Loved this line from Hannah’s article that you quoted - As she puts it, consistency is about returning.
I have these ups and downs too.. some months I’m absolutely consistent on my blogging but others life or a particular show I’m loving takes over and I hardly post. But I always come back because I enjoy writing for myself ☺️
Exactly this. I really think the returning is what matters most in the end, not how steady it looks from the outside. Life ebbs and flows, interests change, energy moves around, and the fact that we keep coming back because it means something to us feels like the truest kind of consistency.
i feel this so deeply: "I think there’s always going to be this pull between the two sides of me, one that wants to create and do more, and another that wants to be spontaneous and prioritise life as it happens." <3 <3
i say, keep doing what you're doing! ride the wave. i always find that i'm that much more creative when i give myself time away. also in nature! all we can do is learn what works as we go.
Thank you so much <3 I really appreciate this. I completely agree, stepping away often brings back fresh ideas and new energy, especially when time in nature is involved. Learning to recognise when we need that space and taking it without guilt feels like such an important practice.
I must admit that I sadly haven’t been commenting much in the last months, and for a while I felt really guilty about it. Because in my head, reading such good content and relating with it so much, went hand in hand with showing my appreciation by commenting and engaging with it.
Life keeps pummeling und tumbling me like a washing machine that someone forgot to turn off, and yet I always smile whenever you post something and almost immediately read it 🫶🏻
Today’s post really struck a a familiar chord because sometimes things can “wait”. And nothing bad will happen. Nobody is going to come and put me in jail for not doing the laundry, or for not sorting my documents straight away.
Many days of beautiful weather have passed with me thinking “wow, the weather is so beautiful and everything is blooming, I need to make time to go out and appreciate it.”, and I didn’t.
Time kept passing and the trees in front of my windows are in full bloom and I still haven’t managed to go on that walk…
So, largely due to the inspiration this post gave me, and as a tiny promise to myself, TODAY I will go out and enjoy the weather! Even if it only means going out on the balcony with a cup of tea and a book.
Thank you for this post Amandine 🫶🏻
Edit: I zoomed in on the picture of you reading “Minbak” and I’m hooked! Looking forward to your bookmarks post about it!
Oh I can relate to this so much. I have quite a few articles sitting in my inbox that I’ve read and loved but haven’t had the chance to comment on yet. I’ve been trying to go back to one or two a day because I know how much those words matter beyond a simple like, so thank you for taking the time to leave a little trace of you here, it really means a lot 🤍
Everything you said about being caught up juggling all the things really resonates (your laundry analogy is so spot on, especially as I'm about to do a new one). So many of these to dos are things we pile onto ourselves, and as you said, nothing bad will happen if they wait a little. But the sunshine, the blooming trees, those small seasonal moments, they pass so quickly. Even ten minutes outside can shift something. I really hope you got to enjoy that moment you promised yourself, whether it was a walk or just tea on the balcony.
I finished Minbak a few days ago and I’m still thinking about it… that ending!! I’d love to hear your thoughts too ☺️
This was such a great reminder Amandine! I think we get so caught up in being the internet definition of consistency that we forget we can just be. I know I’ve forgotten that consistency can just mean showing up again and again and we don’t need to always be “optimized”.
I also loved all the photos in this piece! It’s definitely reigniting my itch to visit Edinburgh 🫶🏽
Exactly this, showing up again and again is already consistency, no matter how much or how little we bring each time. I think we forget that it doesn’t have to be perfectly optimised to count.
Thank you so much for your kind words about the photos, that means a lot. Take this as a sign that you should definitely come back to Edinburgh 🤭
It's crazy how hard we can be on ourselves. I feel so disappointed in myself when I don't finish my to-do list, even though it's really not the end of the world. And even though more and more people are embracing the slow life, I feel like we'll always be expected to be productive. Sometimes, it's hard to find that balance — like, there are times when you need to listen to your mind and body and just rest, and times when you need to stop procrastinating and do what you have to do. Pas facile tout ça haha 😅 As always, I really enjoyed reading your piece — your writing never fails to blow me away 🫶🏽
I completely get you, it’s such a constant pull. I feel like I’ll always be somewhere between wanting a slower life and wanting to be productive, especially when we’re so used to being praised for doing more and being better all the time. It’s a good thing in some ways, but it definitely has its downsides too. And then you add procrastination into the mix and it becomes a bit of a love triangle between slow living, productivity, and procrastination haha
I’m really glad this piece resonated with you, thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. I think just trying to find that balance, even imperfectly, is already half the work <3
Quel important reminder! Merci pour ça❤️ c’est tellement facile de se perdre dans le chaos de nos tâches et de notre “to do”. Je vais tenter de prendre exemple sur toi cette semaine ☺️🙌🏼
C’est tellement vrai, et le pire c’est qu’on se met souvent cette pression nous-mêmes en écrivant des to-do lists parfois impossibles à tenir… Merci beaucoup pour ton commentaire <3 J’espère que tu arriveras à t’accorder des petits moments pour souffler cette semaine, peut-être même une jolie balade en nature ☺️
Oh this was beautifully written, with beautiful photos to accompany it as usual. I felt like I was on this walk too and it was exactly what I needed this morning <3 Thank you for this!!
