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Welcome on a new edition of my weekly ritual, Gratitude Friday (if you are not familiar with it, please go read how it came up and what it is about).

Happy Samhain to all who celebrate today. This day is one of my favorite of the year (after my birthday ! mwahahah).

Our girls have their first sleepover tonight, they have been talking about it since last year (!!!), I know they are greatly excited but nervous not sleeping at home in the same time. We will see how it goes. In the mean time, it leaves my Love and I as a couple, not in our parents role. It does not happen often in our part of the wods… Can I hear a «hell yea» ? 😉

This week. I am thankful for:

• My friends, my Sisters
• The time spent in the Studio, filled with deep Trust in my process
• My husband
• Dreams, Intentions, never too big
• Grimm
• Being back at my daily walking ritual, hope it will stop raining
• Date night tonight
• Letting go of the old me a little more tonight
• Letting go of what does not serve me anymore
• New beginnings
• Understanding teachers
• Getting tattooed tomorrow
• Sleeping in our own bed
• Music (you+me and Sara Bareilles are still on repeat)

In this time of renewal, of planting seeds before we go to rest for a few months, what are you wishing for yourself ? what are you thankful for ?

What does coming home mean ? To me, it has to do with being at peace. In my body. In my Soul. Coming home has to do with the feeling of belonging. Of knowing everything is as it is supposed to be.

Smell is very important in my feeling of «being home». Sometimes we are walking in the street and a smell coming

We went away for 7 days. As a family, we never went away that long together. There was excitation and nervousness very well blended with one another. Being a parent can be tough, heartbreaking but witnessing the joy in your kid eye is priceless, encouraging your child to go further the fear and see them soar. Yes, it kind of make up the difficulty.

This break brought me even closer to him. Didn’t think it was even possible. He got my heart on the first day we talked, computer screen to computer screen, almost 11 years ago. He is home, he is where I belong.

Coming home is honouring my roots. The ones I was born with. The Ones my chose decided long ago they were meant to grow by myself.

The Ocean is
my Home.
My Soulmate is
my Home.
France, French Guyana, Canada are
my home.
Messy hands is
my Home.
They arms, right there, is
my Home.
Stirring meals with loving intentions is
my Home.
Being of service to you is
my Home.

Welcome on a new edition of my weekly ritual, Gratitude Friday (if you are not familiar with it, please go read how it came up and what it is about).

I am writing from an hotel room in Portland, Oregon. We went here last year just after Christmas and fell in love with the city. As I told you earlier, we were in a strong need of a breather and decided to go away for a week.

We have a list of what we would like to do but no real plan, to be honest. And it’s okay.

This week, I am thankful for:

• Hitting the road and all the good things that come with it
• Taking more pictures and this deep desire to learn more about photography
• My husband
• Love
• Rest, kind of anyway
• Water
• Witnessing my daughters’ worlds and personalities
• Abundance
• the astrological birth chart book I ordered to KV (the Aquarius Nation)
• my Sabbatical Sisters

How was your week, tell me <3

Sometimes, the burnout let himself be known only when it is already too late… when you are exhausted mentally, when the body is just following even less than its usual.

My husband I and I have been working a lot in the past months and we have no support system to wind down (except for our glass of wine at dinner… which is not a real good helper), so we decided it was okay to take the girls out of school for a week (but they took work to do so they do not get behind) and head the road to go to Portland for several days after some time in our neighbour State of Washington.

As I am typing, we are in our final stretch, and will stay in this hotel until we go home on Saturday.

So just an advice… take care of yourself before everything give way.

This year has been big for me in learning to listen within, to go deeper into self-care, while leaving Guilt at the door. Hot baths for hours, rest, better eating, morning walks, self-portraiture… these are my go to when I feel life is becoming too full for my heart.

Life visioning. Words spinning. On the floor.

Welcome on a new edition of my weekly ritual, Gratitude Friday (if you are not familiar with it, please go read how it came up and what it is about).

*inhaling deeply* Some days, I wonder why is Life made of so many highs and lows, I know that without the ebbs we would not even be aware of the highs but still… I have this piece of lyrics stuck in my head, it says «So if the world is round now, why can’t we have everything? ‘Cause the highs are so high, these lows are killing me.» Knowing there will be higher days helps, sometimes. Not always.

Days are getting shorter and shorter, I love and hate Fall season. I’m a Summer girl I guess. So taking it slowly, getting rid of stuff and of emotional baggage.

How do you deal with the change of season, any coping mechanism ?

This week, I am thankful for:

• Rose Ave. the freshly released album from duo You+Me (Alecia Moore aka P!nk & Dallas Green aka City and Colour)
• tv show Grimm (still catching up)
• Tiger balm on my back
• Sisterhood that makes me feel like I belong
• The perspective of soon going to our family vacation in Oregon
• Sia, Sara Bareilles, You+Me, Of Monsters & Men
• Ways we have to communicate with those far away
• Wonderful art classes: SoulBird by Mindy Lacefield, Painted Paper Doll by Danielle Daniel.
• Magical mail received throughout the week. What a blessing. I will pay it forward and share the love
• My husband love, support and desire to make everything work, together.