After
many years of hectic professional life and raising a family, I have retired and can now
choose how I spend my days without many ”must do:s”. This is a
huge chance to learn and experience new things. I do appreciate my
new freedom.
My
last position was as a senior adviser on International Climate Change
issues at the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency meant travelling
around the world due to the UN international negotiations and when I
retired I bought a little cottage and settled down in a fishing
village on the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada. Winters I normally spend
i Stockholm, Sweden which gives me a possibility to see family and
friends but also to enjoy city life.
During
my career I have also led a section of the Swedish EPA focusing on
Sustainable Production and Consumption. We were exploring tools and
policy measures steering towards more sustainable ways of
living. I met lots of dedicated people: researchers at Universities,
product-/process developers, marketers etc from the business world,
educators, civil servants and many more categories that joined forces
to find solutions to the problem of unsustainability. There were of
course also some opponents or rather sceptics, but they were few. I am
so grateful for all these years of stimulating work with colleagues
and others. It is great to know that the work is being carried
on by others.
I
was also engaged in hands on work as a product- and process developer for 10
years for a major Swedish Food Producer.
I have
three children, who are the joy of my life and a cat and a dog who are also
contributing to my wellbeing.
As I
now have entered a new stage of my life, it has been possible for me
take up an old interest i.e. Gardening. My experiences from my
efforts creating a garden will be the main theme of my blog. I will
not be able to limit myself to this subject though. The issues that I have
been engaged in during my working days will probably also pop up. And
I love art, cooking etc. You are most welcome to follow my blog and
also give feedback on my posts.
There
is a comments function on the site and you can also reach me directly
Ingermy59@gmail.com
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