{"id":19341,"date":"2026-03-08T15:16:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T13:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.evildressmaker.com\/?p=19341"},"modified":"2026-03-08T15:18:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T13:18:08","slug":"arkirealismi-everyday-realism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.evildressmaker.com\/?p=19341","title":{"rendered":"Arkirealismi \/ Everyday realism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

El\u00e4m\u00e4 hektistyy ja sosiaalinen media on t\u00e4ynn\u00e4 nopeita dopamiinipurskeita ja n\u00e4ttej\u00e4 kuvia ihmisist\u00e4 ja kodeista. Se antaa monesti v\u00e4\u00e4ristyneen kuvan siit\u00e4 mit\u00e4 se tavallinen arki on ja milt\u00e4 ihmisten kotona oikeasti arjessa n\u00e4ytt\u00e4\u00e4. Monissa kodeissa elet\u00e4\u00e4n arkea, jossa eiv\u00e4t kukkakimput korista ruokap\u00f6yt\u00e4\u00e4, lipastojen p\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4 ei n\u00e4y p\u00f6lytt\u00f6mi\u00e4 upeita asetelmia ja eteisen on vallottanut kenkien ja takkien armeija. Olen viime aikoina miettinyt sit\u00e4, ett\u00e4 juuri t\u00e4ss\u00e4 hetkess\u00e4 olen oikeastaan ihan todella onnellinen. El\u00e4m\u00e4 on melko arkista. Aamulla kissojen aamupala ja oma aamupala ja kahvikupillinen, t\u00f6ihin, kotiin tai harrastuksiin, ruuanlaittoa, uunien l\u00e4mmityst\u00e4, tiskit koneeseen jne. Viikonloppuisin siivoilua, saunaan, laiskottelua, pieni\u00e4 askareita kotona, kauppaan. El\u00e4m\u00e4ss\u00e4 ei samaan aikaan tapahdu paljon mit\u00e4\u00e4n ja kuitenkin tapahtuu paljon kaikenlaista arkista. Olen ymm\u00e4rt\u00e4nyt ett\u00e4 t\u00e4m\u00e4 oikeastaan on juuri sit\u00e4 mist\u00e4 olen koko el\u00e4m\u00e4ni haaveillut. Sellaista arkista hyv\u00e4\u00e4 el\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4 jossa saa tehd\u00e4 ja harrastaa itselle mielekk\u00e4it\u00e4 asioita, ymp\u00e4rist\u00f6ss\u00e4 ja yhteis\u00f6ss\u00e4 joka on minulle t\u00e4rke\u00e4. No okei, ty\u00f6nteko nyt on v\u00e4ltt\u00e4m\u00e4t\u00f6n paha, mutta noin muuten t\u00e4m\u00e4h\u00e4n on juuri sit\u00e4 mit\u00e4 olen aina halunnutkin. Kaikki on siis el\u00e4m\u00e4ss\u00e4 ihan mallillaan lopulta. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

T\u00e4m\u00e4 kaikki hyv\u00e4 ja mielek\u00e4s el\u00e4m\u00e4 ei tietenk\u00e4\u00e4n tarkoita, ett\u00e4 kotimme muistuttaisi niit\u00e4 somen kiiltokuvan-kauniita koteja, joissa kaikki on huolettoman tarkasti aseteltu paikoilleen ja upeat viherkasvit, antiikkihuonekalut ja kukkamaljakot muodostavat harmosia kokonaisuuksia ikkunoista tulvivan valon kanssa. Ehei. Meill\u00e4 elet\u00e4\u00e4n arkea jossa imurointi v\u00e4lill\u00e4 unohtuu useammaksi kuukaudeksi kun k\u00e4yd\u00e4\u00e4n harrastuksissa tai k\u00e4ytet\u00e4\u00e4n vahingossa koko p\u00e4iv\u00e4 kaupungin ostosreissuun. Meill\u00e4 elet\u00e4\u00e4n arkea, jossa joka huoneessa on joku keskener\u00e4inen remppa- tai harrastusprojekti. Meill\u00e4 elet\u00e4\u00e4n arkea jossa ty\u00f6kalut seilaavaat huoneesta ja projektista toiseen v\u00e4lill\u00e4 ruokap\u00f6yd\u00e4n kautta ja keskener\u00e4iset k\u00e4sity\u00f6t valloittavat sohvan. Meill\u00e4 elet\u00e4\u00e4n arkea jossa eteinen toimii erin\u00e4isten esineiden v\u00e4livarastona ja kissojen tiputtamat tavarat saattavat joskus j\u00e4\u00e4d\u00e4 lattialle lojumaan p\u00e4iviksi. Meill\u00e4 siivoaminen on