Patience…<\/h1>\nInspiration Shot November 2022<\/h3>\n<\/div>![](\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/patience.jpg\" "\\"patience\\"")
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>How patient are you? I hate it when things don’t go fast enough\u2026.
\nDo we need to learn to be patient? Or is it healthy to want to speed things up? Here in Puglia, South Italy, living on a construction site, I am confronted daily with situations testing my patience. Construction workers arrive late, or much earlier than agreed, or sometimes don’t come at all. Material is delivered much later than expected. Suppliers can’t find the address, but don’t bother to call or view the Google maps location, which I always include.
\nMy neighbor Mario, who has built my tiny house, laughs at me every time\u00a0I want to do something quickly, which of course never works. He says, \u201cEsther, you have to learn to be patient. That’s how it works here.\u201d And yes, maybe that’s why I ended up in Puglia, to learn to be patient. But my drive for efficiency is being put to the test. What’s more important? Efficiency, or feeling\u00a0relaxed?<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Construction\u00a0‘blues’<\/h2>\n<\/div>My Tiny House is almost finished…. almost. I am literally living on the construction site as a kind of statement: please finish this house as soon as possible… For the past few weeks, something has been set in motion every day: a sink in the kitchen, the shower, the dishwasher, and the stove. I am as happy as a puppy with every step (see video<\/a>). The kitchen doors are made from the wood that was also used to shape the cement for the counter, but it will take another month before those doors are ready.
\nUnfortunately, I still can’t really use the kitchen, because the kitchen counter needs to be impregnated to protect the white cement (a stray cat walked over it yesterday, leaving paw prints in red mud \ud83d\ude31).
\nAnd the house is super damp because the stucco on the walls has yet to dry. The air conditioning and floor heating have already been installed, but to put them into operation we need the electrician, who\u00a0won’t leave his house\u00a0when it rains, like this week… So, it will take just a little longer…
\nIn the meantime, I also manage the renovation of the Townhouse in the village. Sometimes I drive up and down three times a day. Everything is delayed, and there is no communication. Sometimes it makes me feel hopeless. But as soon as I ‘let go’ out of frustration, suddenly the next step is taken. It’s like a dance: one step forward, one back…<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/bouw-projecten.jpeg\" "\\"bouw")
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>The ‘Sunday feeling’<\/h2>\n<\/div>After all the stress with the construction projects, I decided to enjoy Halloween (a holiday here in Italy) at my Tiny House, enjoying the sun, peace, and quiet. Suddenly all kinds of neighbors, old and new friends came by. My neighbors from Rome visited to see my tiny house and showed me the progress at their @trulloEVO<\/a> (photo below). The geometra\/surveyor with his girlfriend passed by and brought a box of delicious pastries. The designer visited with her boyfriend and stayed to chat. A lady from Venice, who might want to buy the land next to me, just walked onto my land again to catch up. It felt peaceful and natural, I felt completely ‘local’ and suddenly I realized: this is it! Just ‘be’ and enjoy. That’s how things are done here. \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/neighboards.jpeg\" "\\"neighboards\\"")
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Olive harvest: hope for my trees?<\/h2>\n<\/div>When I compare my harvest with previous years, it is clear that the trees are struggling. There are significantly fewer olives and the PH value is slightly higher than before. But compared to other lands in the same area, my trees are doing much better. So hopefully all the experimental medicines I am trying out will help give the trees some resistance to the deadly Xylella bacteria.
\nJust like in previous years, the taste of the freshly pressed olive oil is fan-tas-tic: creamy, grassy with a slightly peppery ‘bite’. Last year DHL turned shipping to The Netherlands into\u00a0a nightmare. I hope for a smooth delivery this year. From November 21st I will be in Amsterdam for a week to personally package and send all orders. There are just a few cans left, so you can still get my delicious\u00a0@tinytrullo<\/a>\u00a0olive oil…<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>I WANT TO ORDER OLIVE OIL<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/olive-harvest.jpeg\" "\\"olive")
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>How about a workation? Maybe in Puglia?<\/h2>\n<\/div>More and more people decide to work from another location for a few weeks, preferably in a sunny country. What exactly is a ‘workation’?<\/a>\u00a0And\u00a0which common mistakes should you avoid making when you start working remotely<\/a>?
\nYou might want to try a workation in Puglia. Then you can experience\u00a0for yourself how this land affects you; how to relax and be productive at the same time.
\nYou can also stay in my trullo this winter for a\u00a0private writing retreat<\/a>. So you can experience the magic of this place AND work on your book, with my guidance.
\nAnd… save the date: the month of April\u00a0I’m organizing a super cool co-working month in my village. More about this soon.
\nMy Tiny House between the olive trees and the Townhouse in the village will be for rent via Airbnb shortly. Let me know if you are interested, so you can be the first to reserve your favorite\u00a0dates, of course at a special friend rate.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/workation.jpeg\" "\\"workation\\"")
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Workshop alert<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Business-Workshop-Instagram-Story.png\" "\\"Business")
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>How to turn anything into a business<\/h3>\n\n- Are you considering resigning and starting your own business?<\/li>\n
- Are you trying to find out what your added value is and how you can earn money with it?<\/li>\n
- Do you want to make your current business more profitable \/ more visible?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
In this workshop, I will show you how to recognize and seize opportunities. And how you can turn any idea into a business.<\/p>\n<\/div>
I want to work my dream job!<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>PS. Check my\u00a0Black Friday offer<\/a>: this month you get\u00a02 workshops for the price of 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Inspiration bites<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>CONGRATULATIONS!\u00a0\ud83c\udf7e \ud83e\udd42
\nMaartje<\/h3>\n
During the writing retreat in the French Alps, I first saw the cookbook that Maartje and our private Chef Martijn made for their company\u00a0yourmountain.life<\/a>\u00a0during a previous\u00a0writing retreat<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>![](\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/maartje-and-her-book.jpeg\" "\\"maartje")
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<\/span><\/div><\/div>How patient are you? I hate it when things don’t go fast enough\u2026.
\nDo we need to learn to be patient? Or is it healthy to want to speed things up? Here in Puglia, South Italy, living on a construction site, I am confronted daily with situations testing my patience. Construction workers arrive late, or much earlier than agreed, or sometimes don’t come at all. Material is delivered much later than expected. Suppliers can’t find the address, but don’t bother to call or view the Google maps location, which I always include.
\nMy neighbor Mario, who has built my tiny house, laughs at me every time\u00a0I want to do something quickly, which of course never works. He says, \u201cEsther, you have to learn to be patient. That’s how it works here.\u201d And yes, maybe that’s why I ended up in Puglia, to learn to be patient. But my drive for efficiency is being put to the test. What’s more important? Efficiency, or feeling\u00a0relaxed?<\/p>\n<\/div>
Construction\u00a0‘blues’<\/h2>\n<\/div>My Tiny House is almost finished…. almost. I am literally living on the construction site as a kind of statement: please finish this house as soon as possible… For the past few weeks, something has been set in motion every day: a sink in the kitchen, the shower, the dishwasher, and the stove. I am as happy as a puppy with every step (see video<\/a>). The kitchen doors are made from the wood that was also used to shape the cement for the counter, but it will take another month before those doors are ready.
\nUnfortunately, I still can’t really use the kitchen, because the kitchen counter needs to be impregnated to protect the white cement (a stray cat walked over it yesterday, leaving paw prints in red mud \ud83d\ude31).
