mihaylovaJPG

🌲 A Little Escape Into the Woods

Added 2025-10-23 12:44:52 +0000 UTC

Recently, we went away for two days, just an hour’s drive from Warsaw, and honestly, it was the best decision ever. I’m so happy we did it. It was our very first short trip like that in all the time we’ve been living in Poland (1.5 years ), and I only wish we’d done it earlier ✨

When you wake up and the only thing you see is the forest, deer walking by, birds singing, and absolute silence… no people, no crowds, no planes flying over your head, it’s pure magic !

And for the first time ever, we went somewhere with our cats 🐱 As many of you know, we have no one we can leave them with, so we decided to take the risk 🙈 For two deaf cats with some neurodivergent traits, that’s a big challenge, but we did it! And honestly, it gave me so much to think about..

Because before that trip, I spent three days just crying. It turned out that we can no longer afford the house we currently live in and have to move out. Finding a new place in Poland right now is almost impossible because of the war, the housing crisis, and the prices that went completely insane because of Ukrainians, or rather, the number of those fleeing Ukraine. Even small old wooden houses, without heating, somewhere in a village two hours from Warsaw, cost around $800 a month which is just absurd 😅😅

Since leaving Ukraine, we’ve been living on the savings we brought with us and they’ve finally run out. For a long time, I kept thinking: “The war will end soon, and we’ll go home.” But it’s clear now it won’t end any time soon.

That trip made me realize how exhausted I’ve become. I’m tired of the constant responsibility, of surviving, of the daily physical pain. I need so many medical things, treatments, devices to help manage my condition, but right now, we simply can’t afford them. And this feeling of helplessness is the worst part not even the pain itself, but the emotional weight it brings.

The best thing I can do now is trust the Universe and do everything possible to find a home that we can actually afford,somewhere surrounded by nature, far from the noise. I dream of living in the nature, growing my own food, spending every day outdoors, breathing clean air, and maybe even healing a little ✨

We’ve been looking for small, even very old wooden houses, ready to heat with wood if needed, just something peaceful and natural. But with our current budget, it’s almost impossible to find anything, or it costs even more than our current rent. Ironically, there are so many beautiful forest cabins available for short-term rentals, all those tiny, dreamy wooden houses surrounded by trees, but they’re only rented per night, not monthly. Such a pity!

Still, this little trip gave us a lot of clarity. We know now that we definitely don’t want to stay in Warsaw. We want to live out there, where it’s quiet and wild and peaceful. The only issue is that I still need to be somewhat close to doctors and hospitals, so we’re searching for something within 1–2 hours’ distance from the city.

It would also be so much better for our cats. To be honest, if it weren’t for them, we could’ve just rented a small apartment long ago, half the price and never worried 🙈 But because of their specific needs, and the fact that they even want to go outside to the toilet each time, they have been used to walking outside since childhood, their loud morning screams at 5–6 a.m., we can’t live in shared spaces ( Even our current neighbor sometimes hears them from the other house 🙈 So renting an apartment just isn’t an option. And I fully understand that, but they are our babies, our family, our happiness. I’d do anything for them.

So please, send a little prayer or wish our way that the perfect home finds us soon 🤞🏻✨

And meanwhile, here’s a glimpse of that breathtaking place we escaped to.

It’s exactly how I dream of living one day, maybe even in a little trailer, deep in the forest, surrounded by nothing but nature and peace🌿

Beautiful vibes video for you from the trip 👇🏻♥️

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19appJ5PB6uHdnFQCTxcruD5zhc2xVPzI/view?usp=drivesdk