t\u00e4rkeysj\u00e4rjestyksess\u00e4 listalla viimeisen\u00e4 vaikka sit\u00e4kin toki tehd\u00e4\u00e4n jonkin verran l\u00e4hes p\u00e4ivitt\u00e4in. Siisteytt\u00e4 t\u00e4rke\u00e4mp\u00e4\u00e4 meille kuitenkin on ett\u00e4 koti on meille my\u00f6s turvasatama ja paikka jossa saamme lev\u00e4t\u00e4 ja ker\u00e4t\u00e4 voimia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yrit\u00e4mme tietysti taklata n\u00e4it\u00e4 kodin ongelmakohtia koko ajan ja keksi\u00e4 parempia tapoja siihen, ett\u00e4 erilaisilta tavarakasoilta v\u00e4ltytt\u00e4isiin ja roskat l\u00f6yt\u00e4isiv\u00e4t roskikseen. Kerroin viimeksi kodin j\u00e4rkestyksen haasteista hiukan alle 1,5 vuotta sitten joulukalenterissa<\/a>. Sen j\u00e4lkeen on jo osa projekteista valmistunut (ainakin melkein) ja osalle tavaroista on l\u00f6ytynyt lopputisjoituspaikkoja ja s\u00e4ilytyspaikkoja. Homma kuitenkin jatkuu, sill\u00e4 my\u00f6s remontti ja sisustaminen jatkuu. Yksi iso ongelmakohta on muovij\u00e4te. Muovij\u00e4te on meill\u00e4yksi j\u00e4tejakeista suurimpia. Sit\u00e4 kertyy todella paljon sill\u00e4 nykyisin valitettavasti l\u00e4hes kaikki pakataan muoviin, jopa hiukan tarpeettomasti. Keitti\u00f6n lis\u00e4ksi muovij\u00e4tett\u00e4 kertyy eniten salissa, jossa viet\u00e4mme suurimman osan hereill\u00e4oloajastamme. Ajatuksena onkin hankkia saliin ihan kunnolliset roskikset sek\u00e4 muoville ett\u00e4 paperille ja ehk\u00e4 my\u00f6s kartongille. Silloin roskat tulisi laitettua heti roskiin, eik\u00e4 ne j\u00e4isi lojumaan ja kasaantumaan. Hankaluutta t\u00e4ss\u00e4 tuottaa kuitenkin se ett\u00e4 en halua mit\u00e4\u00e4n moderneja rumia muovisia roska-astioita vaan niiden pit\u00e4isi istua muuhun salin sisustukseen mieluiten niin ett\u00e4 ne olisivat kierr\u00e4tettyj\u00e4 ja maastoutuisivat niin ettei niit\u00e4 edes \u00e4ly\u00e4isi roskikseksi. Olen yritt\u00e4nyt mets\u00e4st\u00e4\u00e4 sopivaa astiaa tai kalustetta kirppiksilt\u00e4, mutta viel\u00e4 ei ole t\u00e4rp\u00e4nnyt. Jos sinulla on hyvi\u00e4 idiksi\u00e4 sopiviksi vintage-tyyliin sopiviksi roskiksiksi, niin vinkkaa ihmeess\u00e4. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Toinen iso ongelma on alati liikkuvat k\u00e4sity\u00f6projektikasat, jotka kulkevat yl\u00e4kerrasta alakertaan ja takaisin ja py\u00f6riv\u00e4t olohuoneen p\u00f6ydill\u00e4, lattioilla, tuoleilla ja sohvalla. Jotkut projekteista valmistuvat aikanaan, jotkut eiv\u00e4t koskaan. Itse\u00e4ni \u00e4rsytt\u00e4v\u00e4t eniten pinot jotka joko hameenhelmojeni tahi kissojen my\u00f6t\u00e4vaikutuksella uhmaavat painovoimaa ja usein lopulta levi\u00e4v\u00e4t lattioille. Niille t\u00e4ytyisi l\u00f6yt\u00e4\u00e4 joku verrattain helppo ja n\u00e4tti v\u00e4liaikaiskoti. Joitakin vuosia sitten kaikki kirpputorit olivat t\u00e4ynn\u00e4 pieni\u00e4 jalallisia k\u00e4sity\u00f6lipastoja. Niiden aika n\u00e4ytt\u00e4\u00e4 olevan ohitse, sill\u00e4 en ole l\u00f6yt\u00e4nyt mieleist\u00e4 mist\u00e4\u00e4n. Kirppiksill\u00e4 niit\u00e4 ei tule vastaan ollenkaan ja some-kirppiksill\u00e4kin niit\u00e4 n\u00e4ytt\u00e4\u00e4 olevan melko v\u00e4h\u00e4n. Lis\u00e4ksi pit\u00e4isi keksi\u00e4 joku keino s\u00e4ilytt\u00e4\u00e4 viikottaisten harrastekurssien v\u00e4lineist\u00f6. Nyt ne py\u00f6riv\u00e4t kestokasseissa pitkin lattioita ja ovat jatkuvasti v\u00e4h\u00e4n tiell\u00e4, mutta poiskaan niit\u00e4 ei voi laittaa koska niit\u00e4 kuitenkin tarvitaan viikottain. