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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 !

Today is such a beatiful sunny day in Vancouver. I love my city of adoption under a weather like that, and we better enjoy it as they are announcing rain rain and rain again for the week-and and the week to come. Rain and greyish atmosphere have a disastrous impact on my mood; I knew Vancouver was rainy when we decided to live here but it is very hard for me when it is raining non stop for like 5 weeks in a row, a few days of sunshine and rain again. In the car yesterday, while en route to pick up Grenouille from School, my husband and I got a heated discussion about what is the worst: rain and grey, or snow and cold. Of course, we disagreed…

This week, I am thankful for:

• The feather earrings I received for Mother’s Day. They make me feel like I am gorgeous. Especially if I put a tiny bit of eye-liner and khöl on my eyes.
• Grenouille is making a lot of efforts, at home as well as at school, and she is harvesting the fruits of it.
• Grenouille passed her belt in karate. So happy we were able to attend it.
• I received the Angel Message from Goddess Leonie, and the message really resonates with me. I was not surprise they whispered this to her for me. At all.
• The few journal I created this week.
• I ordered a book about how to create fabric art journals via a third person on Barnes & Noble and ended up receiving a book about quilting (i do not quilt). They sent the right book to me the day I emailed them; now I hope it won’t take two weeks to arrive this time. It takes longer and longer for mail to arrive, it is crazy.
• The love and support from my husband. With whom I will be celebrating 6 years of marriage tomorrow (May 21st).
• Reading other participations to my Gratitude Friday.

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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 !

This week…. was kind of crazy. Some very good and very bad happened. A week in Black AND White. Again. But I am okay with it because each time it happens I get out from it stronger. And it makes me realize that yes, every single experience has its positivity to bring, even if it is hard to see, even if it makes the heart too heavy to carry. We can carry all that is put on our road, we can go on. Always.

This week I am thankful for:

• The lessons learned in the bad times.
• Connie’s email thursday morning, read after I just woke up.
• The message from my Soul Sister Sophie, just saying she is there and loves me. And the messenger message by my dear friend Cocotte asking some news.
• Today is payday.
• The Universe answered my prayer when I was in a very dark place, the day after it (so very quickly). And I learned that even if I receive what I ask for, I should not take it for granted.
• My “Perfect” painting. I love where it is going. I love listening to my gut while creating it. I know it seems simplish, childish and some do not like what I do. But now I just focus on the fact I do love what I do. And I enjoy doing it. So this is all that matters.
• I sold not one but two prints this week after weeks without nothing.
• My lovely friend Anu is back home, which means we can speak again everyday. I missed her.
• I won an handmade Angel message from Goddess Leonie, she said on her facebook fanpage that the first 7 people to comment will win, I was the 8th one. It was in the middle of the night, while I was suffering from insomnia. Being awake at that time was useful.
• I finally wrote about something that I was blocked to write about, affraid to put words on it. 5 pages in my journal. And it feels good. Very very good. I may share a bit with you later as it is related with my current artwork.

I have a lot to say… will maybe be blogging more soon.

I wish you all a wonderful week-end, and I am happy to read what you share. Thank you for stopping by <3

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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 !

Hard passages are happening one after the other in my life currently. So settling down and remembering all the good that happens in between is just what I need right now.

This week, I am thanking The Universe for :Cette semaine, merci l’Univers pour:

• Our new car. We thought we were crazy to change but it will make our life simpler and we’ll enjoy the roadtrips to come better. And the people at the garage are very nice, we also had a good trade for our car.
• I received the book I ordered after it has been suggested to me in one of the Facebook group I belong to. I am taking my life in my hands and do whatever it takes to create the life of our dream.
• Speaking of book, I am also reading the new book by Deborah King, «Be Your Own Shaman», it says stuff I already know and goes in territories I needed to explore.
• My new video is online. I will publish a proper blogpost explaining it later today or during the week-end. I really enjoyed this technique I tried for the first time while recording it for you. You can still watch the video here on my YouTube channel.
• I am about to finish a pretty handmade art journal that will be listed in my Etsy shop during the week-end. Did I tell you I like it very much ? One of the prettiest I’ve made to date.
• I am opening spaces for sponsors on my blog. If you are interested, just email me. I have already one spot taken on my francophone blog.
• Despite the worries, my daughters are healthy and I know I should not be that much on the back of Grenouille regarding what she eats.
• Julie Balzer’s videos: http://balzerdesigns.typepad.com
• My husband nd my mom are beautiful souls, I am bless to have them in my life.
• Last week, I got a very good deal on canvases at the warehouse garage sale of the art supply store I usually go. I bought a HUGE 48″x48″ for $16 dollars (!!!!!!!), i am crazy to see that big but I have an idea in mind that implies my entitre family 😉 shhhh don’t tell them yet.
• We ate some deliciouuuuuuuuuuuuuus fish & ships at Granville Island last week-end, and it was sunny outside (which is something rare these days in Vancouver. I hope the sun did not forgot we exist in this part of the world…). I LOVE fish & ships.

