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15 Sep 2016

Van Conversion: Road Trip Stage 3; Disaster Strikes

by Carly Klineberg 0 Comments

I didn’t have the heart to write this blog post yesterday, but after we almost got flooded in the crazy thunderstorm last night it helped me put things into perspective. When you put a...

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A wilder life van conversion project for a road trip in France

05 Sep 2016

Van Conversion: Road Trip Stage 2; Removing The Guff

by Carly Klineberg 3 Comments

It’s the end of week 1 of our van conversion project and the days are slipping by pretty quickly. Finding some spare hours here to do odds and ends has been a big priority as we...

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Converting an old transit van for a road trip

26 Aug 2016

Van Conversion: Road Trip Stage 1; The Rust Bucket

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Road trips are the kind of romantic thing you spend hours jealously dreaming about. Everyone wants to get that perfect camper van and go on an adventure on the open road. There’s something about...

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Inspiration

After years of travelling and living in different places, something happened that changed me forever, and brought me back home. Cornwall has become the base for my adventures again as I search for a wilder life, and everything that means to me.

Carly Klineberg

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Welcome to the end of being alone inside your mind Welcome to the end of being alone inside your mind
Tethered to another and you're worried all the time
You always knew the melody but you never heard it rhyme
She's fair and she is quiet, Lord, she doesn't look like me
She made me love the morning, she's a holiday at sea
The London streets are as busy as they always used to be
But I am the mother of this sweet baby 

The first things that she took from me were selfishness and sleep
She’ll break a thousand heirlooms I was never meant to keep
She filled my life with color, cancelled plans and trashed my car
But none of that is ever who we are

Outside of my windows are the seaside and the woods
I hold you while you're sleeping and I wish that I could go
All my rowdy friends around accomplishing their dreams
But I am the mother of Noa Isla

They've still got their morning paper and their coffee and their time
They still enjoy their evenings with the skeptics and their wine
Oh but all the wonders I have seen I will see a second time
From inside of the ages through your eyes
You were not an accident where no one thought it through
The world has stood against us, made us mean to fight for you 

And when we chose your name we knew that you'd fight the power, too
You're nothing short of magical and beautiful to me
I would never hit the big time without you
So they can keep their treasure and their ties to the machine
Cause I am the mother of Noa Isla
They can keep their treasure and their ties to the machine
Cause I am the mother of Noa Isla 

