I remember myself watching your channel 2 years ago and thinking how unreachable and pristine Svalbard is and now I am sitting in my bed in Longyearbyen ready for another day at UNIS:) dreams do come true

@CeciliaBlomdahl

Жыл бұрын

NO WAY! That is amazing!!

@lilypowwow9738

Жыл бұрын

gawwwd i'm jealous!!

@HughMadBro

Жыл бұрын

@@CeciliaBlomdahl may I ask where your "G" initial towels are from & if by whatever chance I could get them in the states 😬🤷🏼‍♀️ G is my last initial of my maiden name & I need them 😆

@ecotechwithLS

Жыл бұрын

OMG! My husband and I have watched Cecilia's videos, so we plan to visit Svalbard next year. Envy you ! Trust you must had a grand time there.

@djenne514

Жыл бұрын

What cool!!!!

"One poop - one dollar". My favorite takeaway from this video 😆

@CeciliaBlomdahl

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha 🤣

Washing dogs is a BIG job. As you’ve shown the dogs are the easy part, it’s the cleaning of the house afterwards which takes the most time and effort. But I bet they smell lovely now!

Cecilia, look up the Berkey standalone water filters! It's what people in the US use when they're in off-grid cabins and farms. You could take muddy street water, pour it into the Berkey and within 20 minutes have perfectly safe drinking water. We use it almost exclusively, just fill and let gravity do the work...no hoses, electricity or complicated reverse-osmosis setup. It also has a fluoride filter for those who are concerned about over-fluoridation.

@LindseyDara

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I use berkey as well!!

@sambito702

Жыл бұрын

That’s what we use to reduce plastic (plus I don’t want to carry a case of water up 3 flights of stairs!)

@DizzyIzzyMom

Жыл бұрын

I have 2 Berkeys ….one in my RV and one in my home…..they are great and water tastes great.

@lawrenceneuenii3564

5 ай бұрын

I wander how a filter system would do pulling water from the ocean and filtering out all the salt and impurities?

Your channel popped up one day (maybe 2023.Sept) while I was watching videos about Iceland. Now I’m enjoying every one of your videos. I had no knowledge of Svalbard. It is beautiful!! You and Grim are naturals in front of the camera. Loving Christoffer’s cooking time. He is quite an accomplished chef. Thanks so much for opening your home and life to the world!

Awww Fenris is like Christoffer and Grim is like Cecilia! 💕😂🤗 Fenris with glasses is sooooo cute 🥰

@ruthwickline1000

Жыл бұрын

Fenris with glasses is the ‘cats meow’… if he doesn’t mind me saying that❤️

@michellesmith702

Жыл бұрын

Can you tell me who Fenris is? Obviously hims a dog, but I've been watching this channel a couple days with videos bouncing all over the timeline and I'm still trying to work out which dogs are there's etc. It's confusing bc sometimes Grim is really dark and sometimes he's light and every once in a while I see 2 dogs and I'm just like "wut." ☺️

@nickoletcampbell4657

Жыл бұрын

@@michellesmith702 The chocalate one (darker one) with the glasses is Fenris. Fenris is their friends dog that they dog sit sometimes. Their friends used to own BOTH dogs but gave Cecila Grim. Grim does get darker in the winter but he is never darker than Fenris.

I love how this turned into a dog washing video! Grim is such a drama queen, and Fenris is like 'mother, I crave attention' 🤣😍

This is such a sensible build! I love the practicality mixed with the focus on natural light and open space. Thanks for showing us your home.

@CeciliaBlomdahl

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it! :):)

@jansmith3158

Жыл бұрын

@@CeciliaBlomdahl Love these two doggies!! 💞🦴🐾They are both so happy!! How about including Swedish/Norwegian language words & Phases in EVERY video to teach us these two languages? 🤔🇳🇴🇸🇪 I enjoyed this video. Thanks for sharing your home & how you live. Take care.