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Life is becoming increasingly hectic, and social media is full of quick dopamine rushes and pretty pictures of people and homes. This often gives a distorted picture of what everyday life is really like and what people’s homes actually look like in the everyday life. In many homes, everyday life is lived without bouquets of flowers decorating the dining table, without beautiful and dust-free arrangements on the dressers, and the hallway is taken over by an army of shoes and coats. Lately, I’ve been thinking that right now, I’m actually really happy. Life is pretty ordinary. In the morning, we feed the cats and have our own breakfast and a cup of coffee, then go to work, come back home, or go to the hobbies, cook, heat up the fireplaces, load and unload the dishwasher, etc. On weekends, we usually clean, go to the sauna, laze around, do small chores at home, and go do the groceries. Not much happens in my life right now, and yet all kinds of everyday things happen. I’ve realized that this is actually what I’ve dreamed of my whole life. An ordinary, good life where I can do and pursue things that are meaningful to me, in an environment and community that is important to me. Okay, working is kind of a necessity, but otherwise this is exactly what I’ve always wanted. So, everything in life is fine after all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, this good and meaningful life does not mean that our home resembles those glossy magazine homes where everything is carefully arranged and beautiful green plants, antique furniture, and vases of flowers create a harmonious combinations with the light flooding in through the crystal clear windows. No, no. We live an everyday life where vacuuming is sometimes forgotten for several months when we are busy with hobbies or end up spending the whole day shopping in the city. We live a life where every room has some unfinished renovation or hobby project. We live a life where tools float from room to room and project to project, occasionally via the dining table, and unfinished crafts take over the sofa. We live a life where the hallway serves as a temporary storage space for various items, and things dropped by the cats may sometimes remain on the floor for days. Cleaning is at the bottom of our list of priorities, although we do some cleaning almost every day. However, more important to us than tidiness is that our home is also a safe haven and a place where we can rest and recharge our batteries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, we are constantly trying to tackle these problems at home and come up with better ways to avoid piles of stuff or to make sure that rubbish ends up in the bin. I last wrote about the challenges of organizing our home a little less than 1.5 years ago in the Christmas calendar<\/a>. Since then, some of the projects have been completed (at least almost completed)<\/strong> and some of the items have found their final resting places and storage spaces. However, the work continues, as the renovation and decorating also continue. One major problem is plastic waste. Plastic waste is one of our largest waste sections. Unfortunately, a lot of it accumulates because nowadays almost everything is packaged in plastic, even when it is not really necessary. In addition to the kitchen, most plastic waste accumulates in the living room, where we spend most of our