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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 know I know… long time no see. Did you take time to thank for all that you receive ? I hope so.

This week, I am thankful for:

• The school we chose for our girls.
• My husband, who takes care of everything when my body decides to shut off.
• My friends {Anu, for her concern/help/friendship that gives me wing. My friend Cocotte who trusts me. My friend Paola who takes time to talk to me despite her own body shutting off.}
• I loved loved loved making my last {Painting In Progress} video, Sonya. You can learn more about her and enjoy the video here.
• My husband got a promotion, it makes me proud to see how comitted he is to his job and that I am not the only one noticing his hard work.
• Our home, that is still a work in progress but that we love so much. We found «the one».
• Love, in all its forms.
• The enjoyment of taking portraits of my daughters and then playing around with them in Photoshop.
• The stupid excitement just to know there are currently 3+ movies/tv shows filming right around my corner (if you remember, being on set of something is on my «26 new things» list, i was getting despaired about this point… so maybe ??).
• It’s finally the week-end.
• I am finding my pace in painting, with my poor focus, i noticed that i can actually paint for 20-30mn straight, go away to do something else, and come back to it. It may seem weird but it looks like it is working for me.
• I decided to maybe continue my book project.

I hope you’ll join me in this weekly ritual, tell me: what are you thankful for today ??

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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 !

See, I really try to become more consistant again in sharing my Gratitude Friday on a weekly basis ! 😉

I am actually cheating a little bit as I am writing this the day before, to be sure not to forget and then being too caught up in something else (like trying not to be on the computer that much, and instead being in my studio or with my girls).

This week, I am grateful for:

• Payday this week for the Cheridoo, we will breathe a bit more.
• Possibility to adjust our mortgage payments with paydays so we can manage our finances more easily.
• It alsost feels like summer most of the time. It’s good when rain becomes rarer.
• We’ll do a «garage sale» at the school. Good to meet families, decluttering, and for the girls to make a bit of pocket money.
• I’ve shared two new videos on YouTube (see at the end of this post).
• The online classes from Mindy Lacefield and from Christy Tomlinson are really what I am needing right now, both for my creativity and my personal journey. Making a good impact on me. And I am noticing a theme that is hitting me currently, making its come back. Sharing my story. To be continued…
• I received the original painting I’ve bought from Danielle Daniel. So amazing. I have to find the perfect frame to go with it.
• I’ve received my Nexus Card.
• I am really liking what I am creating. Things are shifting I tell you.
• I love love love love love when Cheridoo works from home. And now he even has a room for himself.
• We celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary. Simply but with plenty of love and tenderness. And every year, my mom sends us a card to tell us how she is happy for us, this matters a lot to me.
• Mamounette and all she does for us. We are blessed. I miss her terribly.
• I have FINALLY started the Caster Chronicles book and am currently reading «Beautiful Creatures». I have been able to stay spoiler free (as I was when I read the Harry Potter saga cover to cover, not knowing what happens after book 5). I am loving it ! The last book will be released this year so I won’t have too much to wait (this is why I hate this new trend of publishing sagas with one book a year over like 3+ years).

If you missed it, here is my last {Painting In Motion} video, «Transform»:

And the video I’ve made for my mom so she would have an idea of my creative studio. It was made almost a month ago so yes, now it is a bit more organazied (but there are still too much stuff on the floor :():

Wishing you a wonderful week-end !

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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 !

Life is a mess. And tough. The last few weeks have been the hardest of my life, but I know it will get better. We will make it easier and safer.

I wish I had a magical wand to help out my friends in need, all I can do is listen and answer with love and tenderness; even though I know it is unfortunately not enough. But I try.
Being present is still an amazing gift to the people you love.