\nAnd the house is super damp because the stucco on the walls has yet to dry. The air conditioning and floor heating have already been installed, but to put them into operation we need the electrician, who\u00a0won’t leave his house\u00a0when it rains, like this week… So, it will take just a little longer…
\nIn the meantime, I also manage the renovation of the Townhouse in the village. Sometimes I drive up and down three times a day. Everything is delayed, and there is no communication. Sometimes it makes me feel hopeless. But as soon as I ‘let go’ out of frustration, suddenly the next step is taken. It’s like a dance: one step forward, one back…<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>The ‘Sunday feeling’<\/h2>\n<\/div>After all the stress with the construction projects, I decided to enjoy Halloween (a holiday here in Italy) at my Tiny House, enjoying the sun, peace, and quiet. Suddenly all kinds of neighbors, old and new friends came by. My neighbors from Rome visited to see my tiny house and showed me the progress at their @trulloEVO<\/a> (photo below). The geometra\/surveyor with his girlfriend passed by and brought a box of delicious pastries. The designer visited with her boyfriend and stayed to chat. A lady from Venice, who might want to buy the land next to me, just walked onto my land again to catch up. It felt peaceful and natural, I felt completely ‘local’ and suddenly I realized: this is it! Just ‘be’ and enjoy. That’s how things are done here. \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Olive harvest: hope for my trees?<\/h2>\n<\/div>When I compare my harvest with previous years, it is clear that the trees are struggling. There are significantly fewer olives and the PH value is slightly higher than before. But compared to other lands in the same area, my trees are doing much better. So hopefully all the experimental medicines I am trying out will help give the trees some resistance to the deadly Xylella bacteria.
\nJust like in previous years, the taste of the freshly pressed olive oil is fan-tas-tic: creamy, grassy with a slightly peppery ‘bite’. Last year DHL turned shipping to The Netherlands into\u00a0a nightmare. I hope for a smooth delivery this year. From November 21st I will be in Amsterdam for a week to personally package and send all orders. There are just a few cans left, so you can still get my delicious\u00a0@tinytrullo<\/a>\u00a0olive oil…<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>I WANT TO ORDER OLIVE OIL<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>How about a workation? Maybe in Puglia?<\/h2>\n<\/div>More and more people decide to work from another location for a few weeks, preferably in a sunny country. What exactly is a ‘workation’?<\/a>\u00a0And\u00a0which common mistakes should you avoid making when you start working remotely<\/a>?
\nYou might want to try a workation in Puglia. Then you can experience\u00a0for yourself how this land affects you; how to relax and be productive at the same time.
\nYou can also stay in my trullo this winter for a\u00a0private writing retreat<\/a>. So you can experience the magic of this place AND work on your book, with my guidance.
\nAnd… save the date: the month of April\u00a0I’m organizing a super cool co-working month in my village. More about this soon.
\nMy Tiny House between the olive trees and the Townhouse in the village will be for rent via Airbnb shortly. Let me know if you are interested, so you can be the first to reserve your favorite\u00a0dates, of course at a special friend rate.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Workshop alert<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>How to turn anything into a business<\/h3>\n\n- Are you considering resigning and starting your own business?<\/li>\n
- Are you trying to find out what your added value is and how you can earn money with it?<\/li>\n
- Do you want to make your current business more profitable \/ more visible?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
In this workshop, I will show you how to recognize and seize opportunities. And how you can turn any idea into a business.<\/p>\n<\/div>
I want to work my dream job!<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>PS. Check my\u00a0Black Friday offer<\/a>: this month you get\u00a02 workshops for the price of 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Inspiration bites<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>CONGRATULATIONS!\u00a0\ud83c\udf7e \ud83e\udd42
\nMaartje<\/h3>\n
During the writing retreat in the French Alps, I first saw the cookbook that Maartje and our private Chef Martijn made for their company\u00a0yourmountain.life<\/a>\u00a0during a previous\u00a0writing retreat<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
