Hi and welcome!

I’m Ivanna, and I’m trying to figure out how to live a joyful and fulfilling life (ambitious, I know!). I like to do experiments in life (fun ones, not dangerous). And this blog is one of them.

Here I write about my attempt to live simply, about all kinds of minimalism, exploring FIRE (stands for Financial Independence, Retire Early), non-fiction books (oh, I LOVE them!), travel, parenting, and living as an immigrant in Sweden.

From 2021, I have lived in Stockholm with my husband, 2 daughters (a 9-year-old and a baby), a dog, and a cat. Before moving to Sweden, I lived in the US for 8 years on the West Coast. And even before that, I was born and raised in Kyiv, Ukraine.