Craft with me while I HONESTLY answer some questions | Wild Q&A 

I hear a lot of content creators say that they struggle with calling what they do a "job" or "work" or a "business." But you are providing entertainment (for lack of a better word - I realize it is often more than that), and many people in entertainment fields are highly paid and few people question if what they do is legitimate work. Have you read the book Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert? I think it's a great reminder to give yourself permission to be a creative person (including as a way to earn a living!) and to really value the process and what you produce. This may not be something you struggle with regularly, but I get the impression that you do sometimes question your value in this space, so I thought you might find this book helpful. I listened to the audiobook, which was quite enjoyable. Thank you for the cozy and interesting videos -- the addition of the house and land renovation content is lovely!

Martina, honestly, thank you for producing the videos you make. I find watching your videos so inspiring. It’s too bad you can’t see the joy that you bring to your viewer’s lives. Your hard work does not go unnoticed! 🥦🥕🥗🥗🥗

Love love your warmth, kindness and honesty. Life is not fluff and all roses, sometimes we struggle and the people around us struggle. We all need to breathe and spend each day supporting each other with love and understanding. Knitting helps me focus and overcome the panic that stress brings me. I wish that everyone could have such a thing in their life that I get from knitting. When the stitches are created they hold my love and take my stress into themselves and it leaves my body. But knitting is a solitary activity, so sharing , watching and participating in youtube knitting channels help create a community and we are not lonely even when we are alone.

Martina thank you for such a lovely open and honest podcast. I love watching all of your podcasts. You are a beautiful person inside and out and I admire both of you for the energy, enthusiasm and determination you have to bring your dreams to fruition. I wish I had been that brave when I was your age. Looking forward to seeing your journey continue.

You two are both young & strong, perfect time to live your dreams. Thank you for sharing your life & your crafts with us. I admire you both very much. Believe in yourselves. I love your channel always. ❤❤❤

Thank you Martina for your beautiful words. I ALWAYS listen to the end 🥕🥬🍅❤

Such wise words as always Martina. I always identify with everything you say. Your comments about the word 'privilege' are spot on. I'm loving watching the house take shape. Lots of love. ❤🥦🥬

I love following your journey. I'm a knitter but love seeing your renovations too. That kitchen dresser you bought was so beautiful ❤️. I find it astounding that people ask how you finance your dreams. You're so diplomatic. Anyway, happy knitting and building etc..... I think what you're both doing is awesome .

🥕🥕🥕so nice to listen to you, when a person looks so deeply inwards it brings so much beauty to the outside.... thank you

Martina, hello from a fellow Italian 💚 I felt every word you said, I recognise myself in everything you’re stating, I’m doing my best to make a living out of what I truly love and care about and I know how hard it can be. I hope you’ll consider the idea to write down one of your patterns, I’m sure many of us would love to test it. It could be a creative way to have an option to support your work fully, without you having to give part of what you earn to a platform. I really care about what you do and I’m sure many people would love to buy one of your patterns. Un abbraccio enorme 🌷

My husband and two kids live in the US and find it so important to learn how to be self sustainable! Or the way you put it is so lovely too: dependent on the land. We’re raising our kids to learn the importance of our land and how to respect it. My son is 4 and LOVES vegetables so we’re both excited for the harvest in the fall. I too LOVE lots of veggies!! 🥦 🥕

I just wanted to share with you how much I appreciate your channel ❤ it has become a place of rest for me and I enjoy listening to you share and watching the beautiful and thoughtful way you create things 😊

Thank You for the lovely visit- so happy for you both to be sharing such an important time in your lives! Love- C

🥦🫛🥦fabulous honest and very entertaining as ever 🙏thank you and keep up the good work - your home will be wonderful that’s for sure - and I don’t think you need to worry … fear is normal but the Love you both have will overcome all of that worry and anxiety … just being yourself is the key ❤️🏡❤️🙏🌈

It sad that choosing your own way sometimes comes with feeling ashamed of not being a part of the "generel workforce". In Denmark we call it "being on the hamster wheel" it is such a sad picture, a hamster running and running, but what is I running to? Our life is our own and it is up to us what we make of it and what makes us happy. I admire you for having the courage to choose your own path in life and for using you voice in such a positive way.

When we bought an "as is" house many years ago we referred to each other's input as the planning department. That way more joint decisions were made and we both felt better for that. It will all come along and you will create your magic.

🥦🥑🍆🥒🍅🍠🧅🥔🌽🫛🫑🧄🌶️ Dear Martina, I wish you all the vegetables you can eat to your heart’s content in the coming years ❤. Your thoughtfulness and grace towards yourself, others and nature are inspiring and beautiful to see. Your answers to some of the more philosophical questions show insight and awareness. Thank you. I made note of your gardening book mentions - I hope to need them myself this year. We have a move we’ve been planning for years which will hopefully finally finally happen….. love to you!

