Wow… Do you know this strange feeling of talking to or connecting again with an old friend, after years of silence, just because of…life?

Well this is exactly what I am experiencing right now as I am writing this. Adding a new article to my blog, which I haven’t updated in… 3 years. And what freaking 3 years those have been. I am definitely not the same person anymore and I needed time (and still do!) to meet and connect with this new version of me.

We went from living in the centre of Paris, to the Centre of London, to the centre of Paris, to the Middle of Nowhere…. 😊 Yes, we made it. We bought this extremely beautiful and authentic country house, with lots of land to work with. Our goal is to live in and with nature, to build our own little heaven on Earth, where family and friends can come and relax and share precious moments all together.

We have structured water in the pool and in the house, we have now 1 pregnant goat, 1 sheep and her lamb that is now well grown, a male goat, and about ten ducks (once you have your own fresh duck eggs every day, you can not do it any other way anymore!). The closest neighbours are not that close. We have been doing works non stop to enhance the landscape, planted at least 30 trees every year since we moved here in 2020. It’s been a lot of work, a lot of changes in our family dynamic to adapt to. It’s been very challenging at times, but always rewarding. This is exactly what I wanted for my family, especially nowadays with all the craziness going on. Definitely feeling better in our little ranch than stuck in a big city where freedom is mostly a concept.

I must say my husband has been on top of a lot of things. He has been in charge of all the works outside, he had to figure out a lot by himself. And lucky me, he is excellent at figuring things out 😊 He has been taking care of the animals a lot, and is spending most of his time outside. On my side, I personally needed to take care of our home. Feeling cosy and comfortable in our little nest is a priority for me! I still want to change some things inside the house, but… patience is key when you know the amount of work we had to do on the land first. And of course, there is my little Diane who is still taking lots of my time, and that is great too. As much as I would love to have more time for myself, spending more time for my blog or personal coaching service, my priority has always been being present and spending time with my daughter. That is my choice and I wouldn’t have done it any other way.

So yes, these past few years have been very busy. Busy adapting to this totally new life. Busy parenting a toddler becoming a magical little girl. Busy adapting my partnership with my husband to this new life, letting him the space to grow and evolve and transform too. And busy not losing myself, keeping on offering the best environment possible for my family. Busy making our visitors ( and we had tons and we love it!!) feel home. Busy keeping on learning, about holistic health of course, but also about conscious parenting, women’s health pre and post partum, hormonal balance. Busy making space for my own growth and spiritual transformation. Busy turning 40+, Busy accepting all these changes, busy seeing my ego die a hundred times. I have just been busy living real life. Yes it’s been tough, but it’s been good. I like the person I have become and that I am still searching at times. I love the amazing people we met here and who are now part of our daily tribe. What a good feeling to really be surrounded by like-hearted souls.

And…that’s about it. I am happy that I did find and wait for the good time to write again. It does feel good, I have always loved writing and now that I started again I feel like I could write so much more… but the rest will come in time.

During all those years, holding on to my holistic health and lifestyle habits helped me in so many ways. Physically, mentally and spiritually. Even when on paper I didn’t have time to work out, I have always made time to move and/or exercise. I have always made time to go within, meditate, whether walking, or just sitting in the car. I learned that meditation doesn’t need to be a fixed practice. It is a state of being that you can experience any time, any where. Connecting to my heart has brought me so much peace, even in difficult times. I feel empowered by powerful podcasts that I love listening to when driving or walking. Of course, I have always committed to having the best type of foods at home and all this healthy environment helped us all in overcoming big changes in an easier way.

Going with the flow has always been one of my motto, but I must admit that “Go with the flow and give me the best food ever” describes me best 😊

Thank you for reading,

Until next time,

Stephanie