Fenris is such a typical dog when it comes to showering. Shaking the water off in the bathroom - no thanks. Getting it everywhere in the house - with pleasure 😅😅😅 Congrats on your water system, such a nice decision for your house 🥰

Fenris has the most precious disposition. Both of them do. What amazing dogs. ❤️

Fenris is someone whom I would love to hang out with. 🥰

@CeciliaBlomdahl

Жыл бұрын

hahah! He is such a gentle soul!

I love how wet dogs (especially just-shampooed CLEAN dogs) go into such a frenzy trying to undo it all. After SHAKING any remaining moisture and loose hairs onto EVERYTHING around them, of course! What would we ever do without them? ❤️

So happy to hear about the water! Can't believe it takes 16 gallons of water to do a load of laundry! Greetings from Boston.

@CeciliaBlomdahl

Жыл бұрын

Right?! It's fascinating! A bath tub is like 200-300 litres..... crazy!

@CallieMasters5000

Жыл бұрын

That's high efficiency. Regular clothes washing machines are more like 40+ gallons per load!

@TheDolphace

Жыл бұрын

@@CallieMasters5000 do you use a top loader? They generally use a lot more water (and are usually bigger) than the front load machines that are common in Europe

@prinzezze

Жыл бұрын

@@CallieMasters5000 modern washing machines usually use less water.

@leenaslunicko

Жыл бұрын

@@prinzezze I am from Czechia and our washing machine in flat have small cyclus with only 30 liter for 30 minuts and 40°C. It is perfect for 5kg clothes.

Fenris running around the house all happy like "ahhhhhhh I feel like a new dog" made me laugh so hard!

Washing Grimm, it's so cute how he could literally sprint right out of the shower, but instead he pushes to see how far you will let him. Ultimately, he does what mama wants him to do. You can tell Fenris has more shower experience. 🙂Beautiful boys.

Grim and Fenris did so good in the shower!!! My pit is so terrified of water and baths that he will literally shriek and cry when we try to give him a bath. He'll even stand at the sink and cry when we give our cats a bath as he seems to think they're being hurt. It's a nightmare! Watching this gives me such a huge appreciation for our water system. I'll bet that first shower you took in your home was the best feeling ❤

@mostlyvoid.partiallystars

29 күн бұрын

My pit had skin issues/allergies and just came resigned to baths. He hated being picked up though so he taught himself to climb in the tub. While pouting about it 😂 pits are little divas ❤

You are a wonderful dog mom 💕❤️🙌🏻🐶 also Grim and Fenris are awesome and I could watch them all day.

What an interesting video! Makes me realize how much water we waste here in the USA, as we just tend to take it for granted, but after watching this, it's made me more aware! Thank you! Enjoy your water!!! Your home looks beautiful!

I chuckled at the thought of Fenris and Grimm working for treats. 😂 These two are sooo adorable. ❤️

Hi Cecilia, have you heard of an ‘ army shower’? When water is precious, you wet your body. Then switch off the water. Then lather up. Then rinse off. Tadah! Shower uses less water. Same for shaving your legs etc. Shave 1st using a bowl of warm water. Then shower. X

Fenris and Grim are so cute I can't even handle it! When Grim came back to the living room after his shower, Fenris was like, "Haha sucker! Nice hair-do!" Little did he know he was up next 🤣

Water is life! Have a happy Sunday! ❤️❤️

@CeciliaBlomdahl

Жыл бұрын

Happy Sunday! 🧡

Nice job on the water upgrade. I'm pretty sure the puppies got more than 4 pumps worth 😃 So cute.

You are so brave to live there… I can never live like that… I love water… cleaning, washing, showering all that stuff.

Fenris keeping those glasses on is so freaking cute! Lol

This has been one of my most favorite videos you've done, next to the Russian ghost town! I love learning about Svalbard life & how you have adapted your home to make it work for you. Very, very cool! :) And Fenris & Grim are just the best! :) I can't wait for your "what we would've done different" video... Marianna

Fenris and Grim look like they smell of Sunshine and Snowballs! That first shower in your own home must have felt sooo good.

Fenris in glasses & Grim, being Grim 🥰🥰🥰

How do you get new water for your tank? I am guessing you transport it in another tank from town? Is there a designated water filling station for all the cabins? 😊 Really interesting to see this behind the scenes type of video!

