Meet Campla
Added 2021-10-13 22:59:40 +0000 UTCWanna see something that looks really mundane but made me cry? Getting this notification on my phone:
It took my mom 16 minutes ("It would have taken 12 if my internet wasn't so slow!") to book a flight to LA and on my birthday, November 1st, I will get to see my mom for the first time in over two years.
I am a very experienced crier, but as my mom sent over her flight details I truly made noises I've never made before. Imagine the sound of an animal in distress/child on a rollercoaster/neighbor getting it on/broken gas motor and you're close to the crying sounds of a very happy daughter who has missed her mom very very much.
Only problem: I don't have anywhere to put her. Apologies for talking about my mom like she's a can of beans, but I live in a one bedroom house with a terrible couch, and I grow cranky very fast if I don't have my own space. So with a fast-approaching deadline, I decided that the most feasible (and fun) solution would be to buy a vintage camper.
The interior when I bought it
I named her Campla, and she's currently employed as a guesthouse in my garden. Every moment I'm not working, I've been fixing stuff in the camper. Between the house, the workshop, and Campla, I have more spaces to work on than I know what to do with, and choosing between build projects feels something like this:
GIF from here.
I might make a video about improving Campla down the line, but for now I need to move too fast to film. I have a very important guest arriving in only 19 days! She's the most easy-going person I know, but I still want everything to be perfect when she gets here. Because, you know, if just the thought of her arriving here makes me feral cry, can you imagine what it'll feel like when I actually get to hug her?
XOXO
Simone
P.S. I have two videos coming out this month! One featuring this very solid (non-halloween) look:
Comments
One of my favourite YouTube videos, EVER. Thanks for sharing your Mum with us, she's obviously where you get your awesomeness from!!!
Larysa Jaworski
2021-12-01 01:38:55 +0000 UTCYou are the most awesome daughter with the most awesome mother! That "nice space, now let's improve it!" and then building together was so lovely!
Merijn Vogel
2021-11-30 08:03:13 +0000 UTCYour mom is great, Campla is great, and this is the first time I've seen someone else play this card game! I've only ever played it with my family and no one else seems to know it :D
Mariana
2021-11-30 07:52:58 +0000 UTCI’m convinced that you subconsciously didn’t make Campla perfect because it was the perfect opportunity for a project together. Letting us be a small part of that was fun, thanks Simone!
Kit Lammers
2021-11-30 02:07:06 +0000 UTCThe latest video is so sweet! I used to build stuff with my dad as a kid, counting down the months when borders will open in Australia and I'll get to see him again! This episode brought tears to my eyes, I'm so glad you and your mum finally got to reunite, and thank you for sharing that moment with us!
Jay Arbuthnot
2021-11-29 22:17:41 +0000 UTCOHMIGOSH! I love you so much. And now, I love your mom, too. "Now you see where I get it" "I just want to build stuff"
John McKee
2021-11-29 20:19:41 +0000 UTCAhhh I wished you'd filmed it! but love the name and can't wait to see it!
Clisare
2021-11-01 10:55:41 +0000 UTCSo glad you'll get to see your Mom! Campla looks fantastic, as does my Every Day Calendar! You do amazing things! And Happy (early) Birthday! =)
Zachary Morrison
2021-10-22 20:57:53 +0000 UTCI couldn't see my family in over a year and it was hard. Two years it's like 7% of your life. C-word is sure a bitch. Have a great time with your mom)
Paul Tkachenko
2021-10-17 08:55:19 +0000 UTCGoing to see my brother for the first time in 3 years this December! Campla looks fabulous.
Alicia P.
2021-10-15 00:42:52 +0000 UTCThat camper looks better than my current apartment. Maybe ask Laura for help with a tiny house 😉
Wolf Hilbl
2021-10-14 19:05:37 +0000 UTCI've been following the travel ban the past few months and this news must have been such a relief for thousands of people. I'm glad you'll finally be able to see your mom, and what an amazing camper, with the best name!! However, not to sound too pessimistic, but they haven't actually announced which date in November the ban will be lifted, so please check up on that before your mom tries to travel but the ban is still on! Hope it all turns out well in the end for both of you and that she's indeed able to see you on your birthday <3
Mariana
2021-10-14 13:26:32 +0000 UTCI'm happy for you Simone. I hope you have a wonderful visit full of love.
Jack Fair
2021-10-14 12:43:06 +0000 UTCUgly crying and howling with you! Haven’t seen my mom in 2 years either but she will come on my birthday as well in January 🙂 Also started remodeling to accommodate her but your Campla wins 100 times over ❤️
Katinka van Es
2021-10-14 12:06:06 +0000 UTCSo great to finally see your mom again! I miss my mom too and haven't seen her in a bit over 2 years. You enjoy your time together! Looking forward for what will become of Campla.
Donald Cheung
2021-10-14 10:28:29 +0000 UTCSo much to look forward to!
Rebecca Woods
2021-10-14 09:31:32 +0000 UTCSo happy for you! I'm a kiwi living in London and haven't seen my family in about 3 years now. I'm absolutely going to ugly cry when NZ finally opens up again.
