Practice makes better, not perfect

When I wake up in the morning and get ready for work, exhausted and discouraged, I sometimes wish I didn't have a daughter. I used to feel bad about these feelings but not anymore. You know why? Feeling like this doesn't mean I'm a bad mother. Feeling like this just means that I'm human. It …

There is nothing magic about self-care

It feels so great writing a blog post again! For the past few months, I've been juggling with exhaustion and discouragement. No matter how many ideas I have to make my life better, to care for myself, to love on myself, it seems nothing ever happens, nothing ever works. I tried to implement my morning …

Soar, don’t creep

I know the feelings. I've felt them again and again and again. Actually, I'm feeling them right now. Feeling discouraged. Feeling overwhelmed. Feeling like I won't make it. Feeling like I'm not enough and never will be. Feeling like giving up. But you know what? These feelings are a lie, a BIG lie. I AM enough I CAN do …

February – The month of routines and art quotes

More and more, I realize I need to be intentional about what I do and don’t do in order to make room for the people and things that matter. I often, make this, always feel like I have too many things I want/need to do and never enough time to do it all. It leaves me …

The end of an era | The beginning of another

I know! I know! I'm a little dramatic there with my title but this is how I feel right now. Not about January ending and February starting, but about the end (or so I hope) of an era of finding it impossible to accomplish anything and the beginning of a new one where anything is possible. …

QUOTE TO LIVE BY

I can do it. I need to remind myself of that. Not let myself be swallowed by fatigue and discouragement. Not believe the lie that I am not enough. I am enough and I am not alone.

The importance of taking one thing at a time

One of the reason, or should I say, the main reason I decided to implement monthly goals instead of yearly resolutions is this : I always try to do too much at the same time and end up doing nothing at all. Last week, I had to remind myself of that numerous times. I had …

Perfection will always be out of my grasp

I believe in striving for excellence, not perfection. This way, we do the best we can with what we have and surpass ourselves time after time without losing hope. I also remind myself that my whole life is a journey. There is no goal I will ever accomplish completely. This, to me, is a great relief. …

The self-care struggle is real

The biggest struggle in my life right now is self-care. Being a working mom, I want to be able to do it all : play with the Peanut, keep a tidy home, feed my family well, spend time with the boyfriend and with family and friends, create, read, write, watch movies, and the list goes on. …

Setting goals makes for a rested mind

The first week of the year is behind me and BOY am I proud of myself! Not only was I able to follow my January Goals (you can read about it here) but I was able to implement simple changes to make my life and that of my family simpler and greener. Setting just a few …