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“Undress your mind” at the Institute of Sexology

August 25, 2015April 23, 2019 | Waiki

Processed with VSCOcam with p5 preset A few weeks ago I attended an exhibition at the Institute of Sexology called “Undress your mind”. It is an Continue reading →

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I’m Waïki! I’m a lifestyle blogger living in London. I write about my love for interior decorating, my life as a mum to three children navigating family, marriage, career and my passions. Join me as I explore these different areas of life, the ups, the downs, the beautiful and the ugly!

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We baked a cake today! My signature yogurt cake, taught to me by my mother-in-law. A popular recipe in Martinique and Guadeloupe. I added lemon zest for a bit more flavour. This recipe is on my blog and also saved in my Instagram highlights.

"Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you." - Isaiah 60:1

A few months ago someone made a lighthearted comment about my kid's hair. I won't say which child in particular, what the comment was, online or offline, or whether I knew the person or not. None of that matters... My initial reaction was to laugh but after a while it made me realise that motherhood, as incredible and as rewarding it is, often incites unsolicited comments from people . . . I remember posting a while back that we let my sons decide how they want their hair, and we do our job as parents to make sure they're groomed - we go to the barbers every once in a while and use a range of moisturizers and lotions to keep the hair healthy. The style and the look, ultimately is a matter of choice/taste, and kids like what they like 😅 . . . One thing I've decided when it comes to the way we raise our kids is to give them some level of autonomy from a certain age, to decide how they want to dress and have their hair. Some days their hair will look perfectly done, other days kids will be kids - free to play and run around and be messy and look like kids after a long day at school. Just as my selection of pictures shows. In my mind I have already normalized that part of childhood and I don't feel the need to be apologetic about a slightly 'less groomed' look, on Instagram or in real life. Even though this post sounds a bit like I'm justifying myself but yeah! You guys know what I mean 😅

This is my living room in its tidiest state. But can you believe we still haven't got our forever sofa?! This is the couch we ordered a few months ago - were disappointed with - and ended up exchanging but the exchange sofa still hasn't arrived because... corona . . Without trying to sound cliché or corny, this delay is definitely teaching me lessons about patience, but also seeing potential, beauty, and having gratitude in every situation. Every single person that has seen this sofa in real life has said the same thing, that it's not that bad and we should just keep it. And although I know the specific look I want for my space (and this isn't it), we have gotten used to it over the months and it has become part of the family, just as a 'distant relative living with us for a while' kinda way 😂 . . When @dfs do decide they're ready to start delivering again, we'll have a little celebration but in the mean time, this is the sofa we're creating memories with for the time being, those cosy evenings watching a movie with the kids, etc. This is the sofa we're making the most of 'while the best is yet to come'. This is the sofa we're still grateful for even though we know there's better in store. There's a little sermon right there, and a great life lesson. Gratitude in everything!!

Our first ever bbq in this house. Took us ages to get the fire started (looks like we're rusty 😂) but we got there eventually and it was worth all that stress. @rom.harn nearly gave up and said we should just grill the meat in the oven, I said NOT ON MY WATCH 😂 I woke up wanting a bbq today, a bbq is what I'll get!

Someone please tell this woman to stop overthinking and just get on with it 😩 . . . I guess when I stop overthinking, then and only then will I start creating my most authentic, personal, real and original work. I'm learning to embrace the fact that perfection can rarely be attained when it comes to creativity, because creativity is something that flows out of our imagination, the things we get inspired by, and our natural talents... and that rarely requires perfect structure or a rigid approach. . . . So when I'm filming new content for my YouTube channel I have to constantly remind myself not to stress over the tiniest flaws, the way I look, the way I speak, silly mistakes in the shot that no one will notice or other things that won't matter in the grand scheme of things. But it's hard, and if you're perfectionist I bet you know exactly what I mean...

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