Oh I loooove Hannah Bay's posts too 🤭 also you made reflect that I should visit the local garden next to my house. Since I moves here I wanted to go and yet I feel I keep making excuses for it! Your pictures were so beautiful, I can see the gentle feeling of giving yourself enough time to enjoy your space ♥️ thank you for this post, was truly inspiring!
I kept telling myself it’s not quite spring-ready yet haha but it’s probably better to go a little too early than too late! I hope you make it to your local garden soon and have the loveliest time there. And please do share some photos if you go, I’d love to see :)
It sometimes feels like to do lists dictate my life… I like writing one because otherwise I keep thinking about all the things to do. But on the other hand, the list looks quite daunting most of the time… I tend to forget that the world doesn’t fall apart if I don’t finish my to do lists 😅
In other news, I’ve been thinking about visiting Edinburgh this summer and the botanical garden seems so pretty!
I’m exactly the same, I have such a love and hate relationship with to-do lists haha it’s funny the pressure we put on ourselves to complete everything, as if something terrible will happen if we don’t 😅
That’s so exciting about Edinburgh though <3 I would maybe avoid August unless you want the full festival experience, the city gets very busy with the Fringe and everything else. I avoid it like the plague haha but do let me know if you need any recommendations when you plan your trip!
One day we’ll be able to have a to do list that doesn’t feel to strict!
And had a look at the prices of accommodation in Edinburgh in August and I’m thinking of postponing the trip to the second half of October 🫣 I would love your recommendations!
Yes, August is wild here, the prices go absolutely crazy due with the festival season, so I always like to warn people. October is actually such a perfect time to visit though, you’ll get peak autumn colours and a much calmer city, so you’re definitely winning by postponing <3
Loved this line from Hannah’s article that you quoted - As she puts it, consistency is about returning.
I have these ups and downs too.. some months I’m absolutely consistent on my blogging but others life or a particular show I’m loving takes over and I hardly post. But I always come back because I enjoy writing for myself ☺️
Exactly this. I really think the returning is what matters most in the end, not how steady it looks from the outside. Life ebbs and flows, interests change, energy moves around, and the fact that we keep coming back because it means something to us feels like the truest kind of consistency.
i feel this so deeply: "I think there’s always going to be this pull between the two sides of me, one that wants to create and do more, and another that wants to be spontaneous and prioritise life as it happens." <3 <3
i say, keep doing what you're doing! ride the wave. i always find that i'm that much more creative when i give myself time away. also in nature! all we can do is learn what works as we go.
Thank you so much <3 I really appreciate this. I completely agree, stepping away often brings back fresh ideas and new energy, especially when time in nature is involved. Learning to recognise when we need that space and taking it without guilt feels like such an important practice.
I must admit that I sadly haven’t been commenting much in the last months, and for a while I felt really guilty about it. Because in my head, reading such good content and relating with it so much, went hand in hand with showing my appreciation by commenting and engaging with it.
Life keeps pummeling und tumbling me like a washing machine that someone forgot to turn off, and yet I always smile whenever you post something and almost immediately read it 🫶🏻
Today’s post really struck a a familiar chord because sometimes things can “wait”. And nothing bad will happen. Nobody is going to come and put me in jail for not doing the laundry, or for not sorting my documents straight away.
Many days of beautiful weather have passed with me thinking “wow, the weather is so beautiful and everything is blooming, I need to make time to go out and appreciate it.”, and I didn’t.
Time kept passing and the trees in front of my windows are in full bloom and I still haven’t managed to go on that walk…
So, largely due to the inspiration this post gave me, and as a tiny promise to myself, TODAY I will go out and enjoy the weather! Even if it only means going out on the balcony with a cup of tea and a book.
Thank you for this post Amandine 🫶🏻
Edit: I zoomed in on the picture of you reading “Minbak” and I’m hooked! Looking forward to your bookmarks post about it!
