Wants and needs

By now you probably know a little bit about how i live my life.
And you may have noticed that i'm really into organic produce and organic living, and that i'd probably try to grow all of my own food if i didn't live in an apartment in central Copenhagen.
I'm not preachy about it, or at least i don't intend to be, my lifestyle is my own, and if people don't agree with it that's cool.
My job is just to try and take care of the planet to the best of my ability, and i do that by riding my bike to work every day, recycling whenever possible, not being too wasteful with water and energy, and stuff like that.
I also try my best to be a critical consumer, and i always try to consider whether or not i really need these things i'm itching to buy, or if i just feel like satisfying my inner shopaholic.
That part isn't easy.

Lately i've felt like i need to put a lot more thought into the stuff i buy and put in my home, not just the stuff i put in my mouth.
I need less stuff in my life, less clutter.*
I am still a gadget lover at heart, one who'd be very sad to live without her iPhone and laptop, but i'm also fascinated by the whole simple living movement.
I would never personally take a concept like that and stick to it 100%, but i love to pick apart these lifestyle philosophies and keep the parts that can be useful to me and the way i live my life.
Like this book i read last year. I would never personally move to an Amish style community and turn my back on technology completely, but it gave me a lot of great tips, and a lot to think about, you know?

Does any of this make any sense?
The English speaking part of my brain is not really working today.

Anyway, a while ago i decided that one of the things i was sick of, was the electric water kettle on my kitchen counter.
It was taking up space and looking less than elegant, and since we almost never make coffee or tea at home anymore, it didn't serve much of a purpose.
So i went digging through some very old boxes in the basement and found the kettle i used when i first moved away from home, many years ago.
It used to be my parents', and it was apparently one of the first things my mom bought for her new house when she moved away from home.

So we went from this...
... to this!

I love that i didn't have to go out and buy a new kettle, or pay even more money for an antique one.
I found one in a box, and one that has lots of style and lots of sentimental value too.

And while we're (kind of) on the subject of nature, we ate outside for the first time this year last night!
Our backyard isn't very cozy or interesting, especially since it's being renovated at the moment (renovations on Vesterbro unfortunately means cutting down trees and paving over grass, by the way), but it's still nice to be able to eat outside.

I'm not good at many things, but i make a mean potato salad... and those are soy-sages by the way (see what i did there?), i haven't eaten a normal one since i got food poisoning at that barbecue last year
See, i do love gadgets! Dinner music provided by Allans iPod and a tiny speaker Corey gave us

*I know i've just brought home a ton of stuff from Japan, but believe me, it was a lot less than i'm used to!

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