Ruth Warren
2021-10-14 06:53:05 +0000 UTCThat's wonderful to hear, so happy for you 😊
Crafts with Ellen
2021-10-14 06:16:27 +0000 UTC<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
caroline giertz
2021-10-14 05:49:21 +0000 UTCI am so happy for you two, Simone! This reminds me how terribly old I am - no moms or dads left, not to speak of grandfolks; not even an uncle... A brother and a nephew will do, though.
Dragi Raos
2021-10-14 05:05:26 +0000 UTCWould love to see any vids of the camper - maybe you can set up timelapses and narrate them later? Adam Savage has done that a few times and they're great!
Gabe Russell
2021-10-14 00:35:26 +0000 UTCThat is awesome! (Both your mom coming for your Birthday and Campla!)
Stephen Boots
2021-10-14 00:32:49 +0000 UTCHej Simone. I put my guests up in hotels (nice ones) because my house looks like one of those hoarding shows on TV. That vintage camper looks really nice! And that mask looks like you are trying out for a part in "Eyes Wide Shut"... but its already been made...
Lilla Gubben
2021-10-14 00:29:55 +0000 UTCVery nice camper! I'm jealous
Dan Cowger
2021-10-14 00:15:50 +0000 UTCThat's excellent! Yay for being able to see your mom! I'm also going to get to see my mom on Nov. 1st, as it happens, so it shall be an excellent day of mom-hugs. :) My partner's mom was able to come out to visit us last month, and yes, much happy emotions when they saw each other. (She reports that her mom went to the bathroom at the airport, and they did the whole "Mama!"-running-together thing all over again after she came back out.)
Brooks Moses
2021-10-13 23:57:21 +0000 UTC:'D I'm so happy for you that you're going to get to see your momma!!! With the last couple years, it's nice to get back to *any* sort of normalcy and time with the ones you love is priceless. In this time, I've been forced to slow down and in so, found you, and I'm so grateful. I hope you're doing well and staying safe (relatively, lol.)
Allison Israel
2021-10-13 23:54:58 +0000 UTCI love that you're fixing a camper!
Guy Mason
2021-10-13 23:53:50 +0000 UTCAmazing! Sooooooooo is your mom gonna be in a video or wut?
Jesse S
2021-10-13 23:50:05 +0000 UTCI'm really happy for you and your mom! I hope you have a great birthday. Give your mom some extra hugs - but I'm sure you don't need that bit of advice...
Tree Carcass Mangler
2021-10-13 23:46:32 +0000 UTCWonderful! Very exciting news!
Tyler Q
2021-10-13 23:45:49 +0000 UTCReading this almost made me cry!! I'm so happy you get to see your mom again!!!!
Kristi Hendrickson
2021-10-13 23:45:07 +0000 UTCWonderful! Put that thing on the Truckla and doing a speaking tour. Lot of us would be glad to host you - Nashville!
Kerry Woo
2021-10-13 23:40:14 +0000 UTCYou got me a little teary-eyed with this, I am so happy for you!! Mom hugs are the best!
Kelly Westover
2021-10-13 23:25:31 +0000 UTCGratz! We are so happy for you, and know what it’s like. We live 2 hours from my 95 year old mother-in-law and we went around 15 months without being close. Rough and depressing stuff. Lots of ups and downs for you these past couple of years and it’s wonderful that you’ll get to recharge yourself with mom hugs!
Jeff
2021-10-13 23:21:35 +0000 UTCIf you have an Ikea nearby you should hunt for a copy of her book on the shelves!
Taylor Pridgen
2021-10-13 23:18:45 +0000 UTCVery happy to hear this. Misread the name as Glampa which I suppose works as well.
Edward Iglesias
2021-10-13 23:16:29 +0000 UTCI'm not crying! 😭
dbryte
2021-10-13 23:16:19 +0000 UTCYeah it's truly the best birthday present I could ever have hoped for!
Simone Giertz
2021-10-13 23:14:12 +0000 UTCCongrats on the mum visit - and also have fun with the camper upgrade! i have some of the project bloat issue, but less time to work on any of them at the moment.
Russell Peake
2021-10-13 23:09:37 +0000 UTCSimone I'm so happy for you!!! You hug her so hard and enjoy your birthday!!! I hope it's a great day and you both have a great time and Campla looks awesome and I'm excited to see a video you might make about the camper!! So excited that you have 2 videos coming this month, I'm always happy to see your face on my feed :D
Paméla Bertrand
2021-10-13 23:07:58 +0000 UTCAwesome! I'm very happy that you get to see your mother. I think she'll enjoy Campla. Have fun!
John DeJarnatt
2021-10-13 23:07:36 +0000 UTCI'd be pumped even for a miserable time tbh
Simone Giertz
2021-10-13 23:07:35 +0000 UTCSo happy to see this, take care and have a lovely time catching up with your Mum.
Matthew Wilmshurst
2021-10-13 23:06:43 +0000 UTCSo happy for you! I moved to a new city a month before everything shut down, with loved ones across the border - so I can definitely relate! It's been a real doozy!
Melissa Maas Art & Yoga
2021-10-13 23:05:03 +0000 UTCI am crying AND you're crying. Congrats on mom hugs soon!!!
Ginaelisa Cortez
2021-10-13 23:04:44 +0000 UTCEverything about this post is awesome. I hope you and your mom have a lovely time.
Marlo Delfin Gonzales
2021-10-13 23:04:38 +0000 UTC
