This is new territory. It's exciting and a little nerve wracking.
Welcome! :D
I'm surprised at how much pressure I'm imposing on myself for writing here but I know I'll loosen up as the ball gets rolling. I've been wanting to do this for 7 years... 7 years!!! Talk about build up! I always pictured my blog as a colourful corner where ideas and chaos (which constantly clutter my mind and life), would get to come out in blissful harmony with rainbows and unicorns and share the love!!! *Ahem!* Okay maybe not as sugar coated and crazy but it sounded fun, easy and dare I say it, happy! Choosing the title was harder than I thought. Among the many options from a list as long as my arm, I sarcastically wrote down, The lame 7. That wouldn't be very positive but my husband found it funny. He knows. During those 2256.7 days of my life, I was busy and blessed with 3 gorgeous girls and the big leap of buying our first house (a fixer upper) which I constantly try to cozy up. So that couldn't be lame years. Just busy with ups and downs and very, very slow.
I often thought about how I would start and what I would want to share. Simple! In my head. I certainly didn't want to take this too seriously but sadly I think I already did. And that's ok, I'm just starting right? Soon enough, I'll have fun with it and feel the opposite of pulling hair over a title (ugh) or losing sleep (and days), over this first entry. Never mind the crazy header! It was a little insane. Thanks to the support (and patience) of my husband, here I am. At least trying before blogging is officially dead. So thank you Marc! xo
The Cat and the Hedgehog is the name I'm going for. It represents a happy place and simpler times. A strong memory of my childhood and my French roots. It's the most personal of my options. Ok, I'll quickly admit it too, I'm obsessed with hedgehogs but this is not a place where I'm going to post about my prickly friends. It's just that they are pretty common in Europe (where I grew up as a young girl), far away from where I live now in Canada. They make me feel nostalgic in a good way. There is a "not so exciting" story behind the cat and the hedgehog, 2 creatures I befriended on a summer day at my great grandmother's house but I'll save that for an other day.
With this blog I would like to cover my foodie tendencies and recipes, my love for decor, art and design and my life with kids as an illustrator working from home with my talented husband, Marc. Too much content? ;) I'm sure I'll narrow it all down as I find my voice. At the very least, this will be a great outlet to share my passions, ideas and creations whether they're edible ones or the useless kinds we like to look at. I'm a little lost and out of focus at this stage in my life. I'm hoping this blog can help me straighten my bearings and motivate me to look forward, not backward. One step at a time.
Thank you, who ever you are, for stopping by and taking the time to read this far.
Welcome! :D
I'm surprised at how much pressure I'm imposing on myself for writing here but I know I'll loosen up as the ball gets rolling. I've been wanting to do this for 7 years... 7 years!!! Talk about build up! I always pictured my blog as a colourful corner where ideas and chaos (which constantly clutter my mind and life), would get to come out in blissful harmony with rainbows and unicorns and share the love!!! *Ahem!* Okay maybe not as sugar coated and crazy but it sounded fun, easy and dare I say it, happy! Choosing the title was harder than I thought. Among the many options from a list as long as my arm, I sarcastically wrote down, The lame 7. That wouldn't be very positive but my husband found it funny. He knows. During those 2256.7 days of my life, I was busy and blessed with 3 gorgeous girls and the big leap of buying our first house (a fixer upper) which I constantly try to cozy up. So that couldn't be lame years. Just busy with ups and downs and very, very slow.
I often thought about how I would start and what I would want to share. Simple! In my head. I certainly didn't want to take this too seriously but sadly I think I already did. And that's ok, I'm just starting right? Soon enough, I'll have fun with it and feel the opposite of pulling hair over a title (ugh) or losing sleep (and days), over this first entry. Never mind the crazy header! It was a little insane. Thanks to the support (and patience) of my husband, here I am. At least trying before blogging is officially dead. So thank you Marc! xo
The Cat and the Hedgehog is the name I'm going for. It represents a happy place and simpler times. A strong memory of my childhood and my French roots. It's the most personal of my options. Ok, I'll quickly admit it too, I'm obsessed with hedgehogs but this is not a place where I'm going to post about my prickly friends. It's just that they are pretty common in Europe (where I grew up as a young girl), far away from where I live now in Canada. They make me feel nostalgic in a good way. There is a "not so exciting" story behind the cat and the hedgehog, 2 creatures I befriended on a summer day at my great grandmother's house but I'll save that for an other day.
With this blog I would like to cover my foodie tendencies and recipes, my love for decor, art and design and my life with kids as an illustrator working from home with my talented husband, Marc. Too much content? ;) I'm sure I'll narrow it all down as I find my voice. At the very least, this will be a great outlet to share my passions, ideas and creations whether they're edible ones or the useless kinds we like to look at. I'm a little lost and out of focus at this stage in my life. I'm hoping this blog can help me straighten my bearings and motivate me to look forward, not backward. One step at a time.
Thank you, who ever you are, for stopping by and taking the time to read this far.
You did it! Brilliant. LOVE the illustration, filled with the greenest of envy over your latent artistic skillz. Love. C xo
ReplyDeleteYay! My first comment! Ha ha ha! You have no idea how much this means to me! Thank you Chantal! Can you imagine this as a mural? :)
DeleteOh boy bring on them book blog entries!
ReplyDeleteps it's about time
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You mean Tetris chunks? I'll try ;) but with cool pics to back them up hopefully.
DeleteBé, congratulations on (finally) starting your own blog! :) I can remember so many of your useful, inspiring and touching posts on FB...sometimes you had all those emotions nicely wrapped up in one sentence... and I guess it was just a matter of time before you started sharing with the world...you'll be great at it, I'm looking forward to updates! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Bojana! :) I'm a little lost in all the technicalities right now. It feels so foreign and new and I'm reading lots of info instead of sharing fun content but I'll get the hang of it eventually! ;)
ReplyDeleteOooo, new blog to follow! Thanks for doing this Bé, I look forward to checking in on you guys. We miss you!
ReplyDeleteHi Dave! Missing you too! I'm not sure which direction to take with this yet but I will keep on trying. Hope the little family is doing well! :)
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