Thank you Martina, it is always such a welcoming, soulfull space you create, and my wish for you is to keep moving more and more towards the Love you share and further from fear, even though as you so wisely say, fear is a part of things, and it actually serves us as a reminder to pay attention to certain things, to maybe change something, to maybe slow down or modify the route a little, or rest, and recommit to the journey. This home IS built with Love and may you all be so serene and surrounded by Joy and the Love you put in it..🥦🌽🥬🥕🥒🌶️🍆🍅🫑🫚 and may you more and more own your powerful creative nature 🙏🏻🪷big hug my dear to all four Ms ❤

Love your channel, with the mould don’t use bleach, use clove oil in water and it kills mould. Bleach only masks it. Clove oil is also very good for foot fungus and tooth ache. Love that you are going to have a medicinal garden. You are an old soul with a beautiful energy. Your magic is so strong and real, I it’s free to everyone and you explained it so well. Stay strong and be kind to yourself. 🌻💙🐝🦋🐞🌱🍀

What a lovely podcast. ✨ I truly enjoyed your sharing, your thoughtfulness shines through. I found this so warm & calming, like I was sitting down to talk with you in person! lol I’ll be back to hear future episodes & I wish you & your sweetie all the best in building your new home 💛✨

Thank you for sharing, Martina. Bravo on all your life decisions - I admire your courage and strength in making choices that have the most meaning for you!! Sending love!!❤️❤️❤️

Really enjoy following our journey, it fills me with happiness to see you two work on your house as well. Just incase you were still wondering, the soap issue, little bats in your area only eat flying insects, you know, mosquito, beetles, flies and moths and other insects, what you have tasting your things are ground creatures, mice rats, or??

You are wise beyond your years Martina. Thank you for such insight and beautiful words ❤

After a long day of work and getting my chores done, I grab my knitting and settle down to watch your beautiful vlogs……

one of the most important things i learned in therapy is that there is a difference between guilt and responsibility. none of us chose to be born into privilege or deserved to be traumatised as kids (which we all were to individual degrees, just like we all have some privilege), but we do have the responsibility to work on both. grief and gratitude are great tools to help with that, but healing and being effective allies to those who are less privileged must be our ultimate goals - no matter how slow the progress. i know that you're a very compassionate and morally engaged person, so please don't feel that saying any of this is critical of you! i merely want to supply you with more vocabulary to counter those weaponised 'arguments' about privilege (not that you're obliged to do it publicly of course, just for yourself) ❤ people can be incredibly jealous of even the smallest things so they hope to trigger us (especially women, because the accusation of selfishness is even more hurtful for us who are still raised to put everybody else's problems before our own) in front of others and make a sport out of trying to 'tear us down' from our perceived 'high horse'. i think the way you are open and not afraid to say that you're not sure about some things is actually the best protection against those things, but we should also always try to become more informed and learn to use our privilege to make the world a better place. but again, nobody has the right to demand that you talk about how and what you do and think in the ways of allyship/advocacy publicly, especially because everyone has their personal limits and those are strictly private ❤

Hi Martina, you are imparting so much joy, beauty and inspiration to all of us. I really love your channel… I am a doctor from India who loves knitting and art and painting and gardening! Here life is so different from yours but I find so much kinship with you..I absolutely enjoy watching your videos, so what I am trying to say is that you are doing such a great job and that you are totally worthy! 😊🌻🌼

Martina cara, I love you videos sooo much. They always bring me peace and joy. Also, you remember me and keep me aware that I can always change and find my way of being. I live in the city but always thinking of a different kind of life, maybe one day. I am a knitter too, and love your knitting contents but it’s never the point. Thank you for your honesty and kindness. ❤️ Ps: I am moving to a house with a shared garden and I will definitely read the books you talked about.

We have a saying in Maine, "Build a house, lose a spouse", but you can prove it wrong!!

You're Speaking Directly To My Heart. Worrying Over The Mold, Making You Sicker Than The Mold Itself. My Husband And I Have Also Moved 8 Times In 8 Years, So I Understand That. You're Worthy Girl, Don't Doubt It. 🍠

Thankyou for being you. You remind me to be joyful for what I have, and that we need to appreciate the calm and peacefulness that our craft(s), or creative outlets, bring to our daily lives. Your posts are a gift. 🥕🥔🥬

Hi Martina , I have huge respect for you both, you both are young , and chose to live different life and its not always easy but you both follow your hearts I respect that And thank you to be so honest

I love your channel and every type of video you have posted. Thank you for sharing your beautiful heart and inspiring thoughts with such honesty. 🍆🥕🌽🫑

Dear Martina, thank you for letting us experience all the amazing and challenging parts of your life! I am here for the knitting, wildcrafting and home creation/discovery (and dogs!). Your integrity, talent, creativity and honesty shine through everything you do--thank you for welcoming us into your life!! Peace and love to you and your family! 🥕🍅🥦 sorry they don't have my favorite vegetables as emojis lol.