@Aine197

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for asking what I also want to know. Hopefully this will be explained/shown in another video :-)

@Aine197

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for asking what I also want to know. Hopefully this will be explained/shown in another video :-)

You both have put so much work and heart into your cabin/home and it’s so fantastic! Having a good water system now is like icing on the cake. 💕

@kristiN1214

Жыл бұрын

And the boys looked so happy after their baths lol!! Such cuties!

The dog showers best thing ever!

Fenris is so cute he just wants to please you.

Congrats on the shower / water system. Everything about the cabin is so amazing. I have been dealing with depression for years and I always look forward when you upload a video. It akways puts me in a good mood. Thank you for that (and of course Cristopher and Grim too).

Greetings from Nova Scotia!🇨🇦. Love your “cabin”- it is beautiful, functional and respectful to our environment! I really enjoy learning about everyday life in your part of the world.🌍

@hsoderberg6505

Жыл бұрын

You live in a beautiful area. I hope to visit someday & have enjoyed following cat lady van.

Fun, I'm an architect, so super interesting when you talk about that kind of stuff - anything and everything to do with built environment, but you whole life is interesting. TY

I can completely relate to having to be very aware of water usage. We have a well, so our water supply is essentially unlimited...but... every drop of water we use flows into underground holding tanks, which have to be pumped out by a guy in a tanker truck and hauled away. And it’s expensive, the tanks fill up in about 3 weeks. (And the basement floods if the tanks get too full). So, like you, we’ve learned to be very water conscious. Thanks for sharing your water system setup--very interesting! And I KNOW you’re loving the simple pleasures of taking a shower and washing clothes. ❤️

Ferris with glasses was fantastic 👌

@CeciliaBlomdahl

Жыл бұрын

We agree! 🧡

@brianyoung6256

Жыл бұрын

There should be ferris merchandise too

The way everyone in there is so conscious about the environment is amazing, I love it, everyone in the world should be like that, especially with water. Also, watching the boys having their shower is always so adorable and fun to watch even when they ruin your sofa lol, I love Grim is the opposite to Fenris. Fenris is so calm and relax and Grim is always ready for action. So happy for both about the water. Greetings from London! and kisses to Fenris and Grim!

@markfloyd7206

Жыл бұрын

Hauling the water from town, yes very conscious about the environment. I like your place, but life there requires a lot of energy.

@susanengel-ix8bl

5 ай бұрын

I'm glad that there are only a certain amount of people that are really allowed to live in the village, it will keep it from getting over used and polluted.

Here in the Caribbean, we have a cistern underground and not a water tank for the water. But one thing we do since it rains here plenty, we have put a trench-like curve at the end of the roof which leads into the cistern. When it rains the water runs off the roof, runs into the trench and goes into the cistern or tank.

Fenris almost seems to enjoy the shower whereas Grim seemed like he couldn't wait for it to be over. We have a Belgian Malinois and on the odd occasion we have to shower him he almost seems waterproof, but grooming him afterwards produces enough fluff and fur to create a whole extra dog. We also have a Yorkshire Terrier and when he gets wet it looks like he has this tiny little body of a Chihuahua, its hilarious!!!

It is incredible the difference in nature of the two dogs. Fennis looked so cute patiently undergoing his shower. It was so funny not to see him shake himself but stand there waiting for you to dry him. So he is definitely a dog who needs you to have the dryer ready to dry him once he steps out of the shower.

@borealis1592

Жыл бұрын

Hahah 😂👍

Excellent system! Very interesting! Question: how does that big tank get filled and how often? Is water expensive?

@singing-sands

Жыл бұрын

Yes! Where does the water come from?

@KatieSalley

Жыл бұрын

In an older video she shows that they drive to town and fill up large tanks, then bring them back to fill the cabin reservoir.

@myrnaaugustine1456

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I missed that video though I’ve followed her for a few years! I’ll look for that video. That must be quite a manual-intensive job - since they can’t drive on the tundra!

