I forgot something…

Photography. Now I’m no photographer and I don’t even have a particularly fancy camera (yet), however it is something I was hoping to get my teeth into while I’m back in the U.K. I had actually arranged a little photoshoot with a friend, sadly I think that may now not happen. However I’m going to make sure I get my camera out every single day of this lockdown.

I find the whole editing part of photography rather relaxing, the photo taking kind of stressful. I know what I want it to look like and finding that is harder than it should be! I also absolutely love having lots of photos to look back on. I was always that girl taking the photos when I was out with friends.

Another reason I really want to get some nice shots over the next month is I want to make my mum a wall of pictures for Christmas. I know she wants lots of black and white prints and I thought if some of them could be taken by me of the local area and of my sister etc. that would be really awesome!

Sometimes I struggle with confidence and taking photos. Taking my tripod our and getting photos of myself does scare me if someone can see. I also have the fear that someone might judge me for my basic camera. But I need to put my big girl pants on and get into it so I can justify buying a more expensive (still entry level LOL) camera. Practise does make perfect.

Do you have any ‘secret’ hobbies?

Here are a few of my photos from my iPhone and rather basic camera. Want to see more? Head to my Instagram @harrietkristina

HK x

Riding: Update 1

When did you last set an achievable goal? When did you last actually achieve one of these?

Because I JUST DID and I’m so happy.

I normally fear setting goals as when I don’t manage to hit them it makes goals become so uninfluential and easy to ignore. I am most definitely guilty of setting goals that are too big and too hard. Having recently started riding I decided that all I really wanted to be able to do was to be confidently walking, turning and trotting. Well in my riding lesson yesterday there I was trotting in a circle :D.

I am fully anticipating being awful at my next lesson, but for now I’m super happy!

My next ‘baby goal’ is to be confident with rising trot on three different horses.

More general update is that I’ve got a block of ten lessons booked in and a hack when I’m in the UK in May. My stables are already hinting at leasing me a beautiful Palomino #i’vegotthebugsobad called Candance.

As always please do follow or check out my instagram (@harrietkristina)

Riding: The start of a journey

Horses have always been a love of mine, I was fortunate enough to have lessons and attend Pony Camps as a child, as a teenager I rode sporadically, normally borrowing a friends horse for a hack, but nothing structured or regular. So now that I’ve got some spare time and needed a hobby to fill this up with (I’m just not a Netflix binger), I’ve naturally migrated back to ponies.

Don’t worry, I’ve ordered boots and more suitable clothing!

I am a beginner, past remembering how to hold the reins, I seem to remember very little about riding, and this is oh so very humbling, its also the best fun! My love and enjoyment while riding has definitely not changed. I wake up excited the mornings before my class, enlightening a memory of me waking and getting dressed at 5 am thinking this would mean I would get to go riding sooner at the age of six.

I’m four lessons in and making some good progress with my posture and trot as well as tracking up and post lesson baths for the horse. I may have already booked in my next ten lessons and a few treks :).

If you’re think about starting something new, or revisiting a childhood hobby, all I can say is do! You wont regret it. Life is about experiences and memories, about enjoying and trying.