waking hours. The idea is to get proper rubbish containers for the living room for plastic, paper, and maybe even cardboard. That way, trash would be thrown away immediately and wouldn’t be left lying around and piling up. The difficulty here, however, is that I don’t want any ugly modern plastic bins. Bins should fit in with the rest of the living room decor, preferably be secondhand, and blend in so that you wouldn’t even recognize them as rubbish bings. I have tried to find suitable bins or furniture at flea markets, but I haven’t had any luck yet. If you have ideas or tips for items which would serve as vintage-style bins, let me know in the comments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another big problem is the ever-moving piles of craft projects that travel from upstairs to downstairs and back again, hopping around on the living room tables, floors, chairs, and sofa. Some of the projects are completed in due course, some never are. What annoys me most are the piles that, with the help of my skirt hems or cats, defy gravity and often end up scattered across the floor. They need to find a relatively easy and pretty-to-look-at temporary home. A few years ago, all the flea markets were full of small craft chests with legs. Their time seems to be over, as I haven’t found any that I like anywhere. You don’t see them at flea markets at all, and even on social media marketplaces, there seem to be very few. In addition, I need to find a way to store the equipment for my weekly hobby classes. Right now, they are scattered around the floors in reusable bags and are constantly in the way, but I can’t put them away because I need them every week.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Sohvalle ja sen ymp\u00e4rist\u00f6\u00f6n kertyy keskener\u00e4isi\u00e4 k\u00e4sity\u00f6projekteja, tosin nyt se on melko siisti. Siivosin edustan viikonlopuksi koska tiesin ett\u00e4 naapuri on tulossa kyl\u00e4\u00e4n pit\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4n is\u00e4nn\u00e4lle seuraa kun olen opiskelemassa. \/
Sofa and the surroundings is tricky, the handcrafting projects gather here. Allthough now it’s pretty tidy. I cleared it for the weekend, because I knew that neighbour is coming over to keep hubby a company when I’m away studying.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Salin molemmat kahvip\u00f6yd\u00e4t toimivat l\u00e4hinn\u00e4 tavaroiden laskutilana. T\u00e4st\u00e4 tavasta haluaisin eroon, mutta muutakaan paikkaa n\u00e4ille tavaroille ei oikein ole. Lasikuputarjotin on t\u00e4ss\u00e4 koska se ei mahdu keitti\u00f6\u00f6n eik\u00e4 lasivitriiniin. Muut kamat p\u00f6yd\u00e4ll\u00e4 liittyv\u00e4t t\u00f6ihin tai harrastuksiin. \/
Both coffee tables in the living room are mostly used as temporary storage spaces. I would like to get rid of this habbit, but there isn’t really much space for this stuff anywhere else. The glass dome plate is here because there is no room for it in the kitchen or in the glass cabinet. Most of the other stuff here are relating to my hobbies or work. <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Nojatuolien paikka on vaihtunut sitten edellisen aihetta k\u00e4sittelev\u00e4n postauksen. Nytkin ne toimivat laskutilana, tosin niille ker\u00e4\u00e4ntyy v\u00e4h\u00e4n v\u00e4hemm\u00e4n tavaraa kuin aiemmin. Lattialla sen sijaan on kaikenlaista. \/