I live in the hot Arizona desert, and even though we don’t have a water room etc, Tucsonans have the same attitudes about water use…we do our best not to waste water, and in our dry area, many of us have rainwater catchment systems for our gardens, and some of us capture all of our “grey” water that we have washed with, etc to water outdoor spaces. You certainly take better care of resources when you have less access. 🥰

Your water system is basically what’s in travel trailers and RVs, except you have it in a much larger scale and with what I suppose is a much better pump. If you have water running inside pipes and water comes out of the taps when you turn them on, you have proper indoor plumbing in my books; whether the water comes from a cistern, a holding tank, a well, or city pipes is irrelevant. :)

I'm sure you've already thought about various water filtration systems to allow you to have absolutely pure drinking water from your existing system. The most basic being some "stand-alone" countertop device, such as the "Berkey" style units which require no power. Or, on the other end of the cost spectrum, something like the reverse-osmosis (commonly called RO) systems that are typically plumbed into an area like your kitchen sink.

@goodandgreen

Жыл бұрын

totally recommend the BERKEY system!

@marinawolf

Жыл бұрын

+1 for the Berkey!

@Wildtinyjungle

Жыл бұрын

Yess, love the berkey

@pansprayers

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, in her temps, all of those systems wouldn't work, due to the extreme temps. Berkey especially warns against putting them in extremely cold environments.

@5thGenNativeTexan

Жыл бұрын

@@pansprayers I think you're confusing outdoor temps with indoor temps. It's not below freezing inside their house. RO systems are under the sink, inside the house. A Berkey sits on the counter... inside the house.

I understand the monumental change and appreciate the stages that brought you there. When living on an island, we had a lined well with pump. Every drop mattered. Could not fill above a level to avoid freezing the pipes in our cold winter's. We now live on mainland and only use $12 a month in water but pay $75 to use. We purchased a bottom feeder cooler and use RO for drinking and cooking. Six containers rotate enough to avoid running out, especially when roads dangerous to get refilled. Amazing system you created and the toilet is very smart. Our dogs get 1 bath this time of year and regular brushing. They clean themselves in the snow and one dive bombs and makes snow angles. Appreciate your sharing. Winter will be easier this year for you. Hug the boys!!

Grim is like my dog she is also not a fan of baths, HAHA, but we're from a tropical country so a bath is necessary to cool down.

Your system is brilliant!! 😮blown away by the ingenuity while remaining environmentally conscious. 😮❤👏

This was a particularly interesting video! You and Christopher have created a very practical, efficient water system for your home. I’d love to see content about how you haul all those gallons of water from the source and into your tank. The dog showers were hilarious! Thanks for sharing the doggie spa experience with us.

It's all coming together!

It's like pumping water through an RV. I bet you're really glad to have it! You've been a trooper to go so long without.

Great job and it’s all in your head, when you are used to a such a thing that you dont have a proper system than you are using what you have. During the War Sarajevo 1992-96 we didn’t have water, electricity, heating, sometimes also not enough food( at least we had a proper pluming 😂), but we used to that for over a 4 years, heat the house ass much as possible ( at one point we didn’t have enough wood for heating we used it just for preparing a food), heat the water, put it in a bucket and get a shower, that’s it, when you don’t have something, you get alternative system and it’s working❤

This is so interesting! It’s a different perspective of every day life, things we take for granted and also conscientiously use of water. ❤️ Of course the dogs shower is the cutest thing! They are so expressive! Greetings from Greece. Love your content!

Wow thanks for sharing what the water system is like and how much is used. Very fascinating and eye opening. Also Grimm and Fenris looked so cute!! ❤️🥰

@CeciliaBlomdahl

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! 😍

We lost our well and had to wait 9 months to get a new one dug. We live 15 miles outside Washington. DC.! YES it happens and was during a building boom. We bought a 250 gal. water tank that we left in the bed of our truck and we sat every few days at our family office filling up with city water to bring home and feed through our house. Thank the LORD my husband is so smart and built a system in our garage to pump through our house.

