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Gratitude Friday is a weekly ritual I started in order to focus on all the small and big positive things that happened during my week. I invite you to join me, you’ll see how much being thankful can change your life. If you want to know more about it, read my introduction post.

Hello !

I have to be honest with you: I started several blogpost to share with you throughout the week but never published them. Affraid of the image it would reflect and to be too personal on this space.

As Friday arrived, I had no idea what to thank for. Which is pretty unusual to me as I always find something.

I am still struggling with adjustement. Not only to this new life of being hit by fibromyalgia, but adjusting to our new schools routine as the girls are not in the same place anymore, not the same schedules blablabla. And I have to admit I am not that good with change in general. It seems like I am forgetting who I am, and I hate this sticky feeling.

But, here is what I am grateful for this week:

• The schoolbus system, Grenouille takes it every morning at the corner of our street and is dropped off nearly at the same spot. I just have to be there to pick her up so she does not come home alone.
• I finally started my Practical Reiki training and it is amazing ! It seems like I am the only beginner but I don’t really care that much about that. I will receive my 1st attunement next week, exciteeeeed. I know this is the perfect timing for me and for the ones I love and care about.
• My godfather sent me a message for my birthday. Even if it was a week early, it made me happy.
• I am about to eat sushi and japonese food. Strangely, this is what feels like comfort food to me.
• I love this selfportrait I took and played with actions in Photoshop (wishing i was reacher and could spent $150 to buy actions on RadLab).
• My daughters and husband are planning surprises for my birthday behind my back. It makes me feel loved.
• I love this Mail Art project and enjoy creating these littles pieces, hoping their recipient will like them.
• I love the honest conversations i have on a nearly daily basis with my friend A.
• I found the book I thought was forever lost, from the previous giveaway i had over here.
• I love receiving comments or messages about readers loving what happens when they do their Gratitude Friday.

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Hello !

Following the amazing of Nessa and then Mindy… I am calling for mail art exchange 😉

You know, you simply create something in a format that fit an envelope size, then you put it in this pretty enveloppe you customized with love and ship it to someone who will be thrilled to receive it.

If you are interested by the idea, simply send me an email with your snail mail address and I will then send you mine: nolwenn@inner-voices.net

Here are the backgrounds for the ones I started:

And with the sketches:

I am learning a lot in the process. For example, working on several smaller size paintings at the same time put me in a kind of happy transe. Going back and forth from one to another etc.

Can’t wait to actually ship them 😀

No pressure, just create something that makes you very happy, ok ? I hope you will join me in the exchange !

Gratitude Friday is a weekly ritual I started in order to focus on all the small and big positive things that happened during my week. I invite you to join me, you’ll see how much being thankful can change your life. If you want to know more about it, read my introduction post.

Hello !

Ebb and flows would be the title of the movie inspired by my life 😉 Well… I learn to go with it, as simple as that.

This week, I am thankful for:

• – This week was back-to-school for both my girls. We are getting used to our new routine, to Grenouille taking the schoolbus (which she is very happy about)… I am happy this system exists in North America, the bus comes at the corner of our street and simplifies our life a lot !
  – Being back to painting. I find my happy place, I needed and missed painting, creating, getting messy with my hands. I guess I cannot deny it anymore: I am an artist.
  – My friend Anu, her again. She listens to me babling, whining, having epiphanies. She is the light I thought did not exist.
  – My mom’s strength of character.
  – Energy drinks that help me to keep going, even if I hope to find something more natural.
  – I finally made my mind and decided to start a monthly newsletter. I will write it only in english first and will see if the francophone community is interested in following me via a newsletter. You can sign up right there in the sidebar, it is called Inner Whispers =====>
  – My perseverance to take care of myself (or at least, I am trying) without procrastinating. I am proud to still be able to look after my kids, even when exhausted like i havent sleep in weeks and in physical pain, when my world seem to be turned upside down.
  – I had my first (free) chinese medicine consultation. Seems like I am too stressed, my chi does not circulate properly. Damn !
  – I will begin my 4-week Practical Reiki formation next week, and it feels like I am finally going where I should. And new possibilities are already blooming.
  – I am alive. And despite all the rocks, all the suffering, I am still here. Trying to do my best with what I am given.

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Hello !

If you are on Inner Voices fanpage on Facebook, you should already know this. If not it is okay don’t worry 😉

I have been thinking about creating a Newsletter for a long time now, not knowing what I would say, if people would be interested etc. I decided it does not cost me a penny for now so I am giving it a try.

I will be sending it about once a month (I won’t bombard your mailbox, be reassured), so you will be the first to know what’s up in there, some coupon codes so you can enjoy my Etsy shop even more and who knows what.

It is simple, you can find the sign up box right there on the sidebar. It looks like this:

You will be able to unsubscribe at any time if you are not happy with it 🙂

Thanks a lot for the support you send me, it means a lot.

I am finally back at painting outside of my journal. Which I love, don’t get me wrong. But it feels good to be really working again.

Despite the few fears and Gremlins that tried to attack me, my Creative Juice was flowing back pretty fast, I was surprised to be honest…

So here is what I have done today for day 6 of  “Get Your Art ON“:

I started by pulling three colors from my paint box: primary yellow, a light but bright blue, hot pink, and I added white just because it is good to blend everything together and soften these bright colors a bit. I painted the all background with my fingers and even the palm of my hand. Bliiiiiiiiss. Back in my element again (note: I do this with non-toxic paints).
Then, a hat appeared clearly and I started sketching the face… I have a question for you: what do you use to sketch on canvas ? Because I tried several graphites and all are VERY hard to erase, they either are invisible if used on paint, or they let a greasy trace when erased. I am pulling my hair looking the right pencil to use. I painted her skin kind of «as usual». Here eyes are not done yet, usually I paint them last.
The picture above shows where I left her before dinner, at the end of my work day 😉
I started hearing her message, which makes me feel good.

Saying that, I have an repeating issue: one eye is always more distorted and/or smaller than the other. I seem not to be able to get both eyes right. I have no idea why, as it happens even when I draw guiding lines. You should know that when I put eyeliner, I usually mess up one of my eye LOL

I have another question for you: Do I add her some hair or leave her like she currently is ? What do you think ?