- Brandi Carlile, The Mother. Names/lyrics changed
Before Noa was born, I had an open mind about brea Before Noa was born, I had an open mind about breastfeeding after hearing how challenging it could be. I was prepared that it might be too difficult or that circumstances beyond my control might influence my decision.
I wanted to feel confident and relaxed, rather than apprehensive and reliant on being instructed, or poked and prodded into the right positions.
I also knew I’d be having a C section so if I could make it work as well as possible, this would help my recovery.
So after checking online for courses that would give me some practical advice, taking some of the mystery out of what I should expect, I ended up downloading The Thomson Method’s course. I definitely recommend it to anyone who is planning to breastfeed. It’s very baby & mother focussed, giving some advice that’s contradictory to what I was given in my pamphlets from my midwife. Although different methods possibly work for different people and different babies, for me, this method resonated. 
After the birth, feeling empowered to start feeding Noa in the way I felt made sense to me was, possibly, one of the reasons we’ve had such a successful breastfeeding journey so far. Luckily, although she did have a small tongue tie, there has been no pain from the start. She doesn’t have a perfect latch according to the “manuals” but she got back to her birth weight quickly, and has been gaining pounds and rolls every day since! 
Removing that anxiety about breastfeeding made our first moments trying it very calm and relaxed, as she had the time and space to do things her own way, which was really amazing to witness and such a beautiful experience. 
 I’m so grateful it worked out, because I’ve enjoyed every single moment of nursing her so far & feel privileged to be able to do so. Making the most of the moments we have together, trying to not scroll through my phone and instead soak up all that lovely oxytocin and just let the world slow down a little. #thethomsonmethod
Mum cut my hair for the first time since I left hi Mum cut my hair for the first time since I left high school!!!!! I think she did a pretty good job, right? Thanks @melanieklineberg. Ugh, it sure feels good to get rid of bleedy lockdown split ends #livingwithyourmumhasitsperks
Happy Birthday Dad! We miss you every day. The mos Happy Birthday Dad! We miss you every day. The most unique, funny, interesting, best storytelling dad who taught me so much. Not many people get excited when you question their beliefs, or debate their politics. But he loved it. You’d never get away with voicing an only half thought out opinion if he was around!! He never wanted us to obey rules if those rules were stupid, or respect anyone’s authority if we really thought they were wrong. I miss his intelligence and his tactless humour. I miss the way he wasn’t at all self conscious. I miss how he always took the Mickey out of any boyfriend I ever brought home, yet it was them he was more protective over since he knew how difficult it was to be on the receiving end of such strong, self assured women! I miss his generosity and how he always welcomed my friends into his home and treated them like his own friends, and how so many of my friends remember him for that too. He took us to our first beach party (in Thailand), our first festival (Glastonbury) and our first ever rave (in Cornwall), and he was the only man who could ever charm my Mum, even if he did drive her crazy. I miss coming downstairs in the mornings to see them both dancing to Van Morrison. I miss his cooked breakfasts  after the night before. I miss him constantly getting our names mixed up or when he shouted “Melanie!” At the top of his voice when he couldn’t find something. I miss when he’d have a mad two hours of tidying the house and cursing us for not putting things away properly (even if he didn’t put things away properly himself 95% of the time). I miss his crazy business ideas and how he always wanted to share his success and get people to realise their own potential. I miss his irrational temper and his astute wit. I wish he had chance to get to know Jackson better and to meet his two new grandchildren. Something he would have done if our inadequate mental health services hadn’t so badly got things wrong time and time again. But I still love hearing everyone’s many memories of him, so thank you so much for sharing them with me, I can’t wait to one day share them with Noa.
AMAZING news! Listen to BBC Radio Cornwall at 4:30 AMAZING news! Listen to BBC Radio Cornwall at 4:30 to hear about Plant One’s latest project! After rapid progress with Plant One throughout 2019, in 2020 everything got held up due to the Pandemic, but plans were still being hatched behind the scenes! @plant1_cornwall have acquired 10 acres of land alongside Argal Lake! We’re currently partnering with businesses and individuals who want to get more trees in the ground not just to absorb carbon but to prevent soil erosion, provide homes for wildlife and promote biodiversity. Follow @plant1_cornwall for progress or contact us if you’d like to be involved in future volunteer planting days, partner your business or land to host trees 🌳 #plantone #awilderlife
Yesterday was Holocaust Memorial Day, and like man Yesterday was Holocaust Memorial Day, and like many other accounts I chose to post these photos from the Holocaust Museum of people working at death camps having fun on a weekend off... whilst the gas chambers operated at their murderous peak. I feel like this illustrates perfectly one of the reasons why it’s so important that we remember the Holocaust and don’t just roll it out (a favourite thing to do by many people since it seems the only Jews people often care about, are dead ones) as a metaphor for when something bad happens. Or compare people/call people Nazis when they’re referring to someone who is particularly dislikable or officious. Not appropriate. But as these pictures show, perfectly ordinary people are capable of committing despicable crimes. To demonise the “Nazi” as an inhuman monster is to deny the fact that they were, unfortunately, very normal human beings in many cases. People who had friends and families and pets. People who liked having fun on holiday with friends and taking photos. People who thought of themselves as good people. Nazism is terrifying not because it’s an anomaly of human nature, we must confront the human capacity for evil, recognise and be aware that we may all be capable of it - and to work, consciously, continuously, to ensure that we are never complacent. To ensure that we are always making the right choices and not being complicit, because if we don’t, these are the places it leads.
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