Seven of my favourite things about me.
1. My favourite thing of course is my family. I love the little corner of the world me and my husband have created for our kids. I have always dreamed of creating a home and a life where my kids felt loved unconditionally and safe to be themselves. I want our home to be the landing place for years to come for them and their friends. We live simply, and simply love. We're making music over here after all.
2. My kids are getting a double like because being their mom is one of the greatest privileges I have ever had. They have challenged me and grown me, the have laid my heart bare, shown me the rawest places in myself and truly demonstrate unconditional love.
3. Probably my third favourite I'll call kissing baby toes. I love babies, birth, breastfeeding the works. I loved having my babies and so much of my writing inspiration comes from the smallest of the small babies at work in the NICU. I've worked paediatrics, NICU and Labour and Delivery and am currently in process to become a Lactation Consultant. If my favourite thing is being a mom, second would be empowering other mothers.
4. I love my coffee. What started as night shift survival, has become the meeting place of friends. In the season of small children there have been so many coffee dates. Early mornings walking at the mall coffee in hand, you come to my house or I'll come to yours, I don't know how else to help but my friendship comes with a warm beverage that says "I'm here for you.". It's my morning meditation and still the part of my shift I look forward to to get me through the evening hours.
5. Bread. Bread symbolizes to me so many metaphors. It is creating and nourishing. It is spiritual and it is beautiful and nothing beats fresh bread out of the oven with butter dripping.
6. I am a creator. I am at my best when I can create beautiful things. I derive great joy out of slowly knit baby gifts, love in each stitch, written words on a page, paint in a journal. From colouring with my kids to nurturing a creative lifestyle in our home. I believe we are all creators and the world always needs more beauty.
7. I love Words. Reading, writing. Our lives are made up of stories. Stories to be shared and appreciated. Lessons to be learner, comfort to be gained from knowing each other's stories.