Martina you are amazing! I love your channel and what you share is such a inspiration for me! Thanks a lot ❤

How beautiful that Mikka said he wants to build your house with love. At the same time I can understand the range of emotions you have been feeling. You guys have taken on a huge project that would put stresses on any one person or relationship. Goodness, I got stressed when we installed a new shower in our bathroom! Take good care of yourselves and each other.

You are so responsible of yourself and so inspiring. Thanks for all what you said in this video, they really helped me reflect on myself. You are such a lovely person ♥🥕

Love following your hard working journey with your Home of love…takes a lot of courage and faith to follow your Hearts💚 very inspiring here in my comfortable coach knitting🤗

🌸🧶🙌🍄🌱🪴🪵 I’m enjoying your videos…thanks for the nice calm talks.

Thanks for you common sense about *privilege*! My husband and I have done so many renovations and it is really tough on an relationship. We cannot work together, sadly! I’m a perfectionist and my husband sounds like Mica ( which is a good thing.) ❤

Thank you for this video. Since watching it I keep saying I am not subscribing to a 9 - 5 😂 And I feel this is a proper job, we inspire, we teach skills and share wisdom with others! It is IMPORTANT work. Love your content and keep up the good work. All my love Mariette 💜💜💜 🥦 🍠🌱

Thank you for your honesty in the episode! Are you vegan or vegetarian? I love the idea of a KAL of one or more of your patterns! Maybe your patrons can test knit for you 😉. I’m also a huge fan of Charles Dowd no-dig gardening. House construction is very stressful on a relationship, go gently ❤.

Martina, 30 years separates our journeys but I resonate with your feelings about the house renovation. I wanted so much to finally BE in my own home that I was so frustrated by the slow progress! My man, would say “do it once and do it well” . In the end it was worth the wait!

🍄🥦🥬 Very brave of you to answer some of those questions!

Thank you for sharing - sending lots of love and 🥦🫛🫑🌽🥬🥕🥒🫒🌶️🧄🥑🍆🍅💚

Love your content! You inspire me. Thank you for being here ❤️🌽😊

Thanks for sharing your personal journey 🍅🫑🌽🧶

Thank you for being you, Martina. Love your videos 💕🥕🥒🌶️

Thank you for sharing so honestly with all of us ✨ 🌱🫛🥕🥔🥬🌱

It is hard to build a home yourself. Sometimes it feels like it is even harder to do it with another person. 😉The ups, and downs, and angst, and joy and all of it will be worth it in the end and you will be so proud of everything you've accomplished. I won't speak for others, but I'm proud of you for knowing yourself so well. Keep doing what you're doing and you'll be fine. Here are your vegetable/fruit emojis 🌽🥦🍅🧄🥬🥒 Grins!

Be well ☀️❤ Happy Knitting 🧶💫🥒🌶🍅🥦🍆🥕🍠

🧅 you're wonderful, i love your videos!

Don't worry about the bats. Bats never eat sosp. Ever. But mice and rats DO. And something to know about those 2 rodents, rats make a nest somewhere snd they always share their food do when they find something ( and remember they will eat anything) they take it back to their 'family' and share it but sometimes, they can't carry it all the way so this is why you will find your soap somewhere else and why there are teeth marks in the soap. Mice on the other hand will make anywhere a home and they eat what they can wherever they find it unless they have babies. Bats will never move food around. :-)

🥦🍇I made it to the end ... and a great pleasure to do so. Thank you for showing up and being you. 🥰

Thank you 🍅 🥕 🍅

I am doing FLOW yoga right now too. Love it!

everything about this episode was divine. such earthy beautiful energy and wisdom you share with us all. 💖💖💖💖💖

Grazie Martina! 🌿💚

Well my favorite vegetable is corn 🌽

i’ve been doing flow with adriene too!! i just finished action and then popped on your video 💕 after you finish flow, you should do breath or home from her 30 day series! i’m starting my fourth year of doing yoga almost every day and starting out with her 30 day series was really helpful in developing a loving practice. all of her series are so good but those two stand out in my mind. she also does a month calendar with practices assigned daily if you want more variety

🌿🍄🌿 Love your honesty and I'm hoping to back to Patreon so I can support your lovely journey. Much love from Brazil. ❤

yes , i love her so mutch every year she dose the 30 days of yoga and i love it , i learn the yoga grace a elle

Enjoyed, thank you🌶🫑🌽🥕🥔🥬🥒

🥕🌽🫑🫛🧄🍆 Sending love and hugs!!!

