The girl who saw possibility
Over the years, I kept doing the same thing wherever life took me.
In shops, offices, storage rooms, hotels, workplaces, and homes, I naturally noticed what could work better.
Organizing wasn't what I was hired to do. I simply couldn't help noticing what could work better.
I wasn't just seeing clutter. I was noticing what made everyday life harder.
Why were items difficult to find? Why did people keep putting them here? How could this space make everyday life easier?
I could walk into a room and immediately imagine how it could become calmer, more functional, and more welcoming.
For years, I thought this was simply part of my personality.
A life built and rebuilt
Life has taken me through twelve moves. The first six happened during my student years, as I moved between different homes in the same university city in Slovenia. The following six came later, after I had built a life with my husband and daughter—three within Slovenia, one to Austria, and two within the Netherlands.
Many people find moving stressful.
The empty rooms. The possibilities. Creating a home from nothing.
I loved finding a place for every belonging and turning unfamiliar spaces into places that felt safe, personal, and peaceful.
Without realising it, I was practising the same thing I now help others do: creating homes that quietly support the people living in them.
I secretly loved the beginning.