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24/03/2025

Life Lately 🌷🌞🌲🌼🌊🐚🌸

04/01/2025

I’ve never been good at play dates.

My kids are (for the most part) bubbling extroverts, but me? I’ve always been a bit of a hermit. 😅

Kenji took after me in that regard, but my other two? As I’m going about my day, trying to stave off the over stimulation and social fatigue of 3 kids running around needing my attention every moment of the day, it’s always the same questions:

When can we have a play date? Who are we going to see today? Can we go to the park and make friends? Internally I cringe because it’s not me. I am a person who thrives off of authentic connection, but I often choose intentional solitude. Don’t get me wrong, I have friends. I choose my circle very wisely and genuinely enjoy their company. I also know when when to take breaks and retreat to my cave, or a forested sanctuary to find peace and quiet. Allow my brain to process and reset.

When prepping for a play date with the kiddos, I find myself getting the jitters of anxiety. What if our kids argue? What if I don’t know what to say? What if it’s awkward?

I’m learning that when you have the right friends, it’s not. When you skip the superficial, and dive into authentic connection, it’s easy.

It is refreshing to spend time with friends that foster a sense of ease. There’s no pressure to pretend to be anything other than who you are.

You can talk about anything and everything, there’s no judgement or shame attached to any of it. Just honest reciprocity that fills everyone’s cup with presence and compassion. This is how we build the village. Friends like these are worth more than gold. 💛

And of course, bonus points if you leave with freshly baked homemade bread. Thank you, Seriously so good, I could eat the whole loaf! 😂

12/11/2024

I’m struggling to find the words to express how I’m feeling right now, but for the sake of trusting that there is beauty in my vulnerability, I’m going to try.

I have been blaming Mark for years. For not making good financial decisions, for not being a good provider, for not having a good job and income that supports the life I want for our family.

There is some truth there. And that is his journey, but what of my own?

Tears are welling in my eyes as I write this because I know. I know the truth of me. Who is the person holding ME back? It’s me. I know.

I look at myself in the mirror and see the ways I have held myself back where I could have chosen to progress forward. I have so much to offer the world, and yet I hold fear in my heart. I have always had the talent, I have been ready for a long time, but I have held myself back due to fear of failure, lack of confidence, feelings of worthlessness. It’s me. I’m the problem.

Now the universe is nudging me harder. It’s true, I could be better supported in my dreams. Mark having stable income would do wonders for our family and I would be more financially able to invest in those dreams. But would I have done it without the push?

Would I have done it without first tumbling down over and over again into financial ruin? Would I have the same fire within me to spark and ignite the change needed to proceed with my goals? I don’t know.

The universe is placing these setbacks in my path as a gift. A gift that says “See, now you HAVE to do that thing. You have to put yourself out there, create your own stability, and find comfort in receiving for the talent you offer the world. It’s time.”

The choice is mine. Continue to fall into financial ruin and place blame elsewhere. Or look into the mirror and tell myself, for once, “I’ve got this. It’s time.”

24/09/2024

“Overcoming fear and worry can be accomplished by living one day at a time, or better yet, one moment at a time. Just say to yourself, ‘For the next few minutes, hours, or days, I will…’ Make a positive statement and keep your promise only for that period of time. Forget about the future beyond that. If you live life a moment at a time, your worries will be cut down to nothing.”

02/09/2024

It’s so easy to convince ourselves that self care isn’t important. The yoga class doesn’t really help, eating healthy didn’t make a difference, getting enough sleep won’t make us feel well rested.

It’s so easy to justify opting out of the things that keep us feeling WELL. So easy to abandon the choices that truly make a difference over time.

None of it is a quick fix, but it all adds up to the capacity of being life changing over time.

Taking a break for a few days doesn’t need to turn into taking a break for a few months. Sometimes it’s hard to remember how impactful the art of self care can be.

The hardest part is making the choice to choose you. Even when you have a million excuses and want to give up.

Choose yourself.

21/08/2024

Interesting find in my garden today, Huitacoche, aka “corn smut”. A Mexican delicacy, we cooked them up and prepared delicious quesadillas. They were so good 😊

https://www.sharedlegacyfarms.com/understanding-corn-smut-a-culinary-delicacy-and-agricultural-phenomenon/

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