What were your beautiful moments this week ? What made you smile and feel happy ?

Oh I almost forgot. I wanted to share this song I discovered this week that makes me happy happy:

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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 !

No, I didn’t wake up at 2am last night to watch the royal Wedding. So I am fresh today and happy to write this Gratitude Friday, especially since I haven’t wrote it publicly for two weeks in a row. Oops.

This week is nearly over, I am happy it is finally Friday though.

I am grateful for:

• My Koala (my 4yo daughter) is healing fast from her accident. She cut open her forehead last saturday while we were visiting a house. She is now stiched up and healing.
• Grenouille (my 5 ½ yo daughter) is gaining weight (her weight is a struggle so this is a very good new to us).
• I was one of the 400 lucky who received a small goodie from the Smash brand. Exciting, it really looks an awesome thing. If you have no idea what I am talking about, check their blog: Smash Stories.
• I also won a $25 gift card at Deserres, from a blog.
• I signed up for two amazing workshop later this year, both happening at Teesha Moore’s ArtFest Annex. The first one is «Little Journal of BIG Intentions» taught by Teesha herself. The other is a 2-day workshop by Flora Bowley in November. I wished so so hard that she will have a workshop closer to me, and then it happened… never be ashamed to cast some wishes. You never know how positively it can be granted.
• My mom is doing really great and i am always hanging up from the phone more happier for her. Can’t wait to see her and hug her at the end of the year.
• I received amazing email from my Soul Sister, she always knows exactly what to say to me.
• This painting is almost done and makes me swoon. I am experimenting new techniques and love some of them. Getting back on the horse of creativity after a hard 2 weeks of neverending questioning.
• I love playing in my Art Journal again. It is my safe place, where I can vent and dream at the same time.
• I received a lot of support regarding my fear of recording me speaking to put over my next Art Journal video. Speaking in english, in front of everyone (if I can say so) paralyzes me. But I will do it, I have to figure out some sound issue.
• My new eating habits make me happy, I feel better in my body, I am losing weight AND I eat good stuff.
• You can read my feature over Roots Of She this week: Creative Harvest. So honoured to be there.
• I was also part of Kind Over Matter’s «Seven Souls, One Musing».

I know how hard it is sometimes to find these specific happy moments when all seem so dark, so «I can’t do anything about it». But give it a try. Make it simple. You can do it, I promise.

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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 Lovelies !

Yep, it is this day of the week already, Friday. Was waiting for it ! I can’t believe April is really there now. It seems that 2011 will pass very quickly; which I am good with at I was predicted a life-changing year 2012. Posing the right bases in 2011, harvesting the positivity the year after 😉

This week, I am thankful for:

• The support received from the Ladies in our Facebook group «52 paintings in 52 weeks».
• The artworks I created this week. I am finding my groove again, it seems to have gone somewhere far away but it eventually came back home.
• The few days of sunny weather. Feeling the sun’s warmth on my skin is priceless. I wish they was not announcing several continuous days of rain AGAIN, I can’t take it anymore, this grey gloomy weather is killing me.
• Cheridoo got us new cellphones. So yes, I won’t have the last version of the phone I wanted but I am still happy.
• My girls are back to school, which makes every one of us happy. I am blessed to have kids that LOVE school. Summer break will be long….
• My gluten free bread is not a disaster. We all tasted it this morning for breakfast and it was a success. I am really trying to improve our way of eating and I do not eat meat anymore.
• The book «The last song» by Nicholas Sparks. Almost finished it. It is my first book from this author, whom I know mostly because almost ALL his books are successful movies. I am reading lots of good books this year !
• The Receiving project 2.0 begain this week; Jo Anna Rothman rocks it all !!! I can’t wait to continue our session together today.
• Some people are suddenly coming back in my life after having deserting it. It is strange but I welcome them back with a smile.
• The radio mode on Grooveshark. I (re)discovers some songs. Good to go outside what I listen to everyday and to be surprised. Right now it is playing «Ghosts» by Michael Jackson ♥♥♥
• Our family getaway in the US last week end. I really enjoy this kind of moments together.
• New opportunities are knocking at my door.
• I feel loved.
• It is only 9am but I decided that I will finally receive the two packages I am waiting from the US, sent like 2 weeks ago (I am pretty sure a US package arrives fasters in France than in Canada…).

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