This week, I am thankful for:

• My new {Painting In Motion} video. You can watch it here and know more about it.
• My mom.
• Fibromyalgia for teaching me so much. Lessons are learned in pain, but still.
• My oven, still learning again how to cook with gas though, lots of adjustments being made.
• Fresh homemade bread. You really should check this book out, it changes our life. I have their book about pizza and now have frozen dough ready to be used.
• My Creative Hollow (ie. my art studio).
• I was able to sign up for Anna Dabrowska‘s layout class at Clipper Street. I would have loved to be part of her Mixed Media class but Life decided otherwise, I am still happy to be able to learn from her, and hopefully connect with creative local people at the same time.
• Grenouille’s new school. I know my girls will be happy there. Koala can’t wait to go to school, she does not like that much being with me all the time lol
• Chai Latte. I’ve found 3 Starbucks chai at Costco for the price of one. A treat I do everyday to myself.
• My bro’ invited me (us) to his wedding, even if he knew we could not make it because of the high price of plane tickets to France. The same with my cousin.
• Being back to an healthier lifestyle, exercising and eating better. However, I am still struggling with finding the right diet for me.
• I love the Studio Calico monthly kits I signed up for.
• Mindy Lacefield online class comes to an end, it was amazing. I am looking to the videos regularly and the community gathered around it is very amazing. You can know register for the class at your own pace (yaaay).
• I was also able to purchase a second original painting from the amazing Danielle Daniel. Can’t wait to receive it. If only plane tickets were cheaper, I would fly to attend her exhibition in Québec in a few months…

When life is yucky, find a few minutes to look at it differently. What made you smile ? What makes you feel better ? Soak in these feelings of joy and blessings. It will make it easier, I promise <3

If you wrote your Gratitude Friday on your blog, don’t forget to enter your NAME and URL below so I’m notified and can come to read you (you can also join by commenting this post):
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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 know I did not published a Gratitude Friday in what seems like FOREVAAAAAAAAAA but I will try to get back to it from now on.

Despite the huge amount of stress I still feel today, it’s important for me to thank for all the blessings I receive. Even the tiniest ones.

This week, I am thankful for:

• This new home we just moved in. I can’t believe how perfect it is for us, and it is OURS (well… it will be in 20-ish years, for now it’s to the bank lol).
• My husband, he is the bestest and I could never have dreamt of a better match for me.
• I am one of the artist interviewed for Cindy Jones Lantier’s project called Mixed Media May (or M3), you can read my interview just right here.
• Speaking of projects, I love being part of the project 101010 (you can see daily blogposts of the others participants answers).
• I’ve finally started to paint the walls of my future creative studio. It will be a beautiful teal. I am thankful for this opportunity to finally have my space to create and work.
• Thank you to my friends. They are dear to my heart.
• The good nights of sleep. I’m beginning to be okay with being exhausted, I still have good nights of sleep again and I love that.
• I love finding inspiration in the most surprising places. Like a restaurant washroom wall.
• Starting to take care of my health again. Exercising. Better eating. I want to be back to the Nolwenn I know I should be. And I KNOW I can do it.

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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 !

What a week my dear ! Rich in emotions, in hope, in waiting. In believing, trusting and manifesting.

This week, I am thankful for:

• Spring Break allowing me to emerge around 8am instead of 7am. It does not make fatigue go away but it eases the morning rush stress. And I like not having to go out when raining.
• It’s sometimes when you’re this close to give up that the Universe opens its arms and put what we needed on our road.
• My close friends, listening, taking time to ask how I am doing.
• It’s not raining every single day. Sucking on much needed Vitamin D.
• The realtors for their kindness and patience with our Girls.
• The Universe finally showing me I am listened to, that my prayers are heard.
• Not being in too much pain lately. Exhausted, anxious but the pain can be managed. It’s even a bit weird.
• I’ve already said it but I am fondly in love with the tv show Supernatural. Mix of humor as I like it, sarcasm, religion, family….
• This big big dream of mine that is taking shape unexpectedly (is that a word ?).
• YouTube videos showing hairstyles I can reproduce on my Girls.
• I received my Studio Calico order and I’m glad I signed up for their monthly kit. Because you can use all of it without being a scrapbooker.
• The women at Clipper Street.
• Cheridoo’s colleagues help.
• The recipe of vegetarian chili in Gwyneth Paltrow’s cookbook.
• Music that fills my days.
• The fact that I will have my art studio soon. I was waiting for this to come.
• I went over my fear of having people over in our home and spent a lovely afternoon with Melissa.

Do you have a room for your creativity ? What color are your walls ? On what do you create ? Ok… i’m just too excited. And I love to know about people’s space.

Oh, and here are a few recent daily moment pics:

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