103. Seven things that made me happy this week.

I love lists so here you have one.

Thank you to everybody who purchased something from the POMELO ANGELS collection, it really does mean a lot to me. Seeing so many people support my work makes my heart feel full. I’ve said it a million times, but it doesn’t make it any less true: None of this would make sense without you, thank you <3 — The POMELO ANGELS clothing is no longer available for presale and I’ll now move onto the next step, which is ordering to get screen printing :)

Today I want to share a list of some of the things that have made me feel special and alive throughout this past week.

1. I’ve been giving the kitchen a deep clean every night before going to bed and it’s been a great wind down to get ready to sleep. I turn off the lamps and light candles. My favourite place to put a candle is on the windowsill above the kitchen sink so that I can wash the dishes in candlelight. It feels cute and relaxing and converts a household task into a magical relaxing moment. What’s better is the feeling of waking up to a spotless kitchen and having a clean space to start my day off in. I love it.

2. Carrying on with the kitchen space. I make coffee every morning in our moka pot and the smell if freshly made coffee makes me instantly feel happy and get into my breakfast mood. I’ve been drinking coffee since I was 16 and I’ve recently decided to only drink decaf because caffeine is really making my anxiety worse and giving me the shakes. Decaf coffee is also a win-win because I’m able to drink more cups without it doing anything crazy to my body so I’m able to enjoy my favourite taste without any of the nasty side effects.

3. Washing my hair, having a very warm shower and finishing off with cold water plus wearing clean baggy clothes makes my heart content. Some days (like I’ve been feeling this week) just don’t flow and so you’ve got to just go with it and a shower always makes me feel good no matter what. I’m a bit of a romanticize your life person so I add a few drops of essential oil into the shower and do some breath work in the shower to slow down and really be present in the moment.

4. Flowers are a big thing right now in our garden, summer baby. I planted some wildflower seeds to see how they’d do in the soil a few months back and they did way better than I’d ever imagined. There are l-o-a-d-s. I go outside every day to look at them and I always feel amazed and mesmerized by the bees doing their work and the butterflies they attract. I cut a few off and put them in the kitchen every week, having flowers from our garden indoors makes me happy. They’ll be gone soon when summer is over so remember to spend a few more seconds looking at flowers this week.

5. Phone calls with friends. Two of my old friends have popped back into my life and we’ve caught up via video-call this week and it’s felt really nice. We grew apart as I moved away and they did their own thing and they’ve made their way back and I felt really happy to update them on my life and for me to know their updates. Speaking to my friends always makes my heart feel fuller, I’m blessed to have such special people in my life. As I live in the countryside I spend a lot of my free time on calls with friends or scheduling video-calls with them. Good friendships require a lot of effort, remember that.

6. More regarding friends: Postcards. Some of my friends and I send each other post cards and hand written letters and I personally think we should all get back into this long lost habit. This week I saw the postwoman drop off something into our letterbox and it turned out to be a postcard from my friend Ángela. She’d sent it to me as a celebration for my 100 POMELO and my heart melted. It’s a shame we’re losing these little special snail mail gifts.

7. C. and I went to a concert in Paris to see Olivia Dean this week and I’d been manifesting all day to have some girls around me with amazing energy so that it would feel easier to let go, dance and have a good time. Well, it happened. Right next to me was a girl with amazing energy and a great dancer. For every song we’d look at each other and sing into one another’s eyes. It was actually incredible and so special. Concert friend, I’ll probably never see you again, but I’ll always remember you. As you left you thanked me for such a magical experience and you were right, it was <3

I’m going to stop at 7 because it’s a great and magical number. This week has been hard on me, I’m feeling tired and like I have no energy and also my mind can’t take anything else in. I’m having trouble writing and reading too, I just need to rest.

I remember there was a time in my life, a few years ago, when I didn’t know how to stop and to rest when I needed to. That led to many migraines forcing me to stop and to a lot of stress and illness. I was a ball of nerves that had no idea how to take care of myself. I had to keep going. Nowadays, I just stop. If I can’t read because I can’t concentrate, I’m not going to enjoy the book so I put it down. No matter how much that may affect my monthly reading goal. If I can’t write because nothing’s flowing and it’s making me feel bad, it’s ok. I write down the idea and I’ll come back to it when I’m feeling myself. If I’m too tired to clean up today, it’s fine. I can do it tomorrow, there aren’t any house fairies keeping count ready to tell me off. I’m the only one putting that pressure on myself.

We all put a lot of pressure on ourselves to get stuff done and to feel like we’re motivated and productive but sometimes it’s better to stop, rest and take care of yourself instead of burning out.

If you need it, give yourself the space and permission to rest this week.