Welcome June,
amazing to start the month with a feeling of completion… of a chapter. I was happy, and then I had time to stress for a next deadline: the marking I postponed and need to finish by June 2.
Well?
Yes, I have had two “plaques de chocolat”. And yes, it helped.
A cup of detox tea will be the next step.
And a fairy tale to go to sleep.
And wake up too early tomorrow.
But still, I’ll take the end of the day to celebrate: Today!
Hello April,
why haven’t I finished my work? Why didn’t I submit it after all the work I have put on it? Why have I left my stuff in Paris abandoned?
Because I thought I couldn’t face all these challenges and then I felt that the sky was falling on my head as Astrerix and Obelix in the famous cartoon would say.
But after all, all wounds are there and they stir up the sauce even if I pretend to ignore them.
Can I do something?
Let’s finish my work, to begin with.
As if it were somebody else’s.
Let’s act.
Let’s accept those hurt feelings and honour this girl who went through all these.
My past self.
Welcome, January 2019!!!
Let’s get lucky this year!
I was partying on the 31st and 1st and I needed a day to recover. Plus, on the 3rd I had to go back to my everyday life where I found some of the things that haven’t been dealt with in 2018, which made it more difficult to land back into real life.
So, yes, I have an after party blues, where I need to wake up to adult life after having eaten chocolate, written letters to Santa Claus and almost kissed an old flame who appeared in my life… from Italy!
So, 2018 has been quite a year and I am happy to see that I am still standing! I am grateful for all the friends who helped me out and I would like to say sorry to those I let down when some of my plans crumbled and crashed.
Have I learnt anything from this?
But now that I wake up as a full-grown up adult with a child’s heart, I decided to do a 10-year life plan like this one, or I could make one for myself:
https://www.kikki-k.com/au/shop-by/10-year-plan-so-lovely-11105501.html
Hello October,
I am looking at my posts since I decided to Bounce Back, and I need to congratulate myself for doing a very good job.
I have come back to London, overcome, or almost a feeling of sadness due to family issues back to France, financial and others.
At the same time, I catch myself here and there, feeling a bit down, tired or overwhelmed. So I need to boost myself a bit more.
Eat well. – More fruit and better breakfast in the morning
Ask for help on practical questions that get on the way.
What if we use the metaphor of a hop on hop off bus for our lives? Let’s say that the bus is our inner self, and maybe the people we are connected with: some hop on and hop off during our life time.
There are beautiful things to visit, we can hop off ourselves and then hop on again with more energy and dreams.
What happens if we have an unpleasant or difficult experience somewhere? A waiter is insulting, we don’t like what we experience? We can hop on again and take the time to digest the experience.
Something new is coming our way.
Because actually, we are on the move.
Constantly.
The earth is moving and we move with it!
So whatever is bad, will pass.
Some good things pass also.
But others will take their place.
And yes, we can even take a nap on the bus!
November welcome!
it’s a kind of chilly with 8 degrees in London this morning, and I woke faster to get to my new favorite café since my move. So, what are the goals this month?
I think this is enough for now 😉
http://www.foodboozeandbaggage.com/2014/11/03/november-monthly-goals/
Dear April,
I was wondering if I will continue this blog in this form. And the first answer that comes to my mind is yes, for questions of facility. Let’s face it: my London stay has given me extra work, and the rhythm is more intense than in Paris.
But some kind of update seems necessary.
Here is what I know you want to ask me:
a. how are you doing dearest one, how do you feel?
I am feeling well, but a little bit stressed. I know this is an illusion; do you hurry a flower to blossom? Take the time an orchid needs for the flowers.
b. Do you like being in London?
I do, I have come to love this city, although it doesn’t feel home yet. Although I am in touch with a lot of talented people, I miss a group of like-minded crazy individuals.
So, are you going to do something about it? Or just pretend this is fine?
I think I will do something about it. I will take initiatives.
c. Someone told me to ditch friend-enemies too. They cost energy.
How are you doing this?
By sending them love and not letting them to get into my space.
d. How are we doing in the love department?
I am kind of in love and I date a few people.
e. How are your projects?
They are doing well, I have been productive. But I need something to have more fun and relax.
What would do for my best friend in this case? I would take me out to do something beautiful.
And I would tell her all the nice things I believe about her.
Ok, I am doing it.
f. How about the different resolutions you have had? Cutting Sugar, etc?
For now I have limited sugar apart from a small bar of chocolate daily and one teaspoonful in the morning and I am happy with it.
g. Any specific project for the future?
Yes, to prepare for a Big Leap.
And I will use this blog for this purpose.
Dear April,
it has been three years since I decided to start a blogging adventure, as a form of a diary, addressing myself to the different months. I was living in Paris at the time, and I had to face a into my face wannabee boss and my unfullfieled artistic and love drives. I meant to write every day.
Ever since, a lot of things have changed.
I am in London.
I have published my first novel (to be translated in English soon).
My heart is still attached to Paris, but I am happy to have started new adventures here.
I would like to thank so much all of the friends who have accompanied me and offered feedback all these years.
Your advice has been valuable!
More precisely I would like to thank some of my oldest friends, but also those I havent’t mentioned with their wise comments:
pursuit of happiness WordPress
https://equinoxio21.wordpress.com/2017/03/31/paris-time-patrol-numero-four/
la bibliotheque qui ne brule pas wordpress
Eddietwohawks.wordpress.com
https://kimberlyharding.wordpress.com/2017/04/01/born/
https://1000dollarstartups.com
Crucial Inner Skills for Writers and Artists
These are some of my first and very good friends, but I am grateful for all of you who read and interact with this blog.
Please feel free to give me a feedback, in order to grow also!
THANK YOU so much
Love
April
Hello September,
I will reblog a few blog-milestones to see where I started from -about two years ago- and where I am heading!
My “ABOUT” page, the first step!
“After having been insulted by a wannabe boss, I decided to change myself in order to get a real job and true love.
April to June.
In PARIS where I actually live the last years
P.S. I am a 40-year-old woman, organising artistic events as a free-lance, and also love writing
P.S. 2 Since I got laid off and floated at the rooftops of Paris, I get a fresh now start in LONDON for a year, starting October 2015 🙂 I will let you know how it goes.
P.S.3 My first novel has been launched in the South of France end of March 2016. A big step forward, and a dream that comes true!
https://april4june6.wordpress.com/about/
april4june6: A journal of self-tranformation 