packs? Good, but add warning photos also to fast-food cartons, alcohol bottles and candy bags.

People usually start to question the stuff we consume through our mouth, like foods and stuff, but rarely does

anyone think about the shampoos, or other things we use on our hair.

At first, I thought of about how much I use for my hair. I'm use to having all kinds of hairstyles that required me to use products to keep them going (up mostly). But for the past few years now, I gave up everything from lacquer to hair wax. I felt like that stuff just doesn't belong to be there, and that my hair looks great without all that junk.

But then a friend of mine shared her thoughts on what you put in your hair, and informed me about chemicals. It is the ugly side of your shampoo called: Sodium laureth sulfate, that you shouldn't use.

What it does for the shampoo is that it makes it foamy, and that is it's main job, and a job that our hair doesn't even need! At that point, when the shampoo its foaming, it has already cleaned the hair. It's useless, but still to this day, people are associate foaming with ''Good shampoo''. Too bad, because Sodium laureth sulfate carries a lot of negative things with it Like it actually destroys your hair in the long run, stripping off all the essential oils your hair needs to stay healthy, breaking down protein and halting healthy hair growth.

The other job of SLS is it's cleaning properties that are way overwhelming, stripping the hair completely. Also, if you think yourself as person who appreciates mother nature, likes naturality, and preserving the world, Sodium laureth sulfate is not the option for you. It is toxic for the environment, it can cause skin irritation/rash and it may contain cancer causing chemicals.

So, what do I use?

The only thing that goes to my hair is my Nurme's Avocado shampoo bar (Bought from Ruohonjuuri), that is a safe, green choice. It is great and easy and it works for me.

Not everything suits for everyone, but you will find yours. :)