Time for Changes
Personal Life Changes
Lights
LightsWe had guests visiting a few days ago, and I was recommended to write here again. I have a site where I have started sharing our family adventure into the permaculture world, and the little I write is there. Still, here it is. Today marks the start of the cold season, the month of the holidays fanfare and the final chapter of the year. It is a national holiday for both my husband and I. For all of these reasons, it seemed like it was time to celebrate. Yet, as we turned on the Christmas lights for the first time in our family, it was clear that my youngest boy was having a severe allergy attack. He went to the emergency room at the hospital and was given medicine as well as an injection. He stayed there most of the day for observation. We don't know what caused the allergy yet. Most likely, it was something that he ate for breakfast. I made a nut milk and a breakfast bowl with several ingredients. You try to make the healthiest meals, with the best ingredients, and you can still end up putting your boy at risk. I can strip all judgement, but the fact remains that I gave him food that caused him harm. This is something that is really hard to process, and accept. Of course, this is an opportunity to forgive myself, for causing this, to claim ignorance and underline my ongoing efforts to provide healthy and delicious food at every single meal, and to discover what is the root cause of this immune attack. This episode also...
Jellyfish Stings
Was this another moment where I was about to go through something awfully unpleasant, but then get through it?
Spinning
This is all very new, so the research, while growing, is still not robust and widely spread. This is also very old, so it ends up aligning with the wisdom of our elders: sleep well, eat well, move well.
Portugal
Living in a pandemic was not only locking us at home, we were actually locking ourselves away from Nature, movement, connection.
An update – it has been a while
When I saw that what I had been sharing was incoherent, shallow and often sprinkled with typos, was disappointing. Between a lack of energy and a lack of time, the writing got sloppy. You deserve better. Thus, I decided to pause for a while.
Intimacy
and suddenly we clash, as if wanting to hit our chests like a gorilla and, out of pride, yell “back off”, “this is my space”.
The ex
The crappy butterflies, the pink walls, the ugly lamps, the obnoxious painting, the broken kitchenware, the tacky cat sticker and cheesy flower pots. I hate them all. They all scream at me and tell me I'm just a guest, a passenger passing by. A temporary shadow in a place that belongs to her. The ex. She marked her territory, she's ever present, ever there with her smug smile. Every time I bump into that lamp, I hear her laugh. That witch-like laugh you hear in the movies. That bed, those sheets and curtains. The ex knows them better than I do. She selected them. I am in her space, designed according to her taste. I have slept, showered, made love, eaten, laughed and cried where she did. And yet, it's just objects, just a space. There is no one else here. She's not laughing. She's left this territory to occupy another one. The ex is an ex now. He's here. I am here. We are here. Let the lamp be just a lamp....
Wasted days
Wasted days “Where are you going today?” I remember shrieking whenever my dad asked me this while I was growing up. This would often happen when I would spend a bit more time at home. He wanted to make sure I was living my life to the fullest, that I was getting out of the house and having impactful experiences. I had more time, healthy and energy than I will probably have again so it made sense to use that time of my life to go and devour the world, savouring all of its treasures. However, I often just really needed to slow down, process things, and rest. I wanted to do nothing. This question would make me feel pressured to leave the house or guilty and irritated if I didn’t. It is funny that even the language corrector on my computer is trying to correct “do nothing” with “do anything” or, “do everything”. No, really, I wanted to plainly sit on the couch and waste the day away. I needed that. I still do. No time to waste Now, though, there is no time to waste the days. If you are reading this and can and want to waste your days, please do. Feel guilty if that makes it even more enjoyable, or trust yourself that it is not wasted, it is a gift that lets you deal with whatever you need to deal and recharge for what’s coming. Back then, I remember thinking that I would one day be older and look back on these days with regret. Now, one and two decades later I can honestly...
You will never be the same
What caught me by surprise was the more subtle changes, the little polishing here and there, the little wearing from day to day.
Firm Feet
After trying a few exercises, I was able to make a deep squat for a few seconds – for the first time in my life.
A letter to teachers
A teacher is an adult, a role model. And there are often not that many in a kids life, particularly adults that they look up to and trust.
Changing Google for Changing Diapers – a Review
In the end, these are other peoples’ words and beliefs. We, my husband and I, were more interested in our own thoughts.
Table for one
Fast forward and I am now completely in love with my husband and son. What I felt at the time, though, was real and sincere. My husband just changed my whole world and life upside down.
Notes for life
I wish I had told her how her work had a rippling effect not only throughout my life but also my son’s. Now I can only hope she found something else, maybe even better. Most of all, I hope she kept bringing music to children’s souls.
Stomach Massage, Knee and Tendon Stretch Series
Pilates Apprenticeship Training: Observation Notes Stomach Massage, Knee and Tendon Stretch Series. See tips & guidelines for performing these Pilates exercises.
Beauty and Integrity
There’s no beauty without Integrity. Find training notes on Pilates exercises to improve your health, posture and wellbeing: Physically and Emotionally.
Photography: Hot Air Balloons
An incredible flight at sunrise, over the desert sands of Dubai. These colourful Hot Air Balloons made for a unique experience that made you wonder if you are really awake or just day dreaming.
Photography: Underwater
These magical creatures are simply mesmerising. The jellyfish have been around for over 500 Million years – just imagine the stories they’d be able to tell…!
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