Lately I’ve been trying really hard to notice the parts of myself that keep me small.The overthinking.The emotional reacting.The fear of getting things wrong.The waiting until I feel “ready”. 🫠🫠🫠 And honestly? I still struggle with all of it. 🙈 But I’m starting to realise that growth rarely feels comfortable while it’s happening.It’s a bit like shedding old skin. Old habits. Old beliefs about who we are and what we deserve.💜 Sometimes we think everyone else has it figured out, but I reckon most of us are quietly trying to unlearn things while learning new ways to be at the very same time.🙈 Maybe progress isn’t becoming somebody completely different.Maybe it’s gently returning to ourselves underneath all the noise. So if you’re in a season of feeling uncomfortable, stretched, emotional or uncertain… maybe that doesn’t mean you’re failing.Maybe it means something inside you is shifting. 🌿 And we’re all doing it together in one way or another.Small steps. Small noticing. Small brave moments.A smidgen at a time. 🤎 You guys are Awesome by the way ! 😍🙏🏼

Every so often I get everything out…glue, paint, crayons, pencils, scraps of paper even the fineliners for good measure ! And then I just let go. 🧑‍🎨 No plan, no pressure… just whatever is in my head finding its way out. It usually looks like a bomb’s gone off —and to be fair… it kind of has 😅 But in that ahhhh… I needed that kind of way. I think we can do this in so many parts of our lives. Writing is a big one just line after line, whatever comes out.No editing, no judging. Because while you’re ‘purging’ it all out…your brain is quietly making sense of things in the background. 🧠❤️ So I guess what I’m saying is go for it. I think my current sketchbook shows what I am trying to say 🥰 Let it be messy.Let it be imperfect. You might just surprise yourself 🤍

No right answers. No wrong answers. Just your mood in colour today. Maybe it’s bright and bold. Maybe it’s soft and quiet. Maybe it changes by the hour. Drop your colour below 👇💛 Mine would be peaceful green 💚 I’ve been super busy in the garden today but it was so good for my soul 🤩

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The past few weeks have been full on over here… the garden has well and truly run wild 🤦🏻‍♀️🌱 but there’s something so lovely about this time of year, isn’t there? Everything waking up, stretching towards the light… me included. We headed back to Devon for my birthday to see friends and family, which filled my cup in all the best ways 🥳 although… in true us fashion, it wouldn’t be a trip without a little chaos. Holly took a tumble on the beach and tore a ligament, so she ended up in A&E 🤦🏻‍♀️ honestly, we can’t take her anywhere… not even to apologise 😂😂😂 Now we’re home, and it’s quiet… just the birds gently chirping. My shoulders have finally dropped, and I can feel myself soften again. There’s something about being back in your own space, isn’t there? Like a warm hug wrapping around you. ❤️ I had the best time away… but it’s really good to be home 💛 How are you all feeling at the moment… full of energy or craving a little reset? 🌿