Oh I can relate to this so much. I have quite a few articles sitting in my inbox that I’ve read and loved but haven’t had the chance to comment on yet. I’ve been trying to go back to one or two a day because I know how much those words matter beyond a simple like, so thank you for taking the time to leave a little trace of you here, it really means a lot 🤍
Everything you said about being caught up juggling all the things really resonates (your laundry analogy is so spot on, especially as I'm about to do a new one). So many of these to dos are things we pile onto ourselves, and as you said, nothing bad will happen if they wait a little. But the sunshine, the blooming trees, those small seasonal moments, they pass so quickly. Even ten minutes outside can shift something. I really hope you got to enjoy that moment you promised yourself, whether it was a walk or just tea on the balcony.
I finished Minbak a few days ago and I’m still thinking about it… that ending!! I’d love to hear your thoughts too ☺️
This was such a great reminder Amandine! I think we get so caught up in being the internet definition of consistency that we forget we can just be. I know I’ve forgotten that consistency can just mean showing up again and again and we don’t need to always be “optimized”.
I also loved all the photos in this piece! It’s definitely reigniting my itch to visit Edinburgh 🫶🏽
Exactly this, showing up again and again is already consistency, no matter how much or how little we bring each time. I think we forget that it doesn’t have to be perfectly optimised to count.
Thank you so much for your kind words about the photos, that means a lot. Take this as a sign that you should definitely come back to Edinburgh 🤭
It's crazy how hard we can be on ourselves. I feel so disappointed in myself when I don't finish my to-do list, even though it's really not the end of the world. And even though more and more people are embracing the slow life, I feel like we'll always be expected to be productive. Sometimes, it's hard to find that balance — like, there are times when you need to listen to your mind and body and just rest, and times when you need to stop procrastinating and do what you have to do. Pas facile tout ça haha 😅 As always, I really enjoyed reading your piece — your writing never fails to blow me away 🫶🏽
I completely get you, it’s such a constant pull. I feel like I’ll always be somewhere between wanting a slower life and wanting to be productive, especially when we’re so used to being praised for doing more and being better all the time. It’s a good thing in some ways, but it definitely has its downsides too. And then you add procrastination into the mix and it becomes a bit of a love triangle between slow living, productivity, and procrastination haha
I’m really glad this piece resonated with you, thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. I think just trying to find that balance, even imperfectly, is already half the work <3
Quel important reminder! Merci pour ça❤️ c’est tellement facile de se perdre dans le chaos de nos tâches et de notre “to do”. Je vais tenter de prendre exemple sur toi cette semaine ☺️🙌🏼
C’est tellement vrai, et le pire c’est qu’on se met souvent cette pression nous-mêmes en écrivant des to-do lists parfois impossibles à tenir… Merci beaucoup pour ton commentaire <3 J’espère que tu arriveras à t’accorder des petits moments pour souffler cette semaine, peut-être même une jolie balade en nature ☺️
Oh this was beautifully written, with beautiful photos to accompany it as usual. I felt like I was on this walk too and it was exactly what I needed this morning <3 Thank you for this!!
This is so kind of you, thank you <3 I’m really glad I could bring you along on that little walk, that makes me so happy to hear 🥰
Oh I loooove Hannah Bay's posts too 🤭 also you made reflect that I should visit the local garden next to my house. Since I moves here I wanted to go and yet I feel I keep making excuses for it! Your pictures were so beautiful, I can see the gentle feeling of giving yourself enough time to enjoy your space ♥️ thank you for this post, was truly inspiring!
I kept telling myself it’s not quite spring-ready yet haha but it’s probably better to go a little too early than too late! I hope you make it to your local garden soon and have the loveliest time there. And please do share some photos if you go, I’d love to see :)
It sometimes feels like to do lists dictate my life… I like writing one because otherwise I keep thinking about all the things to do. But on the other hand, the list looks quite daunting most of the time… I tend to forget that the world doesn’t fall apart if I don’t finish my to do lists 😅
In other news, I’ve been thinking about visiting Edinburgh this summer and the botanical garden seems so pretty!
I’m exactly the same, I have such a love and hate relationship with to-do lists haha it’s funny the pressure we put on ourselves to complete everything, as if something terrible will happen if we don’t 😅
That’s so exciting about Edinburgh though <3 I would maybe avoid August unless you want the full festival experience, the city gets very busy with the Fringe and everything else. I avoid it like the plague haha but do let me know if you need any recommendations when you plan your trip!
One day we’ll be able to have a to do list that doesn’t feel to strict!
And had a look at the prices of accommodation in Edinburgh in August and I’m thinking of postponing the trip to the second half of October 🫣 I would love your recommendations!
Yes, August is wild here, the prices go absolutely crazy due with the festival season, so I always like to warn people. October is actually such a perfect time to visit though, you’ll get peak autumn colours and a much calmer city, so you’re definitely winning by postponing <3