This was so fantastic. I especially appreciate your thoughts on privelege and also worth. That really resonated with me, and I have very similar feelings! Blessings to you!

Beautiful episode! 🌶🥕🥔🍆🥬🥦🫛🫚🍄🌽

Sorry Guys For my English 🙏🏻

🥬thank you Martina!

Wonderful episode, thank you for sharing🥰

Love the projects you have going! Very inspiring ❤ happy knitting and homesteading!

This was filled with so much beauty and wisdom and honesty. I feel like I gained so much knowledge and peace from this ❤ I keep telling Chris that we need to focus more on building our home with love instead of frustration or anger or fear. It’s not an easy task 🥑 (an avo because California lol)

Your newest sweater is absolutely beautiful! I so enjoy your vlog posts. Thank you 😊

I loved this episode.

🥕 Thank you for sharing! :D all the best with your plans

🥕🥬🍅🫛 grazie for sharing yourself 😊

Martina, merci pour ce que tu as dit sur le concept des privilèges! Je trouve que c'est très juste et bien formulé. Continue de faire ce que tu fais comme tu le fais😊🌱 Bisous d'une tricoteuse de Suisse❤

Love your podcasts! I am sure your new house will be a wonderful home for you both, so much effort, love and work going in to it from the two of you 🏡 ⛰️🍆🍅🫛🧅🥕🧄🌽

I love your videos. I’m currently trying to be more natural and self efficient and you give inspiration to keep trying 🥑

Dear Martina! Thank you for your compassion. It is inspiering❣️ One thing I would like to say. Bats are so wonderfull animals and they are in great danger. You are in a lucky place when there are still bats. Please look good after them. It can help to get informed about there nature and way of life to come along with them, get friends with thrm… 🫶🏻🤗

🍅 I just love your channel and you truly helped me to embrace my summer knitting and you brought rananculus in my life and for that I'll be forever grateful 😂

I want ro build a house with LOVE - great words! I wish you to can do like this❤

You are amazing🌝🥦

I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT YOUR VIDEOS GUYS ❤❤❤❤❤

First time on your channel … I really enjoyed listening to you as I’m knitting away on my socks 😊. 🌽🌽🌽

Thank you for a wonderful and honestly podcast and you are a "beautiful" person to listen to. So nice to follow your construction project and your fine knitting projectors. I follow three channels: We grow wild & offgrid - misknits - off grid w/Jack & Nicolle Love ❤ from Denmark (Jette) PS How old are you?

🥦🫛🍄🧅🧄🫚🍅take good care😊 of yourselves and each other❤

Vegetables 🥕 love them as well!

🥕🥕 Adoro i tuoi video Martina, sei l'unica persona che seguo qui su RU-vid che sento davvero come se fossi mia amica, è incredibile la gentilezza e dolcezza che trasmetti! Siamo fortunati ad averti qui con noi, condividendo le tue esperienze ed emozioni ❤

hello:) khe, About bats, they are living in a renovated house too:D ups...but you need a cat, that animal solves a problem:D that was only solution in my friends beautiful renovated country house witch are used only as a summer house. But how I mentioned In Latvia we have very strong rules about bats....they are like in the "red book", there is a rules.... And I love your channel, personalitie, and Mike :)) he's funny and sweet, and your new home, dogs, two white babies..so sweet, calm, for me most important is a calm vibe, slow living, i feel it. Thank you for sharing with it!

The Aust capitalistic govt is dragging its feet for the last 18 months in deciding to grant us a pension. So at 68 have no choice but to return to work cleaning motel rooms. The advantage is to have earnt $5,000 in 8 wks. We still have house rates and general living expenses.

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🥗 Your house is beautiful 😍 Keep up the good work

babe for the bat problem you should just get a professional to get rid of them and to use insulation to cover all creases of the house

You have mice inside your house and they do eat soap. Bats eat only insects :)

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I Love your pation for gardening ❤ (besides knitting of cause 😂) If you are intrested of how gardening in the mountains can bei sucessful I could maybe help a bit. There is a German RU-vid Channel that explaines a Lot around this topic. She gives advice even if you are 1.000 meters up usw. WE are only 450 meters up and it makes such a difference. I wish I could go in Holiday where you life 😅 Like a knitting camp Holiday while eating everything with nettle😂

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Forgot the vegetable 🌽

Be careful with lemonbalm. It is lovely, but will spread like a weed.

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