My name is Nikki. I love nature, I love beauty, and I love practicality. I am an adventurous hippy, often barefoot, but I am also a natural problem solver with an engineering degree. I find balance between these two traits and have realized that I can bridge the gap between two types of people: the hippy dreamer and the logical doer.
The hippy dreamer has no trouble cooking up creative ideas and making big plans. They can get the ball rolling pretty well, but as unforeseen obstacles arise, focus and effort wanes, and these great ideas remain just that…ideas…or messy piles of expensive materials.
The logical doer excels where the hippy doesn’t, in careful planning and realistic expectations. They execute what they set their mind to. However, this is often because their idea is conventional and the road map to success is very clearly marked. Nothing wrong with this approach- unless you want to prove the mainstream wrong and live in rewarding, regenerative, and revolutionary ways.
After living on five different homesteads and farms, I observed a pattern that inspired Divine Design Solutions. The pattern consists of landowners who had made rushed or uninformed decisions to start a project on their slice of heaven. As time went on, the gaps in their grand plans grew into full obstructions, and these projects became nuisances. Stressful, time-consuming, expensive, overwhelming great ideas gone wrong. It pains me to observe this scenario time and time again. And I believe that it doesn’t have to be this way! These projects can be rehabilitated for success with the help of fresh eyes, reorganization, realistic goal setting, and meticulous planning.
My experience is thorough and varied. I attended Northeastern University for a five-year environmental engineering program (Three internships while in school). Completed a natural building course with Earthship Biotecture. Month long programs studying sustainable waste management and climate data modeling. Worked in Civil Engineering as a land development consultant. Participated in work-trades that taught me how to grow food, raise animals, build with natural and recycled materials, regenerate depleted soil, design energy systems, and so much more. Permaculture Design certification…
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