Retno Ika

Designer, Maker and Entrepreneur

Retno Ika

Designer, Maker and Entrepreneur

Retno Ika writes about Creativity

CREATIVITY

Retno Ika writes about Entrepreneurship

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Retno Ika writes about Growth Mindset

GROWTH MINDSET

Retno Ika writes about Life Design

LIFE DESIGN

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Went for a #SaturDate with my husband to an unplanned early dinner. We were craving for some spicy food, so I picked Guru for it. Really love their dishes, always awesome! 🥰 Today I’m celebrating my birthday far away from Tallinn, at a very private wooden cabin in the woods, located in Muhu island. 🥰 It’s a beautiful place, designed specifically for staycation just for a couple (maybe with a kid or a dog 🤷🏻‍♀️). It has a private sauna and a big bathtub where we can do n*ked sauna without worrying someone will peeking. 😂 My husband and I really love this place, even though, it is really far away from big city. 😂 Hääd jannipäev! 🌻💙 It’s finally sunny again after almost 2 weeks cloudy and rainy… Time to go out with the pups! 🥰 Not mine, of course. But well, Graf the poodle is usually stays with us in the summer and winter. 😆 We went out for lunch outside at Katharinenthal near Kadriorg Palace. Photo dump of foods and drinks I had when in Copenhagen 🥰💕 2 weeks ago, my husband and I visited Copenhagen for our 10th anniversary. This time, we took a flight, not a boat, so we couldn’t bring our bike. 🥹 For 4 days, we just managed to visit some places in our wishlist. Mind you, we’re not a mainstream couple, so we didn’t even visited Little Mermaid statue. 😂 We did visited Nyhavn, though. Ilusat kevadpüha, sõbrad! 💐 Sunny day appreciation post! 😎💛☀️ It’s been a long time I don’t post regular photos here. Today I’m just going to post a reminder of how weird Estonian Spring is lately. All so sudden, we got splurge of snow since yesterday. As much as I love snow and winter, I missed the sun and warm spring so much. Climate change? Yea, of course. It’ll keep changing every now and then. 2023 brings its own challenge for me. I grow so much for the past year, although there are still so many things I haven’t overcome with. In 2023 I started my sewing and garments making journey. I learned oh so so so much through the process, be it by knitting, crochet, or sewing. Häid jõule ja pühi teile kõigile! It’s been our 3rd Autumn. Time surely fly away so fast, for some people. But when I reminisced on my experiences after 2 years living here, it turns out “Not so fast at all.”
2024 HIGHLIGHTS

What I’m focusing on this year

🇪🇪 a2 Eesti keele

I am taking an Eesti language class level A2, and still in the process of finishing it. After that, I’m going to take the national exam and continue to level B1. It’s the path to getting a Permanent Resident (PR) permit here. 😎

🌺 Entrepreneurship

I recently registered my first company, Lillika OÜ, so I will be focusing on developing products and services through the rest of the year.

🪡 Crafting

Since buying a sewing machine in March 2023, I found myself getting into a more serious hobby with it.
So, I’m going to do a lot of sewing, knitting, crochet and various handcraft projects and might share a few about it here.

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The Life Designer

Retno Ika writes about Creativity

CREATIVITY

Retno Ika writes about Entrepreneurship

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Retno Ika writes about Growth Mindset

GROWTH MINDSET

Retno Ika writes about Life Design

LIFE DESIGN

Instagram Posts

Went for a #SaturDate with my husband to an unplanned early dinner. We were craving for some spicy food, so I picked Guru for it. Really love their dishes, always awesome! 🥰 Today I’m celebrating my birthday far away from Tallinn, at a very private wooden cabin in the woods, located in Muhu island. 🥰 It’s a beautiful place, designed specifically for staycation just for a couple (maybe with a kid or a dog 🤷🏻‍♀️). It has a private sauna and a big bathtub where we can do n*ked sauna without worrying someone will peeking. 😂 My husband and I really love this place, even though, it is really far away from big city. 😂 Hääd jannipäev! 🌻💙 It’s finally sunny again after almost 2 weeks cloudy and rainy… Time to go out with the pups! 🥰 Not mine, of course. But well, Graf the poodle is usually stays with us in the summer and winter. 😆 We went out for lunch outside at Katharinenthal near Kadriorg Palace.
Connect with Me
2024 HIGHLIGHTS

What I’m focusing on this year

🇪🇪 a2 Eesti keele

I am taking an Eesti language class level A2, and still in the process of finishing it. After that, I’m going to take the national exam, so I can continue to level B1. That’s the path to getting a Permanent Resident (PR) permit here. 😎

🌺 Entrepreneurship

I recently registered my first company, Lillika OÜ, so I will be focusing on developing products and services through the rest of the year.

🧵 Crafting

Since buying a sewing machine in March 2023, I found myself getting into a more serious hobby with it. So, I’m going to do a lot of sewing, knitting, crochet and various handcraft projects and might share a few about it here.

🎥 YouTube Channel

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