My Tiny House is almost finished…. almost. I am literally living on the construction site as a kind of statement: please finish this house as soon as possible… For the past few weeks, something has been set in motion every day: a sink in the kitchen, the shower, the dishwasher, and the stove. I am as happy as a puppy with every step (see video<\/a>). The kitchen doors are made from the wood that was also used to shape the cement for the counter, but it will take another month before those doors are ready. After all the stress with the construction projects, I decided to enjoy Halloween (a holiday here in Italy) at my Tiny House, enjoying the sun, peace, and quiet. Suddenly all kinds of neighbors, old and new friends came by. My neighbors from Rome visited to see my tiny house and showed me the progress at their @trulloEVO<\/a> (photo below). The geometra\/surveyor with his girlfriend passed by and brought a box of delicious pastries. The designer visited with her boyfriend and stayed to chat. A lady from Venice, who might want to buy the land next to me, just walked onto my land again to catch up. It felt peaceful and natural, I felt completely ‘local’ and suddenly I realized: this is it! Just ‘be’ and enjoy. That’s how things are done here. \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb<\/p>\n<\/div> When I compare my harvest with previous years, it is clear that the trees are struggling. There are significantly fewer olives and the PH value is slightly higher than before. But compared to other lands in the same area, my trees are doing much better. So hopefully all the experimental medicines I am trying out will help give the trees some resistance to the deadly Xylella bacteria. More and more people decide to work from another location for a few weeks, preferably in a sunny country. What exactly is a ‘workation’?<\/a>\u00a0And\u00a0which common mistakes should you avoid making when you start working remotely<\/a>? In this workshop, I will show you how to recognize and seize opportunities. And how you can turn any idea into a business.<\/p>\n<\/div> PS. Check my\u00a0Black Friday offer<\/a>: this month you get\u00a02 workshops for the price of 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div> During the writing retreat in the French Alps, I first saw the cookbook that Maartje and our private Chef Martijn made for their company\u00a0yourmountain.life<\/a>\u00a0during a previous\u00a0writing retreat<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>
\nUnfortunately, I still can’t really use the kitchen, because the kitchen counter needs to be impregnated to protect the white cement (a stray cat walked over it yesterday, leaving paw prints in red mud \ud83d\ude31).
\nAnd the house is super damp because the stucco on the walls has yet to dry. The air conditioning and floor heating have already been installed, but to put them into operation we need the electrician, who\u00a0won’t leave his house\u00a0when it rains, like this week… So, it will take just a little longer…
\nIn the meantime, I also manage the renovation of the Townhouse in the village. Sometimes I drive up and down three times a day. Everything is delayed, and there is no communication. Sometimes it makes me feel hopeless. But as soon as I ‘let go’ out of frustration, suddenly the next step is taken. It’s like a dance: one step forward, one back…<\/p>\n<\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div>The ‘Sunday feeling’<\/h2>\n<\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/div>Olive harvest: hope for my trees?<\/h2>\n<\/div>
\nJust like in previous years, the taste of the freshly pressed olive oil is fan-tas-tic: creamy, grassy with a slightly peppery ‘bite’. Last year DHL turned shipping to The Netherlands into\u00a0a nightmare. I hope for a smooth delivery this year. From November 21st I will be in Amsterdam for a week to personally package and send all orders. There are just a few cans left, so you can still get my delicious\u00a0@tinytrullo<\/a>\u00a0olive oil…<\/p>\n<\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div>How about a workation? Maybe in Puglia?<\/h2>\n<\/div>
\nYou might want to try a workation in Puglia. Then you can experience\u00a0for yourself how this land affects you; how to relax and be productive at the same time.
\nYou can also stay in my trullo this winter for a\u00a0private writing retreat<\/a>. So you can experience the magic of this place AND work on your book, with my guidance.
\nAnd… save the date: the month of April\u00a0I’m organizing a super cool co-working month in my village. More about this soon.
\nMy Tiny House between the olive trees and the Townhouse in the village will be for rent via Airbnb shortly. Let me know if you are interested, so you can be the first to reserve your favorite\u00a0dates, of course at a special friend rate.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div>Workshop alert<\/h2>\n<\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/div>How to turn anything into a business<\/h3>\n
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Inspiration bites<\/h2>\n<\/div>
CONGRATULATIONS!\u00a0\ud83c\udf7e \ud83e\udd42
\nMaartje<\/h3>\n<\/span><\/div><\/div>