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Washable sanitary towels
That was five years ago, I had to count every euro and re-prioritise my spending (although I’ve never been a spendthrift as I’m not very consumer minded). My first thought was about disposable sanitary towels, as I had been feeling guilty for months about throwing away panty liners that were often only slightly stained at the beginning and end of my period. I thought it was a shame to have to throw them away, what a waste! So the idea of having to buy tons of sanitary towels for my daughters for their first period did not appeal to me at all. So naturally I looked for a solution to…
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Cultivate Gratitude
Say thank you As children, we were instilled in the habit of saying thank you, it is a basic rule of politeness transmitted by our family. Saying thank you means making others understand that we are grateful for what we have received from them: a compliment, a service, a gift, etc. I’m going to talk to you about gratitude. This is different from a simple polite thank you. I discovered the word Gratitude in full awareness thanks to my practice of the 100 day challenge. This allowed me to see life differently because we thank people but we forget to be grateful for the things that life brings us. Although…
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La papeterie Tsubaki by OGAWA Ito
I thank Mommy-Bear who introduced me to this book she loves the Japanese writer. I started by reading the back cover, and I immediately knew I was going to love it, because it talks about writing, calligraphy, epistolary letters and papers. These are themes that appeal to me and are part of my daily life (see my article “Taking the time to put words down”). This novel is very sweet and full of nuggets of happiness. I devoured it in half a day, letting myself be easily lulled by the words, witnessing Hatoko’s journey : she came back to Kamakura in her hometown after the death of the Elder (her grandmother)…
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The great story of a small line
I like to stroll to the media library from time to time and read children’s books (my dream is to publish them), because I am sensitive to the drawing and the universal message it conveys. Who said that children’s books are only for children? This time I was not alone but with my friend and our respective children. She was not in good spirits and I proposed her to do something she had never done before: we were looking for a children’s book that we would read together to forget those negative thoughts. I chose the book “La grande Histoire d’un petit Trait”, I knew I would like it because…
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Aldebert, Childhood
I didn’t know this artist Aldebert until Mimi brought us a singing homework assignment in 6th grade. It’s “I’m afraid of the dark”. It is Teddy who takes care of having it revised. I like the chorus a lot, but I just have to sing “I’m afraid of the dark” with a depressing air ! I found it very hard to sing, it’s so wordy and catchy ! In the clip below, I discover the singer Elodie Frégé who accompanies Aldebert. I like the voice of this singer, I had watched the Star Academy show just to hear her sing. Song “J’ai peur du noir” (I’m afraid of the dark) The lyrics…
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What orientation?
When I was a child, I wanted to be…. a beautiful person !I wanted to have the qualities of my parents, those of my brother and my sister. I idealized a few people and projected myself onto them, because I was convinced that I was uninteresting. I didn’t know what I wanted to do when I grew up. I didn’t like school, which I only attended because it was a compulsory course in order to find a “suitable” job other than working the land. This learning was not at all inspiring for me. Since I was little, I often heard my parents’ sermon: you had to work hard at school to…
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Eat 2 – Des Morts et des Vivants (Of The Dead and the Living )
I really liked the first book of Gille Lartigot. That’s why I asked for volume 2 “Of the Dead and the Living – Chronicles of a Toxic Society. I find the title striking. It illustrates well the idea of a human being who is disconnected and distant from the fundamentals of life, and therefore cannot live it fully. I love the author’s tone which is not demoralizing despite the seriousness of the issues he raises. Every day I read a chapter. The content is easy to read with powerful words to give us food for thought and invites us to seek our own truth. Questions within reach of children, to…
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Why write for yourself?
The beauty of your writing Writing has always fascinated me and I have gotten into the habit of applying myself when I write. At school, I loved looking at the writing of my little classmates, especially that of a left-handed Tahitian woman. This intrigued me a lot, I observed her for a long time: the way she positioned her notebook, held her pen, formed pretty little letters. I even tried writing with my left hand to try to “feel” what it feels like to be left-handed. Finding my signature was also something important for me, since it’s like a seal that you put on precious documents and as I’m a…
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Treasure the inner child
Why treasure the child within you? 1 / Marvel at life! Do you remember things that fascinated or captivated you during your childhood? I always remember the great interest I had in little black ants when I was a child. I loved watching them and observing their well-organized and orderly life. This trait appeals to me because I like the order of things. I had much fun in disrupting that order in their daily lives. For example, I offered them sugar and honey to discover their preference and I can just imagine them believing it was a gift that fell from the sky. We must help them feast! They are…