Armchairs have moved since the last post about the same issue. Now they are still working as storage space, but not so badly anymore. Floor around them on the other hand is a different matter. <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Ruokailuhuone on v\u00e4hiten ongelmallinen, vaikka edelleen kaipailenkin sinne sit\u00e4 vanhan ajan ruokakomeroa. Se ratkaisisi monta ongelmaa niin keitti\u00f6ss\u00e4 kuin muuallakin. T\u00e4ll\u00e4 hetkell\u00e4 sinne ker\u00e4\u00e4ntyy l\u00e4hinn\u00e4 pahvilaatikoita nettikaupan ruokaostoksista. Ne kyll\u00e4 l\u00f6yt\u00e4v\u00e4t melko nopeasti pahvinker\u00e4ykseen, mutta pid\u00e4mme aina pari kotona koska kissat tykk\u00e4\u00e4v\u00e4t leikki\u00e4 niiss\u00e4. \/
Dining room is probably the least problematic room in the house, even though I am still looking forward on getting the old style larder. It would solve so many problems in our kitchen and in other rooms too. At the moment only things piling in the dining room are the cardboard boxes from our online grocery orders. Thankfully those find their way to cardboard recycling quite fast, but we always keep couple at home, because cats love to play in them. <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Niin hassulta kuin se kuulostaakin kissojen kiipeilyteline oven vieress\u00e4 on hankala tapaus. Sen alataso nimitt\u00e4in ker\u00e4\u00e4 roinaa. Joulusiivouksen j\u00e4lkeen siin\u00e4 ei onneksi ole muuta kuin vanhoja laskuja odottamassa arkistoon siirtoa, sek\u00e4 apteekin l\u00e4\u00e4kej\u00e4tteeseen menossa oleva kissan astmapiippu. \/
As silly as it sounds, cat climbing tree is problematic too. The bottom level collects stuff. After the christmas clear up, this time it only has some old bills waiting to be archived and cat’s asthma inhaler waiting to go to medicine waste in the pharmacy.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Eteinen on kaikkein hankalin paikka sill\u00e4 siihen kertyy kenkien lis\u00e4ksi ostoskasseja, polttopuuta ja harrastekasseja. Valitettavasti eteisen kaikilla seinill\u00e4 on ovi tai kaksi, joten tilaa n\u00e4iden tavaroiden s\u00e4il\u00f6miseen ei t\u00e4ss\u00e4 ole. Siksi niit\u00e4 siirrell\u00e4\u00e4nkin ovelta ovelle, sen mukaan mihin kulloinkin tarvitsee p\u00e4\u00e4st\u00e4. Itse\u00e4ni t\u00e4m\u00e4 ei niin hirve\u00e4sti rasita, mutta puoliso raivostuu kun aina on jotain oven edess\u00e4. \/
Hallway is the most problematic place of them all. In addition of shoes, there is always shopping bags, fire wood and my hobby bags. Unfortunately hallway has doors or two on every single wall, so there is no space for storing stuff. For that reason the stuff keeps getting moved from door to door, depending on where we need access. It doesn’t bother me too much, but hubby gets really frustrated at times, when there is always something in the way. <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

El\u00e4m\u00e4 hektistyy ja sosiaalinen media on t\u00e4ynn\u00e4 nopeita dopamiinipurskeita ja n\u00e4ttej\u00e4 kuvia ihmisist\u00e4 ja kodeista. Se antaa monesti v\u00e4\u00e4ristyneen kuvan siit\u00e4 mit\u00e4 se tavallinen arki on ja milt\u00e4 ihmisten kotona oikeasti arjessa n\u00e4ytt\u00e4\u00e4. Monissa kodeissa elet\u00e4\u00e4n arkea, jossa eiv\u00e4t kukkakimput korista ruokap\u00f6yt\u00e4\u00e4, lipastojen p\u00e4\u00e4ll\u00e4 ei n\u00e4y p\u00f6lytt\u00f6mi\u00e4 upeita asetelmia ja eteisen on vallottanut kenkien ja… <\/p>\n

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