Ahahaha i loved i need a coffee “ it will give me good vibes” hahah

This is wonderful news and so happy you can now shower at home... That in itself must feel like a luxury after so long being without... And you don't even need makeup, you're so beautiful right out of the shower... Sending💖 love to you all and Grimm from Massachusetts ❤️

@CeciliaBlomdahl

Жыл бұрын

🧡🧡

Hooray for water!! Love seeing you guys be able to make these improvements. I also just adore your sense of humor. Thank you for “toilet talk with Cecilia” 🤣🤣

I love how Christopher and Grimm have this unspoken brotherly bond between them..Grimm always looks at him like oh there is my buddy.

@CeciliaBlomdahl

Жыл бұрын

1000%. I have loved watching their bond grow. In the beginning Grim was a little bit spooked by Christoffer, and now it's his best friend. He loooves hanging out with Christoffer. It's sooo cute!!

You can always add a filter system for your drinking water. It will mount the filter under the kitchen sink.

Thank you for sharing! The doggies are so cute!! I don't have dogs so I've never given dog baths before, but WOW!! they look so much lighter in color and cleaner :) Such cutie pies!

Your home is amazing! I love how well the two of you adapt to challenges.

Right before I wash my dog I go stick a towel in the dryer so that I could dry him with a warm towel. He loves that. Wish I had one of those heated towel bars in my bathroom.

When I gave my friend bulldog a bath, I wound up soaked and also needed to wash the walls and floors. Luckily they don't need baths often. Also I learned that you should NEVER shave a husky. (not that I was planning to) Even in warm weather because their fur will also trap a layer of air to keep them cool.

Amazing what a shower and fresh makeup can do ❤️

Adorable! 🥺🥰 Fenris is such a good dog! And Grim is so smart! Love them in the shot where Fenris is wearing glasses! I’d buy that merch! LOL a tshirt perhaps or a mug? The cabin does look like a beautiful house. You guys did a great job renovating and expanding. I’d be interested in what you’d do differently. Thanks for all the great content and lovely videos! I am hooked!😆

My guess is gathering rainwater from the roof wouldn't be efficient for part of the year when it isn't snowing. It could be used to bath the dogs and wash items outside when needed but needs cannot be stored for long periods. Here in the desert during the drought, we take "military showers", meaning water on, water off, wash the body/hair, and rinse. One can use less than a few gallons. Your water system sounds sensible keeping the pipes indoors! Fenris rocked those glasses!

You have a gorgeous home!! I absolutely LOVE all the colors. The outside colors and lights and the interior design. You did a great job.

My favourite episode so far! Very educational! Lovely home, lovely family ☺️

Absolutely fascinating how the water and toilet systems work. Great entertaining video, plus some laugh at the doggie duo expenses 😹😹🥰🥰

@CeciliaBlomdahl

Жыл бұрын

haha I am so glad you enjoyed it! :)

@MariaFrancaSerrau

Жыл бұрын

@@CeciliaBlomdahl 💖

. I watch these by happenstance when I see them; no order, no timeline. It was only two or three videos ago you and Chris described you plan to not get another dog until Grim was nudging the end of things. Now! Suddenly!! Grim has a colleague! He wears glasses and seems so scholarly, so erudite. I can see why you did that; bringing a little class into the canine world. . Oh. And shake in the shower. Brilliant. Could become a dance craze.

Wow at 0:32 there is a massive amount of fresh water there.

Cecilia, I love your videos!!

@CeciliaBlomdahl

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so so much!!

Haha, so many of us have done the "But I'm at home, I don't need to get dressed/made up/etc" but it does feel good to do so!

@CeciliaBlomdahl

Жыл бұрын

haha it really does feel quite nice to get ready some days! :)

When I was living in a very rural southern Italy, my golden retriever greatly enjoyed rolling in water buffalo poop. There's nothing quite like it. Now those were dog baths!

