September is waiting for you

September

It is a quite time, the calm before the storm. You can feel it, you know that is about to come. The eye of the hurricane, that complete calm that is almost terrifying. It is so unreal. Something is going to happen and it will be very special.

That is how I spent most of August and that is how September has started, waiting for things to happen.

Now the moment “when it happens” “when all is going to change” is getting closer. And I am getting nervous, even when I know that I am ready for it.

In the next few weeks I am going to have a baby, I’ll become a mum! And I can’t wait for those intense but exciting days ahead of me to come.

I remember those first few minutes when you find out that you’re pregnant. You look at the predictor, you look at it again, and yet it still shows a “positive” result. A POSITIVE  result with capital letters!!

And you sit back in the toilet and give yourself a few minutes to process it. You are pregnant, PREGNANT!

But the best part is yet to come: you need to go back to the bedroom, wake up your partner (with a good kiss) and tell him that you are pregnant (in other words, that he is going to be a father!)

You go back to the room as planned and he is sleeping, so peacefully. You then decide that the news can wait. A few more hours just being the two of you.

Holiday – ing

Holiday: noun (often holidays) An extended period of leisure and recreation, especially one spent away from home or in travelling.

One of my favourite words in the dictionary. What does it mean to me? Time, sun, sand, beach, mountains, relax, good food, good books, life without a watch, sleep, family chats, long walks, new cities, cold wine, love, laugh, dreams, plans and more plans, mojitos, more dreams… and all of that away from home or in travelling. That’s what holiday-ing is for me.

Holiday

In my childhood, it meant spending the summer at my auntie’s place by the beach. In a tiny small flat with far too many of us staying at but it didn’t matter, as we could see the beach from the windows and smell the sea.

Do I miss those summers? No, I love my summers now but I appreciate how lucky I was those days too.

The Manifesto

As I’ve decided to change my job I have started thinking about what I want to do next.

At the moment I am pretty senior in what I do, but I really REALLY don’t enjoy it.

So my first decision is: Shall I continue with my career but somewhere else? or shall I try and look for something I really want to do even if that means a step back on my career progression?

I am definitely considering the second option … so I’m looking for help on “making” that decision.

I came across the Holstee Manifesto

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This Manifesto was created by Holstee, a Brooklyn based design/art studio that offers sustainable made cards and posters. They encourage people to live a mindful life.

And you need to watch their video, it is soo inspiring!

 

Happy Sunday Everyone!!