Hello Loves!

This life we live. If it ain’t one thing…it’s certainly another. After feeling down and finally getting myself back on track, my timelines were flooded this week with way too many RIP messages.

Once again I was reminded of just how fragile life is. Each day you open your eyes and you’re still in the land of the living is a chance to start again. To own your shit (whatever it is) and live your life. Here’s to this one precious life we are blessed with and living it to the fullest.

That said, here’s my 7 for Seven this week:

Another week. Another day. Another chance. Still here. I’m grateful for the chance every day to start again.

This blog. This community. I appreciate you dear reader, more than you will ever know.

Juicing. I’m grateful once again this week for doing something good for my body.

Netflix and wine. Because adulthood.

Impromptu family barbecues. Sometimes the best experiences are the ones we don’t plan. I haven’t belly-laughed like that in a long time.

Instagram accounts that inspire me. One of my absolute favourite accounts is this one.

This song. This video. These lyrics!

And there you have it. Short and sweet. I hope that by paying attention to all the blessings in my life and by sowing the seeds of faith and gratitude, I can truly carry with me and reap the rewards of “positivity + balance + bliss” throughout the days ahead.

Thank you for reading, I appreciate you! This is me blowing some glitter and confetti on you because you’re super blessed to have received the gift of another 86,400 seconds today, to spend any way you desire.

Make those seconds count!

I love hearing from you…what are you grateful today? What made you smile? Feel free to share below!

Heya Loves!

I’m in a mood. This morning The last couple weeks or so I just didn’t feel like doing anything…far less writing. I think it was a Molotov cocktail of tiredness, trying to completely get over the flu, a whole lot of side hustling and very little sleep.

Sometimes, I think the light at the end of tunnel is getting brighter and I’m closer to coming out on the other side and then I realize it was just the glare in my damn eyes and that light is much farther than I realized.

I believe that I was put on this earth to help and positively impact others, to love and share my light with as many people as I can and to leave this world a much better place than I found it.

But it’s hard to stay positive when I’m like this. I just wanna hold a little pity party and ignore the world for a bit…but bills. And I have this habit…I like to eat. So all I could manage for the last few days was work and some radical self-care.

This self-care unfortunately meant this space suffered but I can’t say I have any regrets. I’m learning that sometimes a rest-up and some time away to recharge is OKAY.

That said, here I am and here’s my 7 for Seven this week:

Sleep. There is healing power in restful sleep. After being sick while on vacation and then coming back to a hectic schedule and trying to recover while burning the candle on both ends – I needed sleep. Lots and Lots of sleep. And it has been my happy place over these last few days.

Eucalyptus and Spearmint. The most relaxing combination in a candle. Ever!

Juicing. When I’m in a crappy mood, my food choices kinda reflect that as well. I made the effort over the last few days to increase the amount of fruits and veggies I put into my body. It not only lifted my spirits to know that I was making good choices for my body, but it made me feel less guilty for #4 and #6. Win-Win!

Tiramisu. Because when I need a pick-me-up…this will do it every.single.time.

Getting rid of clutter. Something wonderful happens (after the pangs of wistfulness fades) when you get rid of clutter. In my case, I went on a major wardrobe overhaul – I got rid of everything I have not worn in a year and some things I haven’t worn in 6 months. The act of clearing space in my closet also helped in clearing some clutter in my head. I can’t explain it but my apartment and my mind felt lighter afterward.

Home-made from scratch brownies. Because chocolate is my love language.

My Cohort of Awesome. I spend a lot of time in this space talking about the Family I’ve chosen – my friends. And that’s because my journey would not be the same without them. I am/will be forever grateful for these awesome people I get to call my friends. My COA has recently expanded by two and I feel so blessed to have these two beautiful women and fellow bloggers in my life. The encouragement and honesty of these awesometastic hippies has become two of my favourite things. I am truly blessed.

And there you have it. Short and (hopefully) sweet. I hope that by paying attention to all the blessings in my life and by sowing the seeds of faith and gratitude, I can truly carry with me and reap the rewards of “positivity + balance + bliss” throughout the days ahead.

Thank you for reading, I appreciate you! This is me blowing some glitter and confetti on you because you’re super blessed to have received the gift of another 86,400 seconds today, to spend any way you desire.

Make those seconds count!

I love hearing from you…what are you grateful today? What made you smile? Feel free to share below!

Heya Loves! I’m sick. {Hence the delayed post.}

It’s been about 7 days so far…ugh! It started off as an allergy (or so I thought), and I took some allergy medication but promptly had an allergic reaction to the freaking allergy meds. After the swelling around my eyes went down, my sinus started acting up and that ballooned into sore throat, aches and pains and mouth-breathing.

My vacation was okay despite all of this and because of that I have much to be thankful for. Here is my [short] SEVEN for this week:

Sleep. Never underestimate the healing power of restful sleep. This has been my saving grace over the last few days.

Friends.. Nothing reminds me of my single status more than when I’m sick and I have to take care of myself. For once, I had people around me, who took care of me at my lowest. I am forever grateful.

Hot showers. Because they can be almost medicinal to aching bodies. Add in a citrus/ginger body wash and the steam can be downright heaven.

Tiramisu. Because even with no appetite…it’s still the thing I want to eat.

Cuban food. I visited Little Havana during my stay and tried the down home goodness that is served up at El Pub Restaurant. They served a yummy chicken broth that went a long way to restoring my appetite. They serve the soup with a wedge of lime that kicks the flavour profile up a million notches. It was mmm mmm good!

Buying my first piece of art. This trip, we finally made it to South Beach! And after dinner, we took a walk around and came across this shop/gallery of artist Romero Britto’s work. I was absolutely drawn to his use of bright, vibrant colours. I called his work “happy” before I researched him and realized that he uses art as a “visual language of hope and happiness” which is a reflection of his “optimistic faith in the world around him.” You can buy happiness and I’m grateful that I brought it home with me too!

Safe travels. Because the way the world has been going recently, this is something I am truly grateful for.

And there you have it. Short and (hopefully) sweet. I hope that by paying attention to all the blessings in my life and by sowing the seeds of faith and gratitude, I can truly carry with me and reap the rewards of “positivity + balance + bliss” throughout the days ahead.

Thank you for reading, I appreciate you! This is me blowing some glitter and confetti on you because you’re super blessed to have received the gift of another 86,400 seconds today, to spend any way you desire.

Make those seconds count!

I’m sure this cold is almost finished. *fingers crossed* Just a few more days and I hope to be back to being ME! In the meantime, I love hearing from you…what are you grateful today? What made you smile? Feel free to share below!