I have noticed Grim scratching his ears and sometimes whimpering, when my dog has done that I check her for yeast in her ears. It has a definite odor and have had to get medication from the Vet to wash her ears and then drops to put in her ears. It clears up pretty fast. I bet there are no fleas where you live 😊

@CeciliaBlomdahl

Жыл бұрын

He was just at the vet and all was good 😊😊

Amazing - could you use snow to top up the water in the winter?

@xoxo62477

5 ай бұрын

I was just thinking this too!

Ooh! It feels so good to take a shower at home! However, I must say I'm totally disappointed that you didn't name the incineration toilet yourselves, it's such a good and funny name 🤣 And the dogs taking a shower are so cute and well behaved, mine was much worse and he was a very dirty dog so we had to give him a shower at least once a month 🥲

NGL, the doggies always steal the show :-)

oh ive never seen doggy glasses before. he is soo cute and patient with them

Did I miss something .... did you kidnap Fenris, too? 🤣🤣 Very sharp looking boy Mr. Fenris. Grim is always dapper, of course.

@CeciliaBlomdahl

Жыл бұрын

hahah! He was staying with us for 2 weeks! He just went home yesterday, all fresh and clean 🧡

Your water system process is similar to our water process in the winter season.. We live on a boat. 😊

@CeciliaBlomdahl

Жыл бұрын

Ohhh interesting! Do you ever use a water purifier? Or one of those desalinators?

@karenwilliams8167

Жыл бұрын

@@CeciliaBlomdahl We are looking at water filtration systems and a water maker. The water maker would be used in the winter season so we can stop dragging 300 ft of hose from a building's water faucet to our vessel's water tank. Thanks for asking! 😄

Fenris is an actual angel 😇 little Grim is his wild counterpart 👹

I have a little tip for you, if you cover your dogs head/eyes, when they come out of the shower, while you towel dry them they will not shake! saves you getting soaked and also saves some clean up! your home is beautiful by the way 😊😊

Heads up on dog bathing. Blow drying Grimm after bathing will prevent matting. Letting him dry off by rubbing on the rug will cause matting. Congrats on a successful bath, they look awesome😃.

@CeciliaBlomdahl

Жыл бұрын

Grim has never had any matting what so ever, I don't think it's even possible on his fur. He also gets very regular brushes. But thank you for the info!! 😍

Your kitchen cabinets, flooring, windows, sink & fixtures, all lovely. My kind of room...and of course, the view! Congrats....

Fenris is like christoffer😂 cool and calm

Grim and Fenris are adorable! Please give them extra scratches for me.

I have the same breed of dogs as you and I find them amazing in so many ways! 🥰🐕 We live in Northern Norway, and they are for sure well suited for the winter. I remember my amazement the first time i noticed a dog lying in a snow drift, casually relaxing, and nothing melted around her. 😅 On mountain hikes in the summer they love it when we encounter a patch of snow. They crawl on it, play with it, rub on it and lie down to cool off on it. 😊

Interesting hairstyle of Cecilia when washing Grim plus her interesting verbal expressions..oy yoi yoi oy oy! Is it another language?

The doggos getting showers made me laugh so much! Fenris tracking water everywhere and rubbing against the couch! 😂😂

Lol, Fenris and Grim "working" for their treats!

why do the glasses look like such a natural fit for fenris (spelling, sorry)

This is fabulous Cecilia! My daughter and I both follow you.

Grimm did not look like he wanted his bath. I guess he is not used to it. Great episode today, enjoyed the behind the scenes about your water system.

The toilet is just like all the ones that are used in the tiny homes it’s great and no wasting water .

I'm so happy you have water now. I'm from Australia and lived off-grid for almost ten years. We had a composting toilet that was outside, solar power and tank water. You have to be really mindful of how much water and power you use. Our solar system wasn't very big so I couldn't use an iron (I never iron anyway hehe). We also had a gas fridge and stove and a wood heater.

Ohh my gosh! Grimm and Fenris looking sooo good! I can't 😂 especially Fenris with the glasses. Love it! 🥰

Love the glasses on the dog. He dose like good in glasses. He well trained to keep them on. My king German shepherd would only last a minute. Hugs from Michigan.

It's a Beautiful Home/ Cabin 🏡 ❄️💙