Robert Birming (https://robertbirming.com/) Home (https://robertbirming.com/)About (https://robertbirming.com/about/)Blog (https://robertbirming.com/blog/)Contact (https://robertbirming.com/contact/)RSS (https://robertbirming.com/feed/) 07 Jul 2026 With my current job as a house inspector, I always work during the summer months. It's my own choice. One reason is that I want to escape Sweden during winter and spend my vacation someplace warm (I also get five extra vacation days because I'm willing to work during summer, which is a nice bonus). Another reason is that I get to do work in the beautiful archipelago (https://robertbirming.com/swedish-archipelago-pictures/). Then there's a third reason, and the most important one: everything is so much more relaxed. The traffic is quieter. The people are calmer. It's like the world has entered slow motion mode. Or rather gone from high speed to a normal pace. Like listening to an audiobook and realizing that it's been set to 2x narration speed, and then switching to normal. Aaaahh... I like the fact that we have four different seasons in Sweden, but I wish people's state of mind were summertime all year round.