The Pea Project – Part 3: Improvised, Not Perfect

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                     The paint wasn’t even properly dry and we carried straight on. Interior build. For now we skipped insulation completely. Same with a roof vent and side windows — mainly because of time, not because we suddenly decided we don’t need them. Quite the opposite. But for the first trip they weren’t life-or-death items. At that moment, two things were non-negotiable: a bed and a kitchen. Let’s start with the bed. Somewhere, there was a slatted bed base lying around. Naturally not one that fit the van. But it was far too big for its new job — which made it the perfect starting point. Four hours of sawing, drilling and swearing later, everything fit that previously… didn’t. What was still missing was the mattress. And that turned out to be less trivial than expected. Because the bed isn’t a standard size, we had to improvise. A custom mattress will come later — once we’ve given the whole “bed concept” the green li...
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I’m back!

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Technically, I was never really gone — life just decided to do what it does best: rearrange everything when you’ve finally made a plan.
So I kept postponing. Not dramatically. Just… professionally.

You know the routine, right?
“Maybe tomorrow.”
“Next week for sure.”
“After I’ve sorted a few things.”
“Once things calm down.”
And then the big one: “Next year.”

Spoiler: five years later, it was still “next year”.

It’s funny how that happens. You blink, you make a cup of tea, you blink again — and suddenly half a decade has politely left the building without even saying goodbye.
(Which is rude, if you ask me.)

But here’s the thing: the goals stayed.
The ideas stayed too.
And somewhere along the way a few new ones turned up, uninvited — like that neighbour who knocks “just for a minute” and then somehow ends up sitting in your kitchen, giving you life advice, while you’re standing there holding a mug you didn’t even want.

I’ve had plenty of moments where I thought: “Right. I’ll start properly once everything is perfect.”
Turns out, that day is a myth. Like a quiet airport, a tidy garage, or a Wi-Fi connection that works on the first try.

So this is me doing it differently: starting now, not “someday”.
Not because everything is ready — but because it never will be.
And honestly, if I wait another five years, I’ll probably come back with a walking stick and a list of excuses that could win awards.

What’s coming next?
The adventures. The rallies. The cars. The ridiculous plans that somehow become real stories.
And yes — probably a few detours, because that’s usually where the best parts happen.

So, if you’ve ever had a project you kept delaying until “later”… welcome. You’re in good company.
Let’s go.

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