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Welcome to this new Gratitude Friday! Feel free to share with me your (partial or full) gratitude moments in the comments; that way I can hold joy for you ✿ (you know that makes me happy to make you happy).

We can’t deny that winter really is here in Québec as this week has been one of the more intense yet: snow storm then icy rain storm.
However, we were lucky not to have any power outage, so there’s that.

This week, I am thankful for:

• The safety of our home
• The crampons I can put under my boots to walk on these icy roads
• The Book Of Days 2019 class. January’s lessons pushed me out of my comfort zone like crazy but it was needed.
• Daily talk with my best friend of 15 years.
• The ritual preparation
• Songs that speak to me on a cellular level
• Sleep
• My sacred adornments (aka jewelry and clothes)
• The power of creativity

A short note about the song I have picked for this week: 
I have talked to you about it in the past, I have never been officially diagnosed with depression. However, I am not blind and know this is one of those things I live with. I feel like I could have write this song (same with “Real friends” by Camilla Cabello)

This week’s song:

Lyrics are a huge inspiration to me. I sometimes take bits and pieces of them as my starting point for a page (or even a full painting). Or it comes to me later in my creative process.
This page falls into the latter option.

Enjoy the video:

My process for this page was quite simple: I let the emotions of the moment dictate what was going on on the page.
When I use stencils, I hate using the ink leftovers so I just smash them wherever in my journals. It’s a great idea to fight the fear of the blank page 😉

More images:

Welcome to this new Gratitude Friday! Feel free to share with me your (partial or full) gratitude moments in the comments; that way I can hold joy for you ✿ (you know that makes me happy to make you happy).

This week is a little weird, Mom is now back home to France after spending 3 months here. It was good to have her for the major holidays in December. We are a family of expatriate and it was our choice, but the solitude can be heavy; people tend to forget that…

This week, I am thankful for:

• The time spent with Mom
• Having a home, food to cook
• My date with our 11yo daughter, we went to see Panic! At The Disco live
• My daughters doing their best at school
• My best friend
• Having the choice of which path to follow
• Having access to great workouts
• Music and books

My song for this week:

Maybe 2019 will be the year I will consistently share bits of my life every month here. Maybe not. Who knows ? I don’t know if it is something you enjoy from me (do you?).

What are you listening to?

I am listening to a Charlotte Cardin on Google Play Music. Music is always playing in the background, no matter what I am actually doing. She is an artist from Québec who sings both in English and in French. Her voice has this something that makes me stop what I’m doing just to listen. She could sing about the weather, it would probably still be beautiful to hear… I often receive Oracle moments through random songs 😉

What are you currently wearing?

A leggin because I did my workout this morning and did not change out of it, and an orange oversized hoodie. I decided to just be comfortable today. If we did not have a needy dog that asks to go outside 4 times a day, trust me that would spend more time in pj’s all-day every day 😉 (taking advantage of working from home).

When I was a teen, my best friend’s go-to look was slim pants with an oversized sweater and for some reason, this past week is how I wanted to dress. And honoring the comeback of my hoops hearing, just because they make me feel good. I hate what I see in the mirror so I am back at better eating and daily workouts. Why tomorrow when it can be now, right?

What have you recently bought?

A few new clothes, it was a Christmas present from my husband. I found a leather jacket that I can’t wait to be able to wear (not the best when it is -18ºC outside). I am doing my best to stop my spending in 2019 as much as possible and only go for what is fully needed (yes, it means no more art supply for a while…).

What are you reading?

I am reading this book way too slowly for my own taste. The story is intriguing and I want to know what will happen next to the characters. However, I am not 200% captivated by the story…

Do you know the Pop Sugar reading challenge? It’s a list of prompt for books to read during the year. It helps me to look for books that would probably not have grabbed my attention otherwise.

I have reached my goal of reading 60 books in 2018, which makes me very happy! You can read more about it on my previous blogpost 😉

Welcome to this new Gratitude Friday ! Feel free to share with me your (partial or full) gratitude moments in the comments; that way I can hold joy for you ✿ (you know that makes me happy to make you happy).

This week, my husband and I went away for a few days in California. Just the two of us (Mom was there to take care of the girls). We celebrated both is 40th birthday and being together for the past 15 years. I won’t lie: it was weird as it did not happen in the last 3 or 4 years, but it felt right at the same time.

This week